Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . ces of Ireland should come ;and as a pledge of that blessing he left a stone there, blessed by him,whereon the promised kings and princes should be installed. 2 In later times Aileach was a seat of the kings who ruled over thenorthern branches of the descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages,and from it they are styled Kings of Aileach. The Book of Rightsenumerates fifteen principalities subordinate to the King of Aileach. 1 Rennes Dinnsenchus in Revue Cellique, XVI, p, 41. 2 Colgan, Triad. Thaum. la Vita S. Patricii, cxviii. PROCEEDINGS
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . ces of Ireland should come ;and as a pledge of that blessing he left a stone there, blessed by him,whereon the promised kings and princes should be installed. 2 In later times Aileach was a seat of the kings who ruled over thenorthern branches of the descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages,and from it they are styled Kings of Aileach. The Book of Rightsenumerates fifteen principalities subordinate to the King of Aileach. 1 Rennes Dinnsenchus in Revue Cellique, XVI, p, 41. 2 Colgan, Triad. Thaum. la Vita S. Patricii, cxviii. PROCEEDINGS 207 It was hither that Muircheartach of the Leather Cloaks, in 941,brought the hostages whom he had taken in every province duringhis famous circuit of Ireland : O Muircheartach, son of valiant Niall, Thou hast taken the hostages of Inis Fail, Thou hast brought them all to Aileach, To the Grianan that has steeds from beyond the In 1101 the Grianan was demolished by Muircheartach 0 Briain,King of Munster, to revenge the destruction of Ceanncoradh. Grianan of Aileach—Interior(From Photograph by H. S. Crawford) (Kincora) by the King of Aileach in 1088, and he made his mencarry off a stone in each of their provision sacks : I never heard of billeting grit-stones,Though I heard of billeting companies,Until Aileachs stones were billetedOn the horses of the King of the ISKAHEEN Iskaheen takes its name, apparently, from the pure waters,Uisge chaoin, of a holy well that stood near the ancient church, butwhich is now separated by the high-road from the ruins. In thegraveyard of this church ODonovan supposed that Niall of the Nine Circuit of Ireland. 2 Four Masters, ad ann. 208 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND Hostages was buried, according to the quatrain quoted by the FourMasters at 465 : Eoghan son of Niall died Of tears—goodly his nature— For the death of Conall of hardy feats, And his grave is at Uisge-chaoin. Eoghan and Conall were sons of the same mo
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