D. Waterford records, is that the vicinity later known as Decies, and now known
as Portlairge or Waterford, became occupied through guy as early because the duration styled Palaeolithic or the Old Stone
Age. John of Jerusalenl, the Justices
of the Peace of the stated Countie, with some of Merchant
Estrangers, and English guys below the main of the stated Maior,
sett forth themselves towards the stated galleys to come upon them,
and at Glenoradmore, withinside the stated Countie, the stated Pozue~s, with
the ayde of them of the stated westerne galleyes, did sett upon the
stated Maior and his company, whom the Powers assembly in several
organizations dispersed abroade, did bicker together, which bickering
in their aspect the stated Maior with the stated Sheriff and Justice cf the
Peace, with the quantity of thirtie-six of the excellent and worthiest guys
of the stated Citie had been slayne, and 3 rating Merchant Estrangers
and Englishmen had been then slayne to the superb losse and damadge
of the stated Citie. These unwritten statistics are archaeological gadgets or the historic stays of early guy's handiwork,
withinside the form of his tools, habitations, private ornaments, weapons: burial monuments, home utensils,
and such like things. It has this similarly effect - now no longer pretty so
apparent, however simply as real: it will increase love for the Irish geographical region with the latter's limitless memorials of
the beyond and, like nature-study, it provides a brand new hobby to each rural prospect and ramble. And so at the tenth day
of the stated moneth and yeare, the stated Maior became delivered useless to
this Citie, all hewin and cutt to pieces, and so became buried at
Chryst Church, after which currently Richard Brusbone became elected
and selected Maior of the stated Citie. Remains of what appear to be guys of this remote time had been determined at Kilgreany, near
Cappagh, related to the bones of strange, and lengthy considering the fact that extinct, animals just like the reindeer, the elk and
the bear, which as soon as roamed the plains of Southern Ireland. And of th' different aspect had been then slayne, the
Baron of Dun'hill and his brother Bennett Power, with divers of the
Powers and of the O'h-Edrisltolls.
Syrlzo~z Wicken, Maior of Wntevfold, 012 jouvizey with.
Walter Devenishe, Sheriff of the stated Countie, and Mr.