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SCANDINAVIAN ANTIQUITIES OF DUBLIN. 17
and, although they were defeated with great BOOK i.
slaughter at Doire-Chalgaigh 2
by
Uiall Caille and
Murchadh, they plundered Loch Bricrenn, 3 in opposition
to Conghalach, son of Eochardh, whom they took
prisoner, and afterwards killed at their ships. In 833
they plundered " Gleann-da-locha, Slaine, and Fin-
nabhair, 4 but were defeated by Dunadhach, son of
Scannlan, lord of Ui Fidhgeinte, and many of them
killed." In 834 they plundered Fearna, Cluain-mor-
Maedhog, and Drum-h-Ing, 5 and burned "Mungairid, 6
and other churches in Ormond." In 835 th^y burned
" Cluain-mor-Maedhog on Christmas night, slaying
many, and carrying off many as prisoners ; they likewise
burned the oratory of Gleann-da-locha, desolated
all Connaught, plundered Cell-dara, 7 and burned half
the church. In 836 Dubliter Odhar, of Teamhair,
was taken prisoner, and put to death in his gyves at
their ships." They had fleets on the Boyne and the
Liffey, out of which "they plundered and spoiled
Magh Liphthe 8 9
and Magh Breagh, both churches
and habitations of men, goodly tribes, flocks and
herds ;" and, after being defeated by the " men t>
Maghera, in the Countyof London- ster ; and Dromin (probably), near
deny.]
Dunshaughlin, in Meath.]
1
[Id., Clondalkin, six miles S.W. [Id., Mungret, in the county
of Dublin.]
of Limerick.]
*
[Id., Derry (Londonderry).]
7
[Id., Kildare.]
*
[Id., Loughbrickland, in the
8
[Id., Magh Liphthe, the county
plain
of Down.] of the Liffey, now the county of
4
[Id., Glendalough, in the Kildare.]
county of Wicklow ; Slane, in
9
[7rf., Magh Breagh, a great
Meath ; Fennor, on the river plain in the east of ancient Meath,
Boyne, near Slane, in Meath.] comprising five cantreds or barbetween
Dublin and
*
[Id., Ferns in the county of onies, lying
W ex ford and ; Clonmore, in Lein- Drogheda.]
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