Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Earl Leitrim is in Earl Ireland.
In 1795 Robert Clements 1st Earl Leitrim [aged 62] was created 1st Earl Leitrim. Elizabeth Skeffington Countess Leitrim by marriage Countess Leitrim.
On 27th July 1804 Robert Clements 1st Earl Leitrim [aged 71] died. His son Nathaniel [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Earl Leitrim.
On 31st December 1854 Nathaniel Clements 2nd Earl Leitrim [aged 86] died. His son William [aged 48] succeeded 3rd Earl Leitrim.
On 2nd April 1878 William Clements 3rd Earl Leitrim [aged 71] was assassinated along with his clerk and driver, near Cratlagh Wood while on his way to Milford (a village he owned in its entirety) from his home, Manor Vaughan (usually known as Mulroy House), on Mulroy Bay. Michael Heraghty and brothers Thomas and Bernard McGranahan were arrested. The gun butt had been traced to Heraghty, and paper for the wadding used to load the rifle was traced to a school copybook owned by the McGranahans. The McGranahans were released from Lifford Jail due to a lack of evidence. Heraghty died in Lifford Jail of typhus. The assassins, Nial Shiels of Doughmore, an itinerant tailor, Michael Hergarty of Tullyconnell, and Michael McElwee of Ballyworiskey, were from the remote Fanad Peninsula. His nephew Robert [aged 31] succeeded 3rd Earl Leitrim. Winifred Coke Countess of Leitrim [aged 27] by marriage Countess Leitrim.