The Tribes and Customs of Hy Many, another great district of Connaught, throw further light on the subject. This district was considered to be a third part of the province of Connaught, and the patrimony of the _Clann Ceallaigh_ or O’Kellys. In a tract giving an account of its boundaries we are told that it consisted of ‘seven _Tricha_, seven _Tuaths_, seven _Ballys_, and seven half _Ballys_;’[185] and in the tract called the ‘Customs of Hy Many’ we read: ‘These are the tributaries of the _Clann Ceallaigh_: the O’Duibhginns, the O’Geibhennaighs, the MacCathails, the MacFloinns, Muintir Murchadhan, and the Clann Aedhagain, until they become Ollamhs to the _Ardri_ or head of the whole race. These seven tributaries correspond with the seven _Tricha_;’ and it is added, that ‘the third part of the _Cuigid_ or province of Connaught, that is, Hy Many, is to be their _Duthaidh_ for ever.’ They have also the ‘marshalship of the forces’ (_Marasgalacht a Sluag_), as _Saer clann_ or free tribes, and they are freed from the _Sluaged_, or hostings of spring and autumn. The seven _Tuaths_ were apparently smaller divisions, and corresponding with them we have ‘the seven _Oirrighi_ or sub-kings of Hy Many, viz., O’Conaill, and he has the same patrimony as Mac Chnaimhin and O’Dubhurrla; the _Oirrighs_ of the _Sil Anmchadha_ are the O’Madudhains; the _Righs_ or rather _Oirrighs_ of Maenmaigh are the Muintir Neachtain and the O’Maelallaidhs; the six _Soghans_ with their _Tricha_; to whomsoever of them they cede the lordship he is called _Oirrigh_ during his lordship,’ and this makes up the seven. Corresponding with the seven _Ballys_ we find that ‘the seven _Flaiths_ of Hy Many are these, viz., Mac Eidhigan, _Flath_ of Clann Diarmada; MacGelli-Enan, _Flath_ of Clann Flaithemael and of the Muintir Chinait; the _Flaith_ of Clann Bresail is the Muintir Domhnallan, and the _Flaith_ of Clann Duibgind is O’Duibgind, and O’Gabhrain is over Dal n-Druithne, and O’Docomhlan over Rinnna h-Eignide, and O’Donnchadha over Aibh Cormac Maenmuighe, and O’Mailbrigdi is _Flath_ of Bredach.’ The seven half _Ballys_ correspond with the seven principal _Comharbas_ of Hy Many, and were the lands attached to seven churches. We have then the following curious account of the termination of the tribal system in Hy Many. An agreement is entered into in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, on the 6th of August 1589, between ‘the Irish chieftains and inhabitants of Imany called the O’Kellie’s country,’ consisting of, first, the O’Kelly or head of the race; two O’Kellys, competitors for the name of Tanistshippe of O’Kelly; two other O’Kellys, and different chiefs bearing the names of O’Mannine, O’Concannon, O’Naghten, Mac Keoghe, O’Murry, O’Fallone, and Mac Gerraghte. It is there stated that ‘the territory of Imany, called O’Kelly’s Country, is divided into five principal barronyes, all which contain 665-1/2 quarters of land, each at