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tower, 40 feet by 13 feet, outside, and 20 feet higli ; the walls are 6 feet 

 thick; the lower story vaulted, and 15 feet high. Curious sloping 

 depressions run down the walls, all the features are defaced, and the 

 end at the doorway broken down. It stands on low ground (O.S.L., 9, 

 p. 144). 



SHAMD. 



The last of the modern divisions of Connello. In the usual 

 English fashion, it is named after its earliest chief castle, instead of 

 after a tribe, or natural feature. The smaller divisions are Glan- 

 corrobry, round Glin, Toghe Meahan, or O'Baithin,^ in Eathronan. 

 Most of it consists of low, green hills, once thickly wooded, so that its 

 castles lie to the east of the White Eiver, or on the Shannon. 



KiLFEKGUS. 



374. Glix or Glej^coebey (17). Marked. Citra 940 Ceallachan 

 Caisil, King of Munster, fought against the Kerrymen and IS'orse, at 

 Glenn Corbraighe, and other pitched battles, at Senguala-Cladard, of 

 TJi Conaill (Shanagolden), and Cromad, or Groom (Cathreim Ceal- 

 lachain Caisil, pp. 71, 87). 1222-30 Ric. de Londres held Glancorbry 

 (B.B.L., ISo. xxxix.). Sir J. Fitzgerald, son of T. f. Maur. (an 

 appagh), was killed. 1261 His three sons were — the "White Knight, 

 the Knight of Glin, and the Knight of Kerry. Sir John, the Knight 

 of Glin, was given Glyncorbry and Beagh (later accounts say ^' with 

 their C.s ") about 1260. This J. fitz John, 1289, disseised J. Brecnach 

 (Welsh), in Glicorbry (Plea B. 13, m. 15), and in 1289, held half 

 a teodum in Glancorbry from the heirs of T. f. Maur. (C.S. P. I.). 

 The successive Knights of Glin who held this C. were John, son of 

 J. f. J., Sir ^'T. f. Jo. del Glyn, custod-pacis." 1346 He gave 

 hostages for his fealty to the King, and was sheriff of Tipperary. 

 John, his son, one of the hostages, was living 1351 ; his son, T. del 

 Glyn, died without issue, his heir being T., son of his brother, Phil, f . 

 J., whose son Edm., Knight of the Glynn, was pardoned, 1496, as 

 Dom. Edmo milite de Wayl (Pat. R. Engl.), living 1 502. In his time, 

 1452, the Rental of O'Conyll gives the Manor of Glancorbiy, 

 subject to Earl of Desmond. Tho. f. Edm. attainted 1526 and 1567 

 (Records, Ulster's Office, &e.). 1562 The Earl of Thomond made a 

 raid to Gleann Corbraighe, where O'Loughlin was slain by a shot 



^ 1252 Rahenilda, widow of H. f. Hubert, claims a third of the theodum of 

 Obethan (Plea R., m. 5). 



