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^' Patriae," or baronies, were Small County, Kenry, Cossetlereo at 

 Kilmallock, Cosmagh, Pubblebrian, Connello, Clanwilliam, Coonagb, 

 Brien Ara, and Wony Mulrian, to which we must add Aherloe. 

 These baronies were divided into Toghes, tuaths," or cantreds. Of 

 these we have a full survey for Connello alone. ^ They were — 

 1, Clonhennery, the lands of the MacEnerys (or Corcomohide) at 

 Newcastle, Kilmeedy,^ and Ardagh ; 2, Tawnagh (or Mahoonagh, 

 once Pir Tamnaige) with its ''Trians" or ''manors," Falltach^ (at 

 Aglish and Aghwulke), Tawnagh (at Mahoonagh), and Meane (at 

 Mayne) ; 3, Gortcolligan, from Eallingarry and Knockfierna, to 

 Temple Glantan ; 4, Olybane, at Kilcolman and Rathkeale. The 

 "Church Toghes" were Croghe, Nantinan, Iniskefty or Askeaton, 

 Lismakeery, and Killeedy, corresponding to those parishes. The other 

 Toghes were: — 10, Dunmoylin, at that parish, Kilcolman, and parts 

 of Eobertstown and Shanagolden, up to Foynes ; 11, Shanid, from 

 that castle to Killeany; 12, Glancorbry, at Glin and Kilfergus; 

 13, Farrensesseragh, at Eathkeale, Clonagh, and Kilscannell ; 14, 

 Meaghan Yeaghtragh (the older Ui Eaithin),* in Eathronan ; 15, 

 Meaglian Woughtragh, at Grange, Ardagh, and Athea ; 16, Gortcoyth, 

 the older Corcoithe^ at Newcastle, Monaghadare (Monagay), Temple- 

 glantan, and Glenquin ; 17, Killilagh, that place with Clenlish, into 

 the pathless wilds of Slieve Luachra; 18, Ogalla whore at Evegallahoo, 

 Grange, and Newcastle; and 19, Pubbleneskagh.^ The manors and 

 Signories which afterwards sprang up are better considered with 

 the castles of that barony. The general topography during the 

 seventeenth and eighteenth centuries varies (save in minor matters) 

 very little from that still in use. 



2. Historical Notes. 



Ancient Forts. — As the forts preceded the castles and often 

 determined the selection of their sites, it may repay us briefly to note 

 the position of the earliest recorded and most interesting examples. 



^ A few others are noted as Twoh oreyn ia Cheryvahelly (Inq.^Excli. 54). 

 - Pubblemunterquyllan lay round Kilmeedy. 

 3 Named after the Wall family. 



■^The sergeantry of " Obathan " appears in the Manor of Newcastle, 1299 

 (C.S.P.I., p. 256), and the Eental of Oconyll, 1452. 



^ Huidhrin calls it, " Corca Oiche, of beautiful wood, fair surfaced territory 

 of fresh inbhers,^^ in 1420. It was ruled by O'Macasa. 



^ A Toghe named Brohill was then in dispute between Cork and Limerick. 

 Pubbleneskagh seems to have included Finneterstown, 1586. 



