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It only remains to me to ask my readers' forgiveness (and far 

 more, their practical criticism by publishing corrections) for mistakes, 

 which most probably may be proved to exist in so very wide and 

 complex a subject. The survey is the work of a pioneer, and does not 

 pretend to be an exhaustive and final monograph. 



XYII. Bishops of Limeeick. — During the period of the records 

 most used in this Survey, it is well to keep in mind the bishops of 

 the diocese, by whose names numbers of deeds can be approximately 

 dated. When the term "bishop" is used without qualification in 

 this paper, it refers to the Bishops of Limerick only — Gille or 

 Gillebert,^ 1116; Patrick, 1140; Harold, 1151; Turgeis, 1151; 

 Brictius, c. 1177 (St. Mary's Cathedral built in his time); Donat 

 O'Brien, c. 1195; Geoffrey, of Dungarvan, 1207; Edmond, 1216; 

 Hubert de Burgh,^ prior of Athassell, 1223 ; Robert, of Emly, 1251 ; 

 Gerald le Marischal, 1275; Eobert of Dundonnell, 1307; Eustace de 

 L'Eau, 1311 ; Maurice de Eupefort, 1337; Stephen Lawless, 1353 ;3 

 Stephen de Yalle, 1360; Peter Curragb, 1369;* Cornelius O'Dea, of 

 Killaloe, 1400; John Mothel, 1426; William Creagh, 1459; Thomas 



Arthur, 1472; Richard , 1486; John- Dunow, of Exeter, 1486 ; 



John Eolan, of Ferns, 1489; John Coyn, 1521 ; William Casey, 1551 

 (deposed 1557); Hugh Lacy, 1557 (resigned or deprived 1571); 



1 For Gille and Patrick, see Account of Synod of Eathbreasail in "Keating's 

 History," Book IL, and Archbishop Ussher's "Veterum Epist(>larum Hibernicaium 

 Sylloge" (ed. 1632), p. 77, Letter of Gillebert, Lunicensis ep., c. 1090, p. 78, 

 Tracts " de usu ecclesiastico," p. 78, and " de statu ecclesiae," p. 88, and another 

 letter, p. 120 ; Profession of obedience to Canterbury by Patrick, Bishop of 

 Limerick. For Brictius, see also " Calendar of Papal Letters," and " Calendar of 

 Documents relating to Ireland." 



- A facsimile letter of Bishop Hubert may be seen in "National MSS.of Ireland," 

 vol. ii., No. Lxxii (3), asking compassion for the wrongs done to the See by 

 Geoffrey de Marisco and his son, "William, 1235. 



3 Theiner's "Vetera Monumenta, Ilib. et Scot." (ed. 1864), No. dcxvi. 

 Innocent VI. to Stephen, elect bishop, on death of Maurice, 1353 ; dcxlii., same 

 to Stephen, elect bishop, on the death of late Bishop Stephen, 1368; clxxvii., 

 same to Petrus Curiath, 1369 ; dcclxxix., 1456, annulling letters of Thomas, 

 falsely named Bishop of Limerick, on petition of John the Bishop ; dcclxxxii., 

 1457, Calistus to Thomas, liishop of Limerick ; dccclxxx., 1485, John Dunmore, 

 Bishop of Limerick. 



* Called Peter Creagh in the local histories, but Peter Curragh in the Exchequer 

 Records, Fine, iii Hen. VI., No. 39. The Bishop held Curragh, in County Limerick ; 

 Matilda Curragh was his heir. See Cal. Mem. Kolls, vol. ii. (Ferguson, P.R.O. I.), 

 recited in Roll, iii Hen. V., m. 34. Peter was also fined 100 ni. for not attending 

 a Parliament held at Kilkenny, and afterwards at Tristledermot, Feb. 18, an. xvii 

 Ric. IL, Mem. Roll. 



