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Kilbradran, and the districts named after the natural features of 

 Cleanglas, or Cleulish, to the south, Slieve Luachra, to the west, and 

 Glencorbraige, or Glin, to the north-west. "We have ali'eady (p. 58) 

 given the " Toghes " of Connello in 1583. "We must, however, give a 

 short-lived, but once important, set of divisions, the Seignories," 

 which prevailed from 1590 to 1610, and gradually fell into disuse. 

 These were (1) Kock Barkeley,^ the seignory and manor of Askeaton, 

 under Sir Francis Berkeley, from Kenry to Lismakeery and Tomdeely. 

 (2) Policastro, held by Sir W. Courtenay at Newcastle, Mayne, 

 Ballyvoghan, Ballyegny, and Kilgulban. (3) Beawlie,^ sold by Robert 

 Stroude to Sir H. Oughtred ; it reached from Cappagh to Clonshire. 

 In the 36th Hardiman map {circa 1590) Ughtred is also shown as 

 holding Glin, Monemoyhill, Gortnetubbred, Mayne, and Mahoonagh. 

 (4) Mount Trenshard, held by W. Trenchard, from Corgrig and 

 Foynes to Loghill and Rathnaseer. In 1590 it is shown as extending 

 to Lisnacullia and Shanid. (5) Cullome's valley, which Robert 

 Cullom held, round Ardagh, in 1611. (6) An unnamed Seignory of 

 Sir W. Agar on the lower Maigue, but ill defined, 1611. (7) Knock- 

 billingsley by Kilfinny to Drehidtarsna, Ballingarry, Amogan, 

 Rathkeale, and Cloghanarold, held by H. Billingsley, 1588. The 1590 

 map includes in it Finnitterstown, Croagh, Kilfinny, Kilmacow, 

 Lissamota, Garranboy, and Callow. This map also gives a Seignory 

 held by (Laurence) Bostock, at Ballyglantan, Ballyhollan, and 

 Kilcolan. 



The ancient manors have in many cases been enumerated already 

 (p. 66); but we may recall them as Askeaton or Iniskefty, 1199; 

 Castellno or Newcastle, 1290; Ballingarry or Garthbiboys, 1318 ; Dun- 

 moylan, 1299; Offargus, 1289; Aghneness or Aughinish, 1580; Shanid, 

 1230; Corgraige, near Foynes, 1542; Portrynard, representative of 

 Tara Luachra; and Glin or Glancorbry, 1222; Corcomoith, 1230; 

 Ardagh, 1238 ; Rathkeale, 1252 ; and in 1287 Reyns, Moy Tawnagh or 

 Mahoonagh, and Corcoithe (Gortcoygh, near Newcastle,1586); Ardagh, 

 1293; Mayne, 1307; and Moychro or Croagh, 1297. 



The great Geraldine house, the Lords of Desmond, held Connello 

 from about 1230, ever growing in influence and insolence, over- 



^ Probahly its latest survival is that in Grose's "Antiquities of Ireland," vol. ii., 

 Plate xxxix., and p. 71, where the Rockbarton Castle," under a view of Askeaton, 

 1793, is corrected to "Rockbarkley " in the text. 



2 It is shown near Castletown in Kenry, Hardiman Map 2. The only contem- 

 porary map of the Seignories, as such, known to me is No. 36 of same series, 

 ■dating circa 1590. 



