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pardoned 4 Dec, 1602 [no. 6734].' Several of these are probably to be 

 identified with known poets ; thus among the authors in the O'Conor 

 Don's MS. we find Mac-an-Bhairds with such names as Aodli mac Liarmnda, 

 ConchohJiar, Diarmaid, Laoiseuch, and Pddraig (f/las), which also appear in the 

 Fiants quoted above. 



(&) Of the Donegal branch of the family the following were pardoned 

 26 Feb., 1603 : " Gillpatrick M-'Awarde, . . . Hugh boy IVPAwarde, . . . 

 Morris M'^Award, Donogh M^iXwarde, Owen M^Award, . . . Ennys oge 

 M^Award, Owen roe M'^Award, William oge M'Award, Connor roe M*^ Award " 

 [no. 6761]. Here we have two known poets, Foghan Euadh 3Iac an Bhaird 

 and Conchohhar Buadh Mac an lihaird. Two of these Donegal names, Uilliami 

 'Og- and Uoghan, are, it will be observed, also found among the Monaghan 

 Mac-an-Bhairds, siqrra. 



(c) In Co. Sligo the following " M'^Ewards," all belonging to Ballymote and 

 all described as " rymers," were pardoned 19 April, 1603 : " Gillepatrick 

 Cam," " Donald," " Geoffrey," and " Moilniory " (Cal. Pat. Eolls, Ja. I, p. 23). 

 This Geoffrey may well be the Gofraidh Mac an Bhaird who engaged in a 

 poetical controversy with Fearfeasa 'On Chainte (23 L 17, fol. 149a) ; while 

 " Moilmory " may be the poet Maolmnire Mac an Bhaird of the O'Conor 

 Don's MS. 



{d ) There was also a strong colony of Mac-an-Bhairds in Co. Galway, 

 mainly in the barony of Kilcounell (O'Kelly's country), in which two of 

 them held castles in 1574. Seven Mac-an-Bhairds of Ballymacward, in this 

 district, were pardoned in 1603.^ 



36. " Luigh Clery, Gillebride Clerie, Twohell Clery, Shane Clery 

 Dermot Clery," all of Co. Donegal, 26 Feb., 1603 [no. 6761]. Here we 

 have the well-known Lu'ghaidh '0 CUirigh, biographer of Aodh Paiadh. The 

 others are donbtless relatives of his ; he had a brother GioUa-brighde, and 

 first-cousins Scdji^ and Diarmaid. 



37. "Nice ballagh M-^Illiosa, Ogneiff, Art M'-'Nullo, Ferflaha Ogneiffe, 

 Bernard oge Ogneife, Enrias M'^Marchais," 18 May, J 6 1.2 [no. 6633]. In 

 an earlier Fiant we have " Henrias M'^Marcas," 25 June, 1601 [no. 6556J. 



' To these may be added "Arowaill" (Cearbhalll), ''Brieu m^Arowill, and Donell 

 m'ArowiJl " Mac-aii-Bhaird, of Di'umgole, Co. Monaghan, pardoned in 1591 [no. 5603J. 



- One of the two of this name is doubtless the Uilliam 'Og Blac an Bhaird who 

 addressed a poem to Toirdhealbhach Luineach 'O Neill (23 L 17, fo. 78a). 



^ Cal. Pat. Rolls, Ja. I, 19b, 28b. I forbear from quoting names in the case of this 

 branch of the family, as I have no evidence that they were devoted to literature at this 

 period. 



■• Probably not the same as his contemporary and namesake who extolled the 

 descendants of 'lor in the " Contention "(O'E., clvi). 



