Table of Contents
Foreword Bishop Emeritus Seosamh Ó Dufaigh vii
Preface 1
List of illustrations 16
1 Berry Through the Ages 17
2 Medieval Personalities 23
In Search of Colm Cille 23
Paternal 24
Maternal 24
Eithne's religious background 26
Colm's family 27
Youth and early education 28
Cruithneachán (Cronaghan) 29
To the monastery 30
To Derry 31
Exile 34
The island of Í - which became Í Cholm Cille (Iona) 35
Everyday life 36
Colm Cille as he was 37
The Convention of Droim Ceat 37
The death of the saint 38
The legacy of Colm Cille
a In Scotland 38
b In Ireland 39
The Bishop Eoghan 40
A Comrade Of St Patrick 42
The company of Patrick 45
Does it matter? 47
Mura of Fathan 50
Mura, the man 51
Mura, the myth 53
The reputation of St Mura 55
The inheritance of Mura 56
Bébhinn, A Woman in Monastic Derry 59
Family background 61
The new status of Mac Conchoille 62
The enigma of Bébhinn 63
Postscript 64
The Emergence of Clann Rabhartaigh 65
A saintly member of the family 68
3 The Making of the Diocese 73
The Organisation of the Early Christian Church 73
The Diocese of Derry in An Age of Reform 74
Church reform 77
An Irish 'federal' church 78
Continental influences 80
Scotland, Iona and Derry 81
The aim of reform 82
Centralising power 83
The rise of Cineál Eoghain 83
Cineál Eoghain invade Derry and west Tyrone 84
East Donegal 85
The Boundaries of the Diocese 86
Political: High King Ruairí Ó Conchúir 86
Religious: The Synod of Ráth Breasail (1111) 87
Why Ardstraw at all? 90
The ambitions of High King Dónall 91
Who were the bishops? 92
After Dónall 93
High King Muircheartach Mac Lochlainn 93
A Derry-Armagh compromise? 94
Confusion in west Tyrone 98
Parishes 101
Financing the operation 102
Changing fortunes of the erenaghs 103
In conclusion 107
A Turbulent Boundary - Medieval West Tyrone 109
War in medieval Ireland 122
A note on genealogy 123
4 The Life of the Late Medieval Diocese 125
Our Parishes, Their Patron Saints and Erenaghs 125
Airchinneach, Erenagh 126
Saint 130
Déanacht Dhoire/Deanery of Derry 130
Teampall Mór, Templemore 133
Name 133
Saints associated with monastic Derry 134
Buried at Derry 135
Erenaghs at Derry (Monastic city) 135
Mensal lands 135
Monastic lands 136
The Dean and others 137
Fathan Mhura, Fahan 138
Díseart Éignigh, Desertegny 139
Cluain Máine, Clonmany 139
Domhnach Mór Maighe (Glinne) Tóchair, Carndonagh 141
Cúil Dabhcha, Culdaff 142
Cluain Chatha, Cloncha 142
Má Bhile, Moville 143
Clann Diarmada, Clondermott 144
Glendermott 144
Nuachongbháil, Faughanvale 146
Cumar, Cumber 147
Beannchar, Banagher 149
Dun Geimhin, Dungiven 150
Both Mhéabha, Bovevagh 153
Támhleacht Fhionnlughan, Tamlaghtfinlagan 154
Tearmann Chainnigh, Termoncanice 156
Taimhleacht Ard, Tamlaghtard, Tearmann MHIC Ghiollagáin, Magilligan 157
Dún Bó, Dunboe 160
Cúil Rathain, Coleraine 169
Cill Eoghain, Cill Eoin, Killowen 171
Camas Chomhghaill, Camus-On-The-Bann 172
Má Coscáin, Macosquin 172
Achadh Dubhthaigh, Aghadowey 174
Áth Geimhe, Agivey 175
Aireagal Adhamhnáin, Errigal 175
Díseart Uí Thuathail, Desertoghill 176
Cill Riada, Kilrea 177
Támhleacht Uí Chroiligh, Tamlaghtocrilly 178
Baile Uí Scolláin, Ballyscullion 180
Tearmann Eanga, Termoneeny 181
Cill an Locha, Killelagh 183
Machaire Rátha Luraigh, Maghera 185
Cill Chruithneacháin, Kilcronaghan 191
Diseart Mhártain, Desertmartin 192
Baile Na scríne, Ballinascreen 195
Déanacht Mhaighiotha, Deanery of Moghie, Mahya 198
ARD Sratha, Ardstraw 199
Both Domhnaigh, Badoney 205
Camas Na Móirne, Camus 212
Ceapach MHIC Chuarta, Cappagh 215
Cluain Lao, Clonleigh 218
Domhnach Chaoide, Donaghedy 223
Domhnach Mór Mhaighe Iotha, Donaghmore 225
Droim Rátha, Drumragh 227
Leac Phádraig, Leckpatrick 233
Leamhchoill, Langfield 234
Tearmann Uí Mhongáin, Termonamongan 237
Urnaí, Urney 241
Some Bishops' Lives 248
Giolla Mac Liag (Gelasius) Mac Ruairí 250
Mícheál Mac Lochlainn OFM, Bishop (1319-49) 251
Simon- OP, Bishop (1349-c.1380) 252
An archbishop comes calling (October 1397) 256
Nicol Uasdún, Nicholas Waston/Weston, Bishop (1466-84) 261
Séamas Mac Mathúna, James MacMahon (1503-19) 263
Ruairí Ó Dónaill, Rory O'Donnell (1520-50) 264
Eoghan Ó Dochartaigh, Eugene O'Doherty (1554-68) 268
Réamann Ó Gallachair, Raymond O'Gallagher (1569-1601) 270
Medieval Religious Orders in Derry 287
The Canons Regular of St Augustine 288
The Cistercians 289
The mendicant orders in Derry 290
The Dominicans 291
The Franciscans 292
5 Some Medieval Parishes in Political Context 295
The Deanery of Derry 298
The Church in medieval Inis Eoghain 298
The political context from Eoghan to Conall 300
The medieval Church in context 300
Church renewal in Inis Eoghain 302
The institution of airchinneach or 'erenagh' 303
Who were the local erenaghs? 305
'Rome-runners' 306
The Deanery of Binneach (North Derry) 308
Tamlaght Finlagan, a Scottish dimension 308
The patron saint and his name 309
Fionnlugh and Scotland 311
Fionnlugh and Islay 311
Fionnlugh by the Roe 312
The history of the parish 313
Political and economic background 314
Churches of the Roe 317
The Deanery of Ráth Luraigh (South Derry) 321
Baile na Scríne (Ballinascreen) 321
Footprints 323
Patrick versus Columba 324
From secular to monastic control 325
The advent of Cineál Binnigh 327
Civil boundaries 329
The long descent from Kinsale 331
The era of the Penal Laws 332
The Deanery of Maigh Iotha (Tyrone, Donegal) 334
The parishes of Urnaí (Urney) and Ard Sratha (Ardstraw) 334
The convent 335
The parish 335
The erenagh 336
Churchlands 336
Clergy in medieval records 337
The parish of Ard Sratha, Ardstraw 338
A monastic Church 339
Ardstraw after Eoghan 339
Ardstraw in the Twelfth-Century Reform 340
Financing the Reform 342
A snapshot of medieval Ardstraw 343
The Franciscans in west Tyrone 345
The Ó Néill borderlands 345
6 Defenders of the Faith 347
Tarlach Ó Ceallaigh (Terence O'Kelly), Between Two Worlds (1629-71) 347
The Bráthair Bán 354
Appendix I How Did People Live? 358
Weather 358
Land 359
Social custom 360
Religious practice 363
Drink 366
Food 368
Clothing 369
Early education 370
Law 371
Appendix II Surnames of the Northwest 373
Cineál Eoghain (Branches of) 373
Airghialla (Branches of) 376
Cineál Chonaill 376
Of uncertain origin 376
Propaganda 377
Some Important Dates 378
Index A Personal Names and Surnames 380
Index B Names of Places and Population Groups 404
Index C General 433
Index D Authors, Sources and Abbreviations 437
