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St. ^Iichael's. 



23. CouETBEACK (5). ]S"ot marked. It is usually given with 

 Corbally. 1377 Corbally granted for the repair of the Dominican 

 House in Limerick (Close R., m. 20). 1583 "Voter Castell spect., 

 Yoc. Courtebrack, Juxt. Civit. Lim." (Des. E., 7). 1586 Courte Erake, 

 the parcell of land belonging to Monaster Donnogh Carbry or 

 Monasterio "Woghtro, was granted to the Earl of Desmond (Peyton, 

 p. 182). 1586 Corbally was granted to Eob. Anstoe with Bealus, alias 

 Courtbrack (Fi. 5837. Inq. Chan. 12 b). 1600 Jas. Gould held it with 

 the Abbeys in the city. 1622 T. Gould enfeoffed Edm. England in 

 same (Inq. Chan., 13 a). 1655 Courtebracke on the Shannon held 

 by Bamaby Earl of Thomond (C.S. xxix., p. 23). Corbally is not 

 to be confused with another Corbally to the north-east of the city.^ 



CLAWILLIAM. 



This barony lies along the Shannon eastward from the city of 

 Limerick and apparently corresponds roughly to part of TJi Chonaing 

 and the ancient Aes tri muige, Estermoy or N'estermoy. " Smoothest 

 of plains in the grassy territory of Di g conaing, a bright watered plain 

 of the noblest aspect, by the meadowy side of Craobh-Cumhraidhe " 

 (Crecora), as O'Huidhrin describes it in 1420. Eobert de Ufford in 

 1284 paid £40 for the rent of Estermoy. (C.S.P.I., p. 550). It is 

 called Clanwilliam, after the Burkes, in 1466. They held it from 

 1201. 



Steadballt. 



24. Castleconnell (1). Marked. There was a residence (or fort) 

 called Caslaun Hi Chonaing in 1174, where Dermot and Mahon O'Brien 

 were blinded by their relative King Donald. In 1200 Cathal 

 Crovderg 0' Conor and the Connaughtmen burned the bawn (Ann. 

 P.M.). The next year "W". de Burgo was granted Castle Canick. 

 •'If he fortify the castle," adds King John, ''and we desire to 

 have it, we will give him an exchange " (Ware). 1242 E. de Burgo 

 held the manor of Castro Conign, worth £57 10s. lUd. (C.S.P.I.). 

 1245 Phil de Inteberg, Constable of Limerick, is ordered to deliver up 



^ Several early notices relate to Corbally, County Lym. : e.g. Claricia, widow 

 "^i Reymund Roch, claimed it 1296 (Plea R. 34, m. 64, where it is named between 

 enry and Caheravally) ; but I am not sure of identity in all these cases. 

 - See under Pubblebrian for Corbally. 



