THe third countie in the prouince of Leinster, is Caterlough, alias Carlough, and it is a long slip of land lying for the most part betweene the riuers of Slane and Barrowe, and containeth diuers lordships aunciently inhabited by the Englishmen; but not long after, it was recouered by the Cauenaughes, which do inhabit both it, and much of [ B] the countie of Wexford. It hath in it certaine high mountaines vppon the East part, and the rest is more plaine. The third part of the whole shire belongeth to the Earle of Ormond, and his brother Sir Edm••••d Butler. it is bounded with the countie of Kildare to the North; to the West and South with the Queenes countie; and with Kilkenny to the North-West.
* 1.1There are in this countie but two townes of any note, that is, Caterlough, (from which the countie takes the name, the which also Lionell Duke of Clarence began to wall, and Belling••••m a most renowned lord deputie fortified with a castle) and Leighlin, where there was an Episcopall chaire, now vnited to the See of Fernes, as Camden reports.
* 1.2As for castles, this countie hath the castle of Caterlough (as I haue said) that of [ C] Leigh∣lin, Rathemore, Rathulley, Fortenollon, Tully, Saint Molins, and other of lesse note.
* 1.3The lords and chiefe gentlemen of this countie, are, the Bishop of Lawghlin or Leigh∣lin, Sir Edmund Butler, Ragnal, Turlo Mac Donel Gallo-gl••sse, Hugh Mac Ihane, Harpole, Dae∣uells, Oliue, Oge, Brian Mac Cauer, Cauenaughes, and Og••rmagon Barry.