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CAMPION'S HISTORE

In Mounster lye the counties of Waterford, Limericke, Cork, counties Pallatine of Tipperary, Kerry, and exempt from priviledge the Crosse of Tipperarie. Waterford hath Dongarvon, and Waterford full of traffique with England, France, and Spaine, by meanes of their excellent good Haven.

Limericke hath Kilmallocke lately sackt by lames Fitz Morice, and the Citie Limiricum, coasting on the sea, hard upon the river Shannon, whereby are most notably severed Mounster and Connaght. Corke hath Kinsale, Yowghall, and the Cittie Corke, Tipperary hath Tipperary, Clonmell, Fidderstown, Cassell. Mounster was of old time devided into EastMounster, Ormond,West-Mounster, Desmond, SouthMounster, Thomond. Here dwell Obrenes, Macnemarraes, Mack-mahownes, and one sept of the Offlherties.

In these quarters lyeth the Countryes of O-Carroll, O-Magher, the white Knight, Mac-Ibrine, O-Gaunaghe.

Waterford contavneth the Powers, and Deces.

Corke the Barries Lands, Imokillie, Carbarrie, Maccarty-more, Maccarty-reagh, L. Roches lands, Osulivan, Muscry, L. Courcy, and diverse more, some of Irish blood, some degenerate and become Irish.