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312. Eeyns or Kilscanxell (28). Not marked. An early manor. 

 1282 Suit whether Peter f. Hen. de Lexynton dowered Leticia, his 

 wife, with Kilskannuyl and Balilathnan (Mem. E., 41). 1287 

 lleyns manor held by T. de Clare at his death (C.S.P.I.). 1583 The 

 manor and ruinous C. of Clonaguillen or Kyllskannell (Des. R., 27), 

 1655 Kiiseannell C. shown (D.S.B., 4). 



Rathkeale. 



313. Rathkeale (29). Marked. 902 Rathguala fort (Book of 

 Rights). 1223 Rathgeyl held by H. Waspayl; 1240 by Roger 

 Waspayl (B.B.L., p. 74) till after 1251, as the demesne of Radguel, 

 which had been granted by him to J. Mautravers (C. S.P.I. , N"©. 

 1778). 1 308 The escheator answers nothing for Rathcayl, for it was 

 delivered to Pat., son and heir of T. Smythe (Pipe R.). 1378 Sir J. 

 Mautravers devised it to J. Mautravers, " le Cosyn," at whose decease 

 it reverted to former (Mem. R., 43). When claimed by the Crown, it 

 was stated that Rob. and Alienor Rorts were cousins to Mautravers, 

 who, it was pleaded, held it from the Countess of Desmond, as of the 

 manor of Iniskyfty, but in 1380 it was seized for the Crown from J. 

 Arundel, heir of Mautravers (Mem. R., 28, &c.). It was held by the 

 Desmonds. 1487 The Earl of Desmond was treacherously slain by his 

 own people in Rathgaela (Ann. P.M.). The C. is said to have been built 

 by the Earls; it was, in 1579, burned by Malbie in his advance on 

 Askeaton after the Battle of Monasteranenagh (C.S.P.I.), March, 1580. 

 Pelham, in his march on Glin, met Ormonde near the bridge of 

 Rathkell, as the river was impassable in winter. Malbie has 

 garrisoned the C. near the bridge, but Desmond had broken the latter 

 on a dark night the week before. Pelham repaii-ed it, burned the C, 

 and marched to Newcastle, driving its inhabitants to Sliulogher, and 

 camped near C. Shanet (Carew MSS. ii., p. 236). 1583 Desmond had 

 held Rathkeale in Olybane, with courts-baron, pipowdere, profits on 

 amercements, bloodshed, affrays, abuses, and misdemeanours" (Des. 

 R., 28). 1586 Maur. mac Edm. Hubbert^ held the C. (Peyton, 



1 If, as the Inquisitions suggest, the Hubberts or Herberts, of Rathkeale, and 

 those of Ballyhybard, are tbe same family (luq., 1584, Exchr., 10, p. 219), then 

 they are old Englishry. Henry V. appointed H. Hubberd to inquire into seditions 

 in Co. Limerick, 1415 (Close E.). Others, however, allege that the Rathkeale 

 family derives from Edm., of Cahermehill, fourth son of Sir Edm., of Poolcastle, 

 son of the Earl of Pembroke. See Leniban (" Limerick," p. 334), w ith iuaccurate 

 dates ; he also confuses them with the Southwells. 



