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Patent Rolls of James I : Inquisition at Lifford

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Patent Rolls of James I

Pat. 16 James I - 1609

 

XXX.-13. Inquisition, taken at Liffer in Donegal co. 12 Sep.

7th Jas. I. before the commissioners named in the preceding

commission, and the following jury:

 

Rowland Cougall, Hugh oge O'Donnell

Phelim O'Doughertie, Donell McGinell,

Cahill bane McDavid, James O'Sherin,

Ferrall McDonell, Lewys O'Clery,

Donogh O'Morison, Walter McSwyne,

Gilleduff McGerald O'Doughertye, Cahill duff McGarrighie,

Henry oge McDavid Pierce O'Donan,

Morice O'Kerolan, Neall McGnellus,

Maurice O'Ardena, Shane oge McGillekerry, and 

Tirlagh Carragh McCarvill,

 

 

Finding- that the barony of Enishowen contains the following parishes: 

 

Fahan Parish

 

Herenaghs The sept of Donell McNeale O'Donnell; the sept of Murtagh O'Donell;

or freeholds: The Munterheiles;

Faughan parish, containing 6 ballibets, whereof there are 6 qrs. of herenagh 

land with a ruinous castle, viz. Castle-quarter, Maghereveg, Leiturr, the 

Sleane-quarter, the Mill-quarter, and Lisbannagh - that the herenaghs of Leiturr 

were the sept of Donell McNeale O'Donnell - that the qr. of Lisbanagh was

inhabited by the sept of Murtagh O'Donell who is now herenagh therre - that

Castle-quarter, the Sleane and Mill quarters was inhabited by the sept of the

Munterheiles, who is now herenagh there, and Maghereveg, were the bishop of Derry's

mensal lands; and that the following rents are payable to the bishop of Derry out

of the other four quarters, viz.: out of every quarter 10 meathers of butter,

containing 2 gallons, Eng. each, 20 gallons of meal, and 120 meathers of oats, all

Eng. measure, 5s 4d by the year, 2 muttons in July and August, and 1 quarter

of beef in winter, the parson and vicar pay the seventh part of this charge, except

the money - that in this parish there is a vicar endowed and the rectory is

impropriate to the late abbey of Columkill, the tithes are paid in kind, one third

each to the parson, vicar, and herenagh, who pay equally towards the repairs of

the church, there are 3 gorts of glebe, 2 belonging to the vicar and 1 to the clerk,

the parson and vicar pay 1d yearly proxies to the bishop of Derry out of each of the

said qrs;

 

Desertegney Parish

Herenaghs the Magraddies;

or freeholds:

Diserteigny parish, containing 8 qrs., of which 2 are church land, viz. Ballyannan

and Tondowe, the herenaghs of which are the Magraddies, the herenagh pays

the like rent, and in like manner as the herenagh of Faughan, and also pays a

yearly pension of 3s 4d to the bishop of Derry out of his third part of his

tithes; in this parish there is a parson, vicar, tithes, and repairs as in Faughan,

the vicar has 1 gort of glebe;

 

Conmany Parish

Herenaghs Donnogh O'Morreesen (freehold & herenagh)

or freeholds: 

 

Clounemanny parish, containing 5 1/2 ballibetaghs of 4 qrs. each, of which 6 qrs.

are church land, 3 of which were given in Collumkill's time, the bishop receives

 out of two of these 3 qrs. the like rents proportionably as out of the herenagh

 land in the preceding parishes, the third qr named Donally is free to 

 Donnogh O'Morreesen, who is the abbot's corbe and the bishop's herenagh of those

 qrs., the other 3 qrs. were given by the O'Dogherties and O'Donnells to

 Collumkill as a dedication towards his vestments when he went to war, which said

 3 qrs., together with the other third qr., being free, were given to the ancestors

 of the said Donogh, who were Collumkill's servants, and are now in the possession

 of sir Ralph Bingley, knt., the herenagh paid a yearly pension of 10s Eng.

 to the bishop of Derry out of the bishop's thirds of the tithes, and collected

 all the bishop's duties in Enishowen; this parish has a parson, vicar, tithes, and 

 repairs as in that of Faughan, the vicar has 3 gorts of glebe, and the keeper of the

 missagh or ornaments left by Collumkill has 4 gorts of glebe;

 

Donagh Parish:

 

Herenaghs Mackolligandonill (MacColgan) 

or freeholds:

 

 Donoghclantagh parish, containing 15 qrs., of which 3 are church land, one of which,

 Carroghnefarneballibronegan is free to the herenagh of that place called

 Mackolligandonill, who paid out of the other three quarters the like rents 

 proportionably as before, and also 10s Eng. yearly out of his third of the tithes,

 the parson, vicar, tithes and reparis are as in Faughan parish, 2 gorts of glebe

 belong to the vicar, and 1 gort to the keeper of the saint's bell;

 

 Clonca Parish

 

 Herenaghs O'Harkan; O'Mollmogher; Clanloughlanrilles (MacLochlainn);

 or freeholds:

 

 Clonka parish, containing 6 ballibetaghs, of which 6 qrs. are church land, there

 are three herenaghs, viz. O'Harkan, who pays rents and duties proportionably as

 before, to the bishop of Derry out of 2 of the said qrs..; O'Mollmogher has two

 other of those 6 qrs., these two herenaghs pay 1l Ir. yearly to the bishop of

 Derry, out of their thirds of the tithes, except the thirds, 7 qrs. of the other

 2 qrs. called Crellagh, are in the possession of the Clanloughlangrillies,

 who are the herenaghs thereof, and pay rents, &c. proportionably as before, and also

 6s 8d pension out of the third part of the abovenamed 7 qrs.; there is a parson and

 vicar presentative, with 4 gorts of gleve, 2 to each, the tithes are paid in kind, one

 third each to the parson and vicar, and the other third, except of the abovenamed

 7 qrs., to the two abovenamed herenagh, and the other third of the tithes

 of the 7 excepted qrs. are paid to the said Clanloughlangrillie, the repairs are

 borne,l one third by the parson, another by the vicar, and the third by the two

 herenaghs;

 

 Culdaff Parish

 

 Herenaghs O'Doghie;

 or freeholds:

 

 Cooledagh parish, containing 6 1/2 ballibettaghs, whereof 3 qrs. are church land,

 of which O'Doghie is herenagh, who holds 1 qr. free, and pays such yearly rent

 proportionable as before out of the other two to the bishop of Derry, as also 10s

 out of his third of the tithes; the rector, vicar, tithes, and repairs are as in 

 Faughan parish, the vicar has 1 gort of glebe land;

 

 Moville Parish

 Herenaghs Manus McMelaghlin; McLaughlin (freehold); Slutt William Doe

 or freeholds: O'Dogherty

 Movilly parish, containing 4 qrs. of herenagh land, of one of which, named

 Carrigcooley, Manus McMelaghlin is herenagh, who anciently paid yearly rents

 proportionably, as before, to the bishop of Derry, but this qr. is now in the 

 occupation of William Lynn as lessee to the bishop of Derry; a sept of the

 O'Dogherties named Slutt William Doe, has another of the said qrs. named

 Carrinenough, as herenagh, the herenaghs formerly paid 1l 6s 8d yearly to the 

 bishop out of the third of the tithes, but whether Lynn pays the same now is

 not known; there is also half a qr. of fre land named Taivennegallen in the

 tenure of the McLaughlins, who pay a rent of 1s 8d to O'Morreeson, and 2s to the

 official, in this parish the parson, vicar, tithes and repairs, are as in Faughan

 parish, 3 gorts of glebe belong to the church - 

 

 Herenaghs Clonmaggories; the Mounterdowanes;

 or freeholds:

 

 that the grange of Graungebirt, containing 1 qr., belonged to Moycoskin abbey, 

 the Clonmagqories are the present occupiers, and the monk appointed by the abbot 

 of Moycoskin was chief of the grange, who paid yearly to the abbot, and to the 

 chief of the O'Dogherties 6s 8d each - that in Enishowen barony is Cowleourt grange

 with 2 qrs. of land, which did belong to Moycoskin abbey, the Mounterdowanes

 are the occupiers, and pay yearly to the abbey 6s 8d, and to O'Doghertie 4 

 meathers of butter and 8 of meal; also in the same barony is a grange called

 the Inche, with 1 qr. of land adjoining, which grange belongs to the late abbey

 of Derry, and paid yearly 6s 8d to the canons of Derryand 6s 8d to the abbot, this

 qr. with 4 qrs. more in Dromheard town, which anciently were Collumkill's land,

 are now in the possession of sir Ralph Binglie, knt. - that out of every qr. of corbe,

 termon and herenagh land in Enishowen, except the lands lying in the parish of

 Fawne, Clonmany, and Deserteigny, O'Dougheritie received 4 meathers of butter

 and 8 of meal annually, every meather containing 2 gallons Eng. none of which is

 now paid to the bishop of Derry - that the mearings of Enishowen otherwise

 O'Doghertie's country, on the south and south-west parts between the lands of

 Enishowen, of Portlough and of Tyreconnell lying near the Derry, are as follow:

 along the middle of the bog reaching from the arm of the Swilly, on the southern

 side of Birtcastle to Loughlappan, unto a stream flowing from Mullaghknocknemone into

 that lough, which river rises at a well in the said mountain, and from the said

 well through the middle of a small bog reaching from Knocknemore to the top of

 Ardnemhohill, and so along the said bog to the top of Knockena and to the south-east

 point of the said hill, where the small river of Art McRowertie rises, running down

 between the lands of Bally McRowerty in Enishowen and Garrowgart in the liberties of

 Derry, which river flows through the bog to Loughswilly, and the mearings of

 Enishowen from the causey of Ellagh towards Loughfoile is through the middle of the

 bog reaching to or near Loughfoile.

 

 that qr in Raphoe barony are the following parishes:

 

 Clonleigh Parish

 

 Herenaghs O'Carolans;

 or freeholds:

 

 Clonleigh parish, containing two ballibetaghs, 2 qrs. of which are herenagh land

 in the tenure of the O'Carolans, who anciently paid thereout 1l 13s 4d rent to the

 bishop of Derry, and 13s 4d pension out of the bishop's thirds of the tithes, but 

 these lands are now in the tenure of capt. Basil Brooke, being the bishop's herenagh

 land, and belonging to no abbey nor to the O'Donnells; in this parish the parson,

 vicar, tithes and repairs are as in Faughan parish, the vicar has 2 gorts of glebe;

 

 Toghernegomerkie Parish

 

 Herenaghs Finin O'Bogan;

 or freeholds:

 

 Toghernegomerkie parish, containing 2 qrs. of which 1 qr. is in the tenure of

 Finin O'Bogan the herenagh, who pay thereout 13s 4d rent to the bishop of Derry,

 and 10s pension out of the bishop's thirds of the tithes, and also 20 meathers

 of malt, the rector, vicar, tithes and repairs are as in Faughan parish, the

 vicar has 1 gort and a garden of glebe;

 

 Donoghmore Parish

 

 Herenaghs Mointergallon; Mointergarredie;

 or freeholds:

 

 Donoghmore parish, containing 4 bellibetaghs, of which 4 qrs. are hernagh land

 in the tenure of the herenaghs Mointergallon and Mointergarredie, who pay 2l

 and 80 meathers of of malt rent to the bishop of Derry, and 1l 6s 8d pension out

 of the bishop's thirds of the tithes, the said herenaghs also paid yearly

 to the lords of Clanfynn, 4 meathers of butter and 8 meathers of meal coshering;

 in this parish the parson, vicar, tithes and repairs are as in Faughan parish, the

 vicar has one sessiagh and 1 gort of gleve land;

 

 Raphoe

 Herenaghs Cahanes of Dromheny; sept of Rory Ballagh O'Donell;

 or freeholds: the Clannononans; sept of the Dowgans; sept of Veneis;

the sept of the Cormockes; the sept of the Tomies;

the Munterlessets;

 

 that Raphoe is the bishop's see of Raphoe and contains 9 1/2 ballibetaghs of

 which 18 qrs. are herenagh land, viz. Dromhaire, the 2 qrs. of Clannoquin, 

 Caroasmony, Carokillcoell, Caronehardewarne, Carroseggart, the 1/2 qr. of

 Tollougodeveux, 4 qrs. of Carneglasse, Colleaughin, Farrienemonitretony, the

 1/2 qr. of Feronoghaneny and the other 4 qrs. are divided into 6 colonies of

 5 bal. each, the rents due thereout to the bishop are to be found in his register;

 the tenants of the 6 colonies were the Cahanes of Dromheny qr., the sept of

 Rory Ballagh O'Donell, the 2 qrs. of Glannoquin were the mensal lands, the tenants

 of Carosmonin are not known, the Clannononans were the tenants of Corokillwell,

 and Carohordeverne belongs to the dean of Raphoe, who is to entertain the whole

 clergy the first day and night of a convocation, Carrowsiggart belongs to the sept 

 of the Dowgans who were the bishop's carpenters, and 1/2 qr. of Tollohedeveny was

 anciently in the sept of Veneis, and Slaverlaughan, one of the 4 qrs. of Carneglasse

 belongs to the sept of the Cormockes, and two other of the 4 qrs. were always at 

 the bishop's disposal, half of the qr. of Cooleaughin belongs to the dean of

 Raphoe, and the other moiety to the bishop, the qr. of Farremonitretony belongs

 to the sept of the Tomies, on a little gort of which there is a stone house, named

 Gargiesrahie, which belonged to Hugh O'Donnell and his ancestors who bought that

 gort from the Tomies, the 1/2 qr. of Ferononhaneny anciently belonged to the

 canons of Derry under covenants for performing divine service and doing other

 duties to the bishop, the Munterlessets were the old tenants under the bishop, but

 this 1/2 qr. came to the possession of the bishop of Raphoe 45 years past, for not

 performing those conditions, and the bishop of Raphoe is parson of the cathedral and

 parish church of Raphoe, and holds the mensal lands in that parish in right of

 his see; the dean of Raphoe is vicar and is to maintain a curate there, the

 tithes and repairs are as in Faughan parish, and the vicar has a parcel of glebe

 land called Fodrialtor; 

 

 Taboihin Parish

 

 Herenaghs O'Ruddy;

 or freeholds:

 

 the Taboihin parish, in the said barony, contains 12 1/2 ballibetaghs, of which

 4 qrs. are herenagh land, O'Ruddy was anciently the herenagh, but the bishop of Raphoe

 now disposes of it at will and receives thereout a rent of 6 meathers of butter,

 5 meathers of meal and 6s 8d Ir. for every qr. inhabited, the herenagh paid 2l Ir.

 pension to the bishop for his third of the tithes in this parish, the parson,

 vicar, tithes and repairs are as in that of Faughan, the parson and vicar

 have 3 gorts of glebe land each;

 

 Raghmioighie Parish

 

 Herenaghs Mointrevegh (herenagh);

 or freeholds:

 

 Raghmioighie parish in the said barony contains 5 1/2 ballibetaghs, of which 1 qr.

 is herenagh land, the herenagh is Mointrevegh, who pays to the bishop of Raphoe

 13s 4d Ir. rent, and 1l 6s 8d pension out of the bishop's third of the tithes,

 as also 8 meathers of butter and 32 of meal, the parson, vicar, tithes and repairs 

 are as in Faughan parish, the parson and vicar have 1 gort of gleve each;

 

 Lackovenan Parish

 

 Herenaghs Megevan (herenagh);

 or freeholds:

 

 Lackovenan parish, in the same barony contains 5 1/2 ballibetaghs, of which 1 qr.

 is herenagh land, Megevan is herenagh thereof and pays rent to the bishop of Raphoe 

 13s 4d Ir. 8 meathers of butter and 32 meathers of meal, and 26s 8d Ir. pension out

 of the bishop's third of the tithes, the dean of Raphoe is parson and vicar;

 

 Srahemurlagher Parish

 

 Herenaghs the sept of the Brianns; Ohilly; 

 or freeholds:

 

 Srahemurlagher parish containing 4 1/2 ballibetaghs, there is only a church yard

 belonging to it, one tenant holds 4 balliboes, Leiterbrickes, Ballybonobcuneboy

 and Ballibonitemple, paying to the bishop 6s 8d and other duties specified in the

 bishop's register, these lands are 6 or 7 miles from the parish church, the dean

 of Raphoe is parson and vicar, and receives two thirds of the tithes in kind,

 the remainder are paid to the bishop, the repairs of the church as before, the 

 dean has 1 gort of gleve land as vicar;

 

 the grange of Kilfaugher containing 1 qr., and belongs to the late abbey of

 Asheroe, and is now inhabited by the sept of the Brianns, who pay 6s 8d Ir. rent

 to the abbey; the herenagh land of Roshbrokin contains 1/2 qr., Ohilly is the 

 herenagh, and pays 6s 8d rent to the bishop of Raphoe, this land is within Lacke 

 parish, but is no part of the churcdh land belonging to that parish;

 

 In Kilmacrenan are the following parishes:

 

 Clandowaddoge Parish

 Herenagh the sept of Mointerhernes;

 or freeholds:

 

 Clandawaddoge parish, containing 12 ballibetaghs, whereof 4 qrs. are herenagh land,

 the sept of Mointerhernes is the herenagh, and pays to the bishop 2l rent and 2l

 out of the thrid of the tithes, the herenaghs tenants 24 gorts free, divided equally

 on the said 4 qrs., every tenant being proportionably free as they severally hold

 the said gorts, 12 gorts more, lying 2 miles from the church, named Killdaveed, are

 free to the herenagh, all these lands were given to the saint O'Woddog, long before

 the time of any bishop; McSwyney Fanagh has anciently 6, out of 3 of those qrs., 4

 meathers of butter yearly if the land were inhabited, in this parish there is

 a parson and vicar who pay 8 s Ir. each, proxies to the bishop, the tithes and

 repairs are as in Faughan parish, the parson and vicar have 12 gorts of glebe to be

 divided equally between them;

 

 Kilgarvane Parish

 

 Herenaghs None

 or freeholds:

 

 Kilgarvane parish, containing 2 ballibets in temporal lands with a chapel, and 1

 small gort of glebe land, which has been converted into a church yard, the dean of

 Raphoe is parson and vicar, and pays proxies to the bishop of Raphoe for it as part of

 the deanery, for which he pays 4l 13s 4d Ir. the tithes are paid in kind, two-thirds

 to the dean as parson and vicar, and one-third to the bishop, the repairs are paid

 in like manner, the vicarage has 1 gort of glebe land, and in this parish there 1 1/2 qr. 

 called Ramollan, belonging to the late abbey of Ramollan;

 

 Tullaghfurny Parish

 

 Herenaghs Mointermolligan;

 or freeholds:

 

Tullaghfurny parish, containing 8 ballibetaghs, of which 4 qrs. are church land,

 and Mointermolligan is herenagh, who pays to the bishop a rent of 4m Ir. 32 meathers

 of butter and 108 meathers of meal, according to the inhabiting of the land, 36 free

 gorts are equally divided among the tenants, and 12 other free gorts belong to the

 bishop's official, for which the herenagh pays the official 1s yearly, and 2l pension

 to the bishop for his third of the tithes, in this parish there is a parson and 

 vicar who pay 8s each proxies to the bishop, the tithes and repairs are as in Faughan

 parish, the parson and vicar have 4 gorts of glebe each;

 

 Aghnis Parish

 

 Herenaghs Clanmogonell; 

 or freeholds:

 

 Aghnis parish, containing 4 ballibetaghs, of which 3 qrs. are church land, Clanmogonell

 is the herenagh, and pays to the bishop thereout, a rent of 1l 6s 0d Ir. 16 meathers

 of butter, and 64 meathers of meal, with 1l 6s 8d Ir. pension, out of the bishop's

 third of the tithes, in this parish there is a parson and a vicar who pay 4s each 

 proxies to the bishop, the tithes and repairs are as in Faughan parish, and the parson

 and vicar have 2 gorts of glebe each, in this parish there is a monastery with 3 qrs.

 of land named Killodonell, now in the tenure of capt. Basil Brookes, the tithes and

 dues of which were anciently paid to the herenagh, parson, and vicar of Aghnis;

 

 Kilmacaenan Parish

 

 Herenagh the sept of Owen Sallagh O'Donill;

 or freeholds:

 

 Kilmacaenan parish, containing 8 ballibetaghs near Kilmacknenan abbey, there is no

 herenagh land in the parish, the parson and vicar have 2 gorts of glebe each, and pay 8s

 Ir. proxies to the bishop, the tithes are paid in kind and in equal parts to the parson,

 vicar, and bishop, who also pay equally towards the repairs of the church, in this parish

 there are 2 qrs. of land, one called the bishop's court, on which he ought to dwell, and

 the other called Portelemagh, anciently inhabited by the sept of Owen Sallagh O'Donill,

 who pays 6s 8d rent thereout to the bishop; there are, also, 4 more qrs. anciently

 belonging to the said abbey, but now in the possession of Nich. Weston;

 

 Aghehoushin Parish

 

 Herenaghs Mointercally;

 or freeholds:

 

 Aghehoushin parish, containing in all 7 qrs., whereof 1 qr. is mensal land in the

 tenure of Mointercally, who pays 13s 4d, and 32 meathers of meal yearly to the bishop,

 and also 13s 4d out of the bishop's thirds of the tithes, the bishop of Raphoe

 is both parson and vicar of this parish, and his proxies there is 4s Ir. each from 

 the parson and vicar, in right whereof he receives two thirds of the tithes in kind, the

 other third being paid to Mointercally, who also pays one third of the church repairs,

 the bishop pays the remainder, and is to maintain a curate there who has 1 gort of glebe;

 

 Conwale Parish

 

 Herenagh the sept of Cormock boy O'Galochor; the sept of the Muntereis;

 or freeholds:the Mounterhassidies; the O'Freelies;

 

 Conwale parish, containing 11 ballibetaghs, whereof 4 qrs. are herenagh land,

 inhabited by 4 tenants, and paying 2l 10s 0d rent to the bishop of Raphoe, also

 paying out of 3 of those qrs. 24 meathers of butter, and 96 meathers of meal; the

 4th qr. named O'Boninnee is free from all duties, and pays 6s 8d rent to the bishop, 

 this qr. is held by the sept of Cormock boy O'Galochor, the sept of the Muntereis are

 herenaghs of one of the 4 qrs. called Tullaghyear, and pay 2l yearly to the bishop

 for his thirds of the tithes, in this parish there is one half qr. of free land called

 Killaugheg, the tenants of which are the Mounterhassidies, who pay 6s 8d Ir. rent

 to the bishop without any other impositions, in this parish there is also a chapel

 called Tolloughooglasse with 12 gorts or acres of free land, out of which the

 O'Freelies have a rent whose amount is not known, which is the corbe of Kilmacrenan,

 O'Donnell had a cosherie of 18 meathers of butter and 18 of meal yearly out of the 

 said 4 qrs; in this parish the parson, vicar, tithes and repairs are as in Faughan

 parish, the parson and vicar have 3 gorts of glebe equally divided between them;

 Gartan Parish

 Herenaghs O'Nahan;

 or freeholds:

 Gartan parish, containing 2 ba. of which 4 qrs. are termon land, whereof O'Nahan is

 both herenagh and corbe, and paid to the bishop of Raphoe 7s rent and 7s Ir. out of

 the bishop's third of the tithes, the parson, viar, tithes and repairs are as in

 Faughan parish, the parson and vicar pay 4s Irish each proxies, and have 2 gorts of

 glebe each, and 2 other gorts go to the said O'Nahan who carries Collumkillie's 

 "read stoane," the bishop, after O'Nahan's death, instituted another in that place;

 Clandaholka Parish

 Herenagh O'Mulgeegh; the O'Boiles; the McSwynes;

 or freeholds:

 

 Clandaholka parish, containing 9 ballibetaghs whereof the herenagh O'Mulgeegh has

 1 qr., who pays to the bishop of Raphoe 13s 4d Ir. rent, and 1l 13s 4d Ir. pension out

 of the bishop's thirds of the tithes, the bishop hass 1/3 qr. called Marfaugh,

 anciently inhabited by the sept of the O'Boiles, for which 4s rent is paid, the 

 McSwynes paid them a cosherie of 4 madders of butter and 8 madders of meal, whereof

 nothing has been paid in the time of the present bishop, about 3 miles from the

 church is a ruined chapel with 7 gorts of free land called Clonveg, the tenants

 of which paid 2s 4d yearly to the parson of Clondaholka in this parish, the parson,

 vicar, tithes and repairs are as in Faughan parish, the parson and vicar pay 8s Ir.

 proxies to the bishop and have 4 gorts of glebe between them, there are also 2 qrs.

 belonging to the late abbey of BallymcSwyne Odie besides Doe castle, the tithes and

 spirituallities of which are divided between the parishes of Clondaholka and 

 Kilmacrenan;

 Mevaugh Parish

 Herenagh the sept of the O'Nolans;

 or freeholds:

 Mevaugh parish, containing 5 baalibetaghs, of which 1 qr. are church land enjoyed 

 by the sept of the O'Nolans, as herenaghs, who pay to the bishop of Raphoe 13s 4d Ir.

 and 1l Ir. pension out of the bishop's third of the tithes, the parson, vicar, tithes

 and repairs are as in Faughan parish, the parson and vicar pay 3s proxies each to

 the bishop, and have 2 gorts of glebe land between them, in this parish are 6 gorts

 of free land called Kinelargie, the proprietors of which paid 2s yearly to the

 official of Raphoe, there is also a chapel with 1/2 qr. of land called Druin which

 belonged to the Franciscan friars of Kilmacrenan who received 13s yearly out of it, the

 McSwynes challenged a cosherie of 4 meathers of butter and 8 meathers of meal from it;

 Raimontredony Parish

 Herenagh ClanmcKilbridey;

 or freeholds:

 Raimontredony parish, containing 2 ballibetaghs, whereof 1 ar. is church land

 enjoyed by ClanmcKilbridey as ancient herenagh who paid 13s 4d yearly to the bishop of 

 Raphoe, and 6s 8d Ir. yearly out of the bishop's thirds of the tithes, the parson,

 vicar, tithes and repairs are as in Faughan parish, the parson and vicar pay 4s each 

 proxies to the bishop and have 4 gorts of glebe divided between them;

 

 Tulloghbegely Parish

 

 Herenaghs ClanmcKiltreddy;

 or freeholds:

 

 Tulloghbegely parish, containing 3 ballibetaghs, whereof 1 qr. of church land is

 enjoyed by ClanmcKiltreddy as herenagh, paying thereout to the bishop of Raphoe

 13s 4d Ir. rent, and 13s 4d Ir. pension out of the bishop's tirds of the tithes,

 the parson, vicar, tithes and repairs are as in Faughan parish, the parson and vicar

 pay 4s each proxies to the bishop, and have 4 gorts of glebe divided between them;

 Torro Parish

 

 Herenaghs O'Rohertie;

 or freeholds:

 

 In this barony is the island of Torro, containing 2 qrs. of termon land, of which

 O'Rohertie is both herenagh and corbe, and which pays to the bishop 7s Ir. and 49

 tercian madders of Malt and 30 yards of brackan cloth of their own making so thin

 as being laid on the ground the grass might appear through it for every inhabited

 balliboe, and O'Rohertie being dead the bishop is to institute one of that sept in his

 place, in Torra parish is a parson and vicar, the latter has 1 free gort of glebe 

 and pays 2s proxies to the bishop, but for the parson's proxies reference must be 

 had to the bishop's register, the tithes and repairs are as in Faughan parish, the

 herenagh pays 6s 8d pension to the bishop out of his third of the tithes;

 

 Herenaghs O'Rohertie

 or freeholds:

 

 in Kilmacrenan barony are 12 qrs., viz., Faughnemoughinmore, Faughnemoughinbegg,

 Killwarrin, Farke, Criritelough, Clanmore, Clanbeg, Dromanahan, Carne, Calloghie 

 and the 2 Balliards, all which were in dispute between the bishop of Raphoe and 

 the late earl of Tirconnell, and it is said by tradition that in ancient time a

 bishop of Raphoe had a concubine the daughter of McSwyne Fanagh, to whom he

 mortgaged those lands for payment of 10m or 20 cows, and McSwyne mortgaged them

 to the O'Donnell's for 60 cows, by which mortgage the late earl of Tirconnell and his 

 ancestors were seised of those lands, but to whom they belong of right is not known;

 Kilultagh qr. and Gloshagh 1/2 qr. being Collumkillie's land, lying in Tulloghbegly

 parish, are now in the tenure of O'Rohertie and pays no rent to the bishop; Nich.

 Weston of Dublin city, alderman, is ppossessed by conveyance from the late earl

 of Tirconnell of 30 qrs. of abbey land called Kilmocrenan, 8 qrs. called Portlaugh

 and 21 qrs. called Tyrelressell, out of which the lady O'Donell holds 15 for life,

 all these lands were mortgaged by the said earl to the said Weston for 1600l - that

 the bishop of Clogher has, in right of his see, certain tithes and duties in

 Tirehewe barony and enismisaugh parish out of 12 qrs. of land now in the occupation

 of sir Henry Foliott, knt., viz., out of Ballimoniterhaggin 4 qrs., out of

 Donoghwoore and Knocketura 2 qrs., and out of Raghmore 1 qr., which 7 qrs. are

 part of 1000a belonging to Ballishannon, and out of 5 qrs. more anciently in

 O'Donnell's possession but now mortgaged by him to sir Henry Foliott, for what

 consideration is not known - that the parish church of Enismisaughe is within

 Fermanagh co., but that the above-named lands are in Donegal co.

 Tirehewe Barony

 Herenagh McGockquin;

 or freeholds:

 that in Tirehewe barony is 1/2 qr. of land called BallymcGockquin whereof McGockquin

 is herenagh, who pays yearly thereout to the bishop of Clogher 3s 4d rent, on this

 land the herenagh had an eel-weir, a watermill, and the moiety of a salmon leap 

 called O'Skullion, the other moiety of which was held by sir Henry Folliott as parcel 

 of the possessions of the abbey of Asheroe;

 

 Enismisaugh Parish

 

 No Herenaghs or freeholds

 

 in Enismisaigh parish there is a parson and vicar, and the tithes, except those of the

 3 qrs. of Ballinemanagh and of the salmon sighing of Belleshannon, are paid in kind,

 1/4 to the bishop of Clogher, 1/4 to the vicar, and 2/4 to the parson - that the 

 whole tithes of the 3 qrs. of Ballinemanagh and the part of the said salmon fishing of 

 Ballyshannon that lies on the lands of Asheroe abbey belongs to that abbey, and the

 tithes of the other part of the said fishing belongs to the bishop, and that the church

 is maintained by the bishop, parson and vicar - that Asheroe abbey contains 10 qrs.

 of land on this side of the Carne river, and the 3 qrs. of Ballenemanagh on the other 

 side, in which 13 qrs. are 8 eel-weirs and the salmon fishing, in the leap of Asheroe,

 allowed for two men one fishing boat free on the said river, all which are now in sir 

 Henry Folliott's possession; 

 

 

 Kilbarron Parish

 

 Herenaghs the sept of the Cleries;

 or freeholds:

 

 Kilbarron parish in the said barony contains 5 qrs., one of which is herenagh land

 possessed by the sept of the Cleries as herenaghs who pay yearly to the bishop of

 Raphoe 13s 4d R. 6 meathers of butter and 34 of meal, one qr. named Kildonnel in the

 possession of the said sept is wholly free from tithes to the bishop, the late abbot

 of Asheroe was parson and vicar of the said parish in right of his house, and

 received 2/3 of the house in kind, the remainder being paid to the bishop, the church

 being maintained by both according to the same proportion;

 

< or O?Dorrianuns; Herenaghs Parish>

 

 Dromehoonagh parish in Tirehewe contains 7 ballibetaghs, of which 4 qrs. are church

 land, and the herenaghs the O'Dorrianuns paid to the bishop of Raphoe 13s 4d Ir.

 out of each qr., the parsonage is impropriate to the abbey of Asheroe, out of which

 the bishop receives for the said parsonage and the vicarage of Kilbarron and for the

 parsonage of Dromehoonagh 1. 13s 4d proxies yearly, the vicar pays 8s proxies yearly,

 the tithes are paid in kind to the bishop, parson, and vicar in equal proportions,

 and the church is repaired by them according to the same proportion, in this parish

 3 qrs. of Collumkillie's land, each qr. containing 6 bal. are in the tenure of

 Lewe O'Clerie, to whom they were mortgaged for 40l, by the late earl of Tireconnell,

 who has paid yearly thereout to the King since the earl's departure, 4l, two muttons,

 and a pair of gloves, but nothing to the bishop; in this parish there is a 1/2 qr.

 called Ballanegannenagh, the tenants of which pay 7s yearly to the canons of

 Loghdirge, and 1 qr. of abbey land called Magherabeg, now in the possession of

 capt. Goare, anciently given by the O'Donnells to the tercian frairs of St. Francis;

 

 

 Killiomarde Parish

 

 Killiomarde parish, in the same barony, contains 2 ballibetaghs, the bishop of Raphoe 

 receives 8s proxies yearly out of the parsonage and vicarage, which are united, and

 which have one gort of glebe, the tithes are paid in kind, equally towards the repairs

 of the church;

 

 No Herenaghs or freeholds

 

 Enivernale Parish

 

 Herenaghs The O'Donnells;

 or freeholds:

 

 Enivernale parish, in the same barony, contains 3 ballibetaghs, of which 1/2 qr. is

 church land, and now in the bishop of Raphoe's possession, its usual rent is 50 meathers

 of butter, and 13s 4d Ir. and 4m out of the bishop's thirds of the tithes, the parson 

 and vicar have 2 gorts of glebe, and pay 8s Ir. proxies to the bishop, the tithes

 and repairs are as in the preceding parish, one moiety of the royalties of fishing

 belongs to the bishop, and the other to the O'Donnells;

 

 Killaughdie Parish

 

 Herenaghs the sept of Kernose;

 or freeholds:

 

 Killaughdie parish, in the same barony, contains 2 ballibetaghs and 1/2 qr., of which

 3 qrs. are herenagh land, the sept of Kernose are the herenaghs, who pay thereout to the

 bishop of Raphoe 50 meathers of butter, of 7 quarts each, and 13s 4d pension out of the 

 bishop's thirds of the tithes, the parson and vicar pay 8s proxies to the bishop, and have

 1 gort of glebe each, 4 gorts more belong to the bishop's official, the tithes and

 repairs are as in the preceding parish, in this barony is the late abbey of

 Fannoghor or Ballinesagart, with 3 bal. and a grange of 2 bal. called Darrenagh, both 

 of which are now in the possession of Crewaraltagh or Crowaraltagh, out of which a 

 yearly rent of 13s 4d and 7 meathers of butter are payable to the late abbey of Asheroe;

 

 Kilbeg Parish

 

 Herenaghs the sept of Clanmagonegill; McGillaspeck;

 or freeholds:

 Kilbeg parish, in the same barony, contains 3 ballibetaghs, of which 1 1/2 qr. is

 herenagh land, of which the sept of Clanmagonegill is herenagh, the bishop has 1 bal.

 of Kilbeg qr., called Fughe, to find him horsemeat when he comes to the parish, and

 therefore the herenagh pays to the bishop of Raphoe out of that bal. but 3s 4d, and

 out of the residue of the herenagh land 52 meathers of [  ] and 13s 4d pension

 out of the bishop's thirds of the tithes; the bishop of Raphoe is parson, the vicar pays

 4s Ir. proxies to the bishop, the tithes and repairs are as in the preceding parishes,

 the parson and vicar have 2 gorts of glebe between them, one moiety of the royalty of

 fishings and other duties mentioned in the bishop's register belong to the bishop, and

 the other moiety to the McSwynes; McGillaspeck is herenagh of Killrean qr. in this parish,

 and pays yearly thereout to the bishop, 13s 4d and some refections when the bishop goes 

 thither;

 

 Kilcarragh Parish

 

 Herenaghs McGillaspecke;

 or freeholds:

 

 Kilcarragh parish in the same barony, contains 5 qrs.; McGillaspecke is herenagh of

 1/2 qr., and pays 24 meathers of butter and 13s 4d yearly to the bishop of Raphoe, and

 8s Ir. pension to him out of his third of the tithes, and pays also 4 meathers of

 butter to the serjeant, the parson and vicar pay 4s each proxies to the bishop,

 and have 1 gort of glebe, the tithes and repairs are as in the preceding parishes;

 McSwyne bannagh had, time out of mind, 6s 8d Ir. or a mantle for cosheringe yearly

 out of the herenaghs 1/2 qr.;

 

 Clancollumkill Parish

 

 Herenaghs William oge McEneilis; Neile McEnelis; 

 or freeholds:

 

 Clancollumkill parish in the same barony, contains 5 qrs., being all termon land;

 William oge McEneilis is both corbe and herenagh of one moiety, and Neile McEnelis is

 corbe of the other; formerly there was but one corbe, but one of the sept being

 dissatisfied that he was not corbe, adhered to O'Donnell, and was by him made corbe 

 of the moiety, and continued so till O'Donnell's defection; the parson and vicar have

 1 gort of glebe each, the tithes and repairs are as in the preceding parishes, half

 of the royalties of the fishings of Tullin in this parish belongs to Neale McEneillus,

 and the other to the McSwines;

 Eniskeele Parish

 Herenaghs O'Breslan, O'Keran, O'Moyny;

 or freeholds:

 Eniskeele parish, in the same barony, contains 6 ballibetaghs, of which 4 qrs. are

 herenagh land, in the posession of the three herenaghs, O'Breslan, O'Keran, and

 O'Moyny, who pay to the bishop 1l Ir. and 96 meathers of butter, and 1l 6s 8d

 pension out of the bisho's thirds of the tithes, with some refections at the

 visitation, and other small duties as appears in the bishop's register in the same

 parish; 5 qrs. called Loughresse have been in controversy between the bishop of

 Raphoe and the sept of O'Boyles, which had been mortgaged by the bishop to a daughter

 of one Shewgrie O'Boyle in lieu of 20 cows or 10m which he promised her for the use 

 of her body, and that she thereof died seized, and time out of mind hath been and still 

 is in possession of the O'Boyle's, but since the earl of Tireconnell's departure the 

 bishop of Raphoe has received the rents;

 Templecronan Parish

 Herenaghs O'Doughie;

 or freeholds:

 

 Templecronan parish, in the same barony, contains 4 ballibetaghs, of which 1/2 qr.

 is herenagh land; O'Doughie the herenagh pays thereout to the bishop of Raphoe

 8s Ir. rent, the parson and vicar pay him 8s yearly proxies, and have 1 gort of glebe

 each, the tithes are paid in kind, 1/3 to the parson, 1/3 to the vicar, and 1/3

 (except of fish) to the herenagh, and the bishop of Raphoe receives the said third

 of fish, except as aforesaid, the parson, vicar, and herenagh pay equally towards 

 the repairs of the church, and that there are 3 gorts of glebe, 2 to the parsonage

 and 1 to the vicarage; the archbishop of Armagh received 10d for every chapel or union,

 and 1s 8d from every great parish at his metroplitan visitation - that the rents

 or duties on the termon or herenagh land, received over and above those here set

 down by the bishops, were first exacted by Rees Coytemore in the time of his custody,

 and that the herenaghs did yield to the said Coytemore's exaction an increase of rent,

 fearing otherwise that they would be displaced - that Cafer oge McCaffer O'Donnell, was

 seized of the castle of Scarnofallowe and 3 qrs. of land, about 2 years since, which 

 by reason of his attainder have fallen into the King's hands; this castle was built on

 an acre of herenagh church land, for which the said Caffer gave other land to the

 church - that about 3 years before the earl of Tireconnell's departure, McSwine

 bannagh conveyed to him his interest in the country of Bannagh and O'Boyle, made him a like

 conveyance of his country, called the Boylagh, and also McSwyny Fannaght of his country, 

 called Fannaght, but that Walter Mclaughlin and others of the sept of Fannaght opposed 

 the grant - that no temporal lord had a right of advowson or partronage of any of the 

 prenominated parsonages or vicarages within the co. Donegal, but that all the

 afresaid parsonages and vicarages were collative by the bishop of the diocese, except

 when any one procured the pope's bull, upon which he was instituted and inducted by the

 bishop - that the bishop had several refections from the church land on his visitation,

 according to the proportion of the land and the ability of the clergy and that if he staid

 3 nights in the parish, he lay first on the herenagh, next on the vicar, and next on the 

 parson, but if he stayed but one night, each of these three contributed equally -that the 

 church lands within Raphoe diocese were free from cuttings and all toerh exactions, except 

 the rents and duties already mentioned, until the time of Manus O'Donell, who first began 

 to impose bonnaghts and the like against the churchmen's wills - that sir Cahir 

 O'Dougherty, knt., on 19 Apr. 1603, was seised in fee, by letters patent, of the barony 

 our country of Inishowen, called O'Dougherty's countrey, with all its hereditaments, 

 except the island of Inch and the town of Drohiertie, in the possession of sir Raphe 

 Bingley, knt., except the church lands above mentioned, except Culmore castle and 

 300 a allotted thereto, and except the lands named as belonging to the bishopric or 

 deanery of Derry, or to the herenaghs abovementioned - that the said sir Cahir entered 

 into rebellion on the said 19 th Apr. at Boncranagh in Donegall co. by which the 

 county of Inishowen is in the possession of the Crown - that in ancient times lands 

 were given by temporal lords to holy men to celebrate divine service, and praying for 

 their souls health, and the said saints or holy men dedicated themselves only to 

 prayer and the service of God, and constituted herenaghs which were usually a whole 

 sept, to till those lands, the principal of which sept was also named the herenagh, 

 who paid rent to those saints; - afterewards that the bishops being creawted by the 

 pope succeeded those saints, and the herenaghs then held from them as from the saints, 

 and were not removeable by the bishops, provided they paid the accustomed rents and 

 services, and the herenaghs are named by the bishops ever since, who take an income 

 and oath of fidelity to themselves of the herenaghs, and one sept being extinct the 

 bishop ordains another sept herenagh with the advice of the gravest men of the church, 

 which herenagh is always to be the most ancient of the sept, and not hereditary, 

 neither are the lands inheritable to the chief herenagh alone, but the whole sept 

 are to inhabit equally with him and have their shares according to their ability 

 to pay the bishop's rent, the herenagh has a fredom above the rest, the particulars 

 of which are not ascertained - that the whole country of Tireconnell, otherwise

 O'Donnell's country, with all its hereditaments within Donegall co. except the

 country of Inishowen, and the lands already mentioned as belonging to the church,

 are in possession of the Crown by reason of the attainder of Rorie, late earl of

 Tireconnell; nevertheless, sir Mulmorie McSwine, claims the whole country of

 McSwine by letters patent - that Walter Mclaughlin and his ancestors have been

 possessed of Bradsaunagh, containing 7 qrs., but by what right is not known,

 and that Neale Garvie McRowrie O'Donell and his ancestors were possessed of the

 8 qrs. of Portlagh until the earl of Tirconnell mortgaged his lands to Nich.

 Weston of Dublin, alderman.