"Agreements
between Mr. Crosbie and Leixe at Mo11in-O'Lalour upon St. Patrick's Day, being
the 17th March, 1607. (The
townland of Ballycarney, in the parish of Maryborough, is locally known as
Lalor's Mil1s.)
" That Mr.
Crosbie shall swear to revenge upon any of the septs any anger or controversy
that happened between them since the beginning of this matter, and that he shall
procure his heirs to do the like.
"That he
shall give six ploughlands of Tarbert, of that ten ploughland there, to the six
persons subscribed and to their heirs, they paying him and his heirs £6
sterling chief rent, with other services and rising out; and for the rest of the
six septs he shall place them in the Abbey of O'Dorny, Coishcassan, and upon the
'Plountaine' in his other lands, and shall divide amongst them twelve ploughland,
upon long leases, giving them such freedoms, and for such rents as the Lord
Bishop of ' Kurry' (sic) and John M'Murtoghe shall set down; and they both from
time to time shall end all controversies that shall arise between Mr. Crosbie
and any of the septs who shall depart with Mr. Crosbie at Midsummer's Day next.
"That the
septs and their heirs for ever shall be faithful loving, obedient to Mr. Crosbie
and his heir Piers, and their heirs for ever, and shall be directed by them in
all service of the King's, and all other lawful courses.
"That Mr.
Crosbie and his heirs shall answer all matters for them, both at Dublin, as
before the President and in sessions, they helping to bear his charges, and yet
every of them will appear, if need be.
"That Mr.
Crosbie and his heirs shall disburden and discharge them from giving meat,
drink, and clothing to the 288 persons who are not able to live, in this paper
annexed, subscribed by John M'Mortough and Leig Laloure, but shall keep them
himself or dispose of them as he thinks good.
"That Mr.
Crosbie shall give to John M'Mortough the worth of £400 in land either
inheritance or mortgage, as the Lord Bishop of Kurry [Kerry] and Leig Laloure
shall value it.
"That he
and his heirs shall maintain and defend the said septs and their heirs in all
lawful causes, and not suffer them to be wronged or oppressed by any officers or
others. And that he and they to swear to perform these articles truly, and he to
bring his son Piers to the county, before Easter Day, to be sworn to perform the
same.
Signed: John
M'Mortough, Teig Lalour, Robert O'Dowling, Mortogh M'Williams, his mark,
M'Eboye's mark, Farre M'Gerrott's mark, Patrick O'Doran's mark."
[Then
follow the names of the members of the septs, 289 in number.]
The first few
names of each sept are subjoined.
THE
MOORES.
Keadaghe M'James O'Morre.
Mortoughe M'Rourie and his two
sons.
Patrick M'Connell and his two
sons.
Donell M'Connell, his brother's
two sons.
Pierce M'Kedagh and his son.
Lisaghe M'Mourtoughe's six
sons.
Owen M'Shane's five sons,
&C. In all, 102.
THE
KELLIES
tirlaghe O'Kellie.
Cahill M'Euryn O'Kellie.
Hughe M'Rorie O'Kellie.
Teig M'Brassil O'Kellie.
Hugh M'Brassil O'Kellie.
Gerrott M'Brien O'Kellie.
Gerrald M'Brien O'Kellie. In
all, 39.
THE LALOURS
Hugh M'Shane O'Lalour.
Donell M'Shane O'Lalour.
Donough M'Diermot O'Lalour.
Hughe M'Dierrnot O'Lalour.
Donell M'Teig O'Lalour.
Donogh M'Donnell O'Lalour.
THE
DORANS
Teig M'Diermot O'Doran.
Diermot M'Edmond, Donell, and
Laughlin.
Mortogh O'Doran and his two
sons, Teigh and Hugh.
William O'Doran, and his son.
Laghlin O'Doran and his son. In
all, 13.
THE
CLANDEBOYS.
Geffrey M'Ehoi.
Thomas M'Mulrony, Murtough,
Edmond, Kien, Diermot, and Pat - six.
Teig M'David, and his four
sons.
Laghlin and Diermot, and their
two sons.
Laghlin and Neile Donell Moyle.
Edmond Arte, Lei g, Donell and
Neile M'Donall, brothers. In all, 43.
THE
DOWLINS.
Donell M'Edmond O'Dowlin.
Donagh M'William O'Dowlin.
Teig O'Dowlin, &C. In all,
On
the 16th of March, 1609, Crosbie writes to the Earl of Salisbury that he had
been stayed by Chichester in bringing to an end the trans-planting of the
O’Moores. On the I7th of June Chichester writes of Crosby and his devices for
removing the septs. The Lord Deputy gives it as his opinion that if (as was the
case in the Plantation ofUlster) a resolution was taken to remove the swordsmen
out of some of those shires, he thought it would have been one of Hercules'
labours to have attempted. They couId not effect this with all the providence,
care, and travel they had employed, and, therefore, he resolved to add force to
persuasion, and so with the terror of the one and travail and charge of Crosbie,
with the good assistance given by Mr. Pigott, an honest and discreet gentleman
of that county, the business was now fully brought to pass, as all the seven
septs had departed thence, some into Thomonde, more into Connaught, and most
into Kerry with Mr. Crosbie. For that service, he passed to him the manor of
Terbert, and had forgiven him five years' rent due to his Majesty for his lands
in the Queen's County. Chichester adds that he was greatly maliced for what he
had done, and that those septs should ever hate him deadly; but he fears not the
harm they can do to himself; all he desires herein is, that Mr. Crosbie may have
his Lordship's favour for speedy dispatch in his reasonable demands, so that he
may return to overlook and to welcome his unruly guests into Kerry, and that Mr.
Pigott may know that he has recommended his honest service.
A
little later, Chichester wrote to the Privy Council, that the O’Moores,
together with some other Irish septs, their fosterers and followers in the
Queen's County, were all removed thence and dispersed into sundry and remote
places of Munster and Connaught; by which it was to be hoped, others might be
warned by their example to forbear such desperate and rebellious courses as they
had often attempted. Only some young children of that name, without parents or
other near kinsmen having any care of them, were yet remaining among their
fosterers in and about those borders. He wished they were taken into England to
be put to occupations and other services, where they might forget their
fierceness and pride, which they should otherwise retain though they be but
bastards of that name.
In
the Royal Irish Academy a manuscript is preserved written, it is said, by one of
the O’Moores exiled in Kerry from the land of Leix, of date june, 1610, which
states that the banishment and extirpation of all the survivors of his sept -
men, women, and children - was then finished.
During
a whole week the governor and sheriff of Leix had been employed in destroying
the people remaining there, in seizing their cattle and all they possessed,
while a savage order had been issued to hang any of them found in their ancient
principality.