[An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack]@TWC D-Link bookAn Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 CHAPTER XII 29/35
In Irish, _gaill_ is the nom., and _gall_, gen. [195] _Streets_ .-- In Armagh the buildings were formed into streets and wards, for the better preservation of monastic discipline.
Armagh was divided into three parts--_trian-more_, the town proper; _trian-Patrick_, the cathedral close; and _trian-Sassenagh_, the home of the foreign students. [196] _Michaelmas_ .-- Annals, p.371.Another fearful thunderstorm is recorded in the Annals for 799.
This happened on the eve of St. Patrick's Day.
It is said that a thousand and ten persons were killed on the coast of Clare.
The island of Fitha (now Mutton Island) was partly submerged, and divided into three parts.
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