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Ulster Province: The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Dal Riada Sept were still along the far north - east coast of Co. Antrim with the Heberian Cianacht Sept at Keenaught to the west of them and the Irian Dal nAraide Sept to the south along the east coast also. The Dal Fiatach Sept were below them in Co. Down and the Irian Ui Echach Cobo Sept of the Dal nAraidi Sept were further south with the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Conaille Muirtheimne Sept still the most southern coastal Sept. In Central Ulster the 3 Colla Ui Thuirtri Sept were north - east of Loch Neagh to the east of the territory of the Colla Ui Macc Uais Sept who were below the ever expanding Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept. The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept were in the far - west still in Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell (Land of 88.Conall) in Co. Donegal with their close kinsmen the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEndae Sept in the north - west to the south of their other close kinsmen the Cenel nEogain. The Fir Manach Sept were around Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh with the 3 Colla Ui Meith Sept to the east in the territory of the 3 Colla Ui Cremthainn. The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel was throughout the southern central region to the west of the Irian Dal nAraidi Ui Echach Cobo Sept. The Dairtre Sept were to the west of the 3 Colla Fir Rois Sept with the 3 Colla Conaille Muirtheimne Sept to the east of them on the southern coast above Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

Connacht Province: The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Cairpre Sept were in the far - western corner and the Calraige Sept below them, with both along the coastal region, and the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Sept from there to the south - west near the Cianachta Gaileanga Sept. Below them were the Irian Conmaicne Rein Sept. The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide Sept was still in the western corner above Ballina, and the Cianachta Luigni Sept was was in the middle to the east of them above the Connacht Cianachta Gaileanga Sept whose territory came up against the Ui Briuin Ai Sept to the east. The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ui Maille Sept were near Westport, and the Sogain Sept in the central region to the east of them, with the Connacht Delbna Sept to the east of them along the River Shannon. The Irian Conmaicne Mara Sept was on the west coast near Clifden above another Delbna Sept, and the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Seola Sept was east of them with their territory extending across to the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine Sept along the River Shannon. Below these was the territory of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni Sept in the south of Connacht above Co. Clare.

Midland / Mide / Meath / Co. Westmeath - Co. Meath / Northern Leinster: The Colla Mend Mugdorna Breg Sept was in the far - north above the Fir Arda Cianachta Sept on the far - east coast above the River Boyne and Knowth. The "Northern" Cianachta Gailenga were to the east of Loch Ramor above the "Southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine Fir Chul Breg Sept to the north of Kells, with the 3 Colla Ui Macc Uais Breg Sept to the east of Kells above the River Blackwater and the River Boyne. The Cianachta Luigni Sept were in the north below the River Blackwater and the Ui Beccon Sept was to the west of them in the "Southern" Ui Niaill Caille Follamain territory in north - central Leinster. The Heberian Cianachta Brega Sept were in the east along the coast below the River Boyne, with the "Southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine Sept to the west of them above Tara and Lagore, and the Saithne Sept were also to the east of them, and the Deisi Temro Sept to the west of Tara and Lagore. Below the Saithne were the "Southern" Cianachta Gailenga, with the Mag Lacha Sept to the west above the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Cairpre Sept in the central south region. Another Cianachta Luigni Sept was around Granard in Tethbae opposite the Delbna Sept in Connacht on the eastern side of the River Shannon, which was the stronghold of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain Sept across to Dublin. The other Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Cairpre Sept was below them to the east, and the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Fiachach Sept was below the Clann Cholmain near the Mide Delbna Sept, and the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Failge Sept was below the Delbna on the Northern Leinster border. To the east was the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire U Lughaidh Cu Corb Cualann Sept and the vast territory of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Sept was right across the Province above the Irian Loigis Sept to the east and below the Cu Corb Ui Failge Sept to the west. The Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Bairrche Sept was in the west below them and the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Garrchon Sept was on the east coast above the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Enechglais Sept also on the east coast. Below these in the central region were the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Drona Sept and below them the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig Sept near Wexford. The Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla kingdom of Ossory / Co. Kilkenny was still along the border of the south - west of Southern Leinster and the Munster Province, to the west below the Ui Bairrche Sept and the Ui Drona Sept.

Munster Province: The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Muscraige Tire Sept was in the north - west along the River Shannon with the Heberian Cianachta Eile Sept below them in the central region above the the kingdom of Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster. The original Irian Corca Mruadh Sept now connected to the aristocratic Cianachta Sept was still on the north - west coast across the River Shannon in the far north - west of Co. Clare, and the Heberian In Deis Tuaiscirt / Dal gCais Sept was on both sides of the River Shannon with the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Muscraige Corca Baiscinn Sept along the south - west coast there. The Deisi Muman Sept was in Co. Waterford on the south - east coast below the River Suir with the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil Sept right across to the Heberian Eoghanacht Ui Fidgeinti Sept below Limerick above the Ciarraige Munster Sept near Tralee in Co. Kerry. The Heberian Eoghanacht Glendamnach Sept were to the south - west of the Chaisil Sept in the central region with the Ui Failbhe Sept around Dingle. Below Tralee and above Killarney were the Heberian Eoghanacht Locha Lein Sept east of the Ui Failbhe Sept and the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Muscraige Earnan Ui Deaghadha Sept were below them to the west, and the Eoghanacht Ui Liathain Sept were in the south - east near Cork still. The Ithian Corca Loigde Sept were between Kenmare and Bantry with the Heberian Eoghanacht Raithlind Sept further down to the south at Skibbereen and Clonakilty.

In England, Edward the Elder of Wessex (899 AD - 924 AD) the oldest surviving son of Alfred the Great began uniting the Anglo - Saxons against the Viking Danes who they defeated in Northumbria and also later gained the Southern Dane Law region south of the River Humber including London and Oxford. The Danish King of York, the Anglo - Saxon Lord of Bamburgh, the King of the Britons of Strathclyde, and the Heremonian Ui Conaire King of the Scots acknowledged him as their overall ruler. Elfward of Wessex (924 AD) the 2nd son of Edward the Elder was proclaimed King on July18th but died on August 2nd. Athelstan of Wessex - the Glorious (925 AD - 939 AD another son of Edward the Elder who was his older half - brother became King who was to be the actual 1st King of all of England. and drove the Viking Danes out of York in 927 AD and gained control over Cornwall. (The Welsh Kings and Constantine 11 the Heremonian Ui Conaire King of Scotland submitted to him). In 937 AD his opponents under the Heremonian Ui Conaire King of Scotland, assisted by Olaf the Viking King of Dublin invaded England and the Battle of Brunanbugh occurred in which he was successful. Edmund of Wessex - the Magnificent (939 AD - 946 AD) was another 18 year old son of Edward the Elder from his 3rd Wife. In 939 AD he was besieged by Olaf "Guthfrithson" the Viking King of Dublin and in 940 AD Odo the Archbishop of Canterbury negotiated a peace treaty between them. In 941 AD Olaf the King of Dublin & York was killed in Northumbria and his cousin, Olaf "Sigtryggson" took over and in 943 AD Edmund besieged him and he was successful, and Olaf became a Christian, and Edmund then besieged Idwal the Welsh King of Gwynedd who was in revolt there. In 944 AD Raghnall "Guthfrithson" besieged Olaf trying to become the Viking King of York instead, but Edmund dispelled them both and Olaf fled to Ireland to become the Viking King of Dublin and remained Edmund's ally. In 945 AD Edmund besieged the Brythonic kingdom of Strathclyde and slew Donald Mac Donald who was the King there and made the first treaty with the new overlord Malcolm 1st the Heremonian Ui Conaire King of the Scots, that established the border between the two Countries, Scotland and England. With the peace monasteries sprung up across England under the auspices of Odo the Archbishop of Canterbury. Edmund was married to St. Elgiva who bore him 2 sons, Edwy and Edgar. Edmund the Magnificent was tragically killed when only 25 years of age and was buried at Glastonbury were he had recently appointed St. Dunstan as the Abbot. Edred of Wessex (946 AD - 955 AD) another 21 year old son of Edward the Elder from his 3rd wife was installed by the Witan, which caused the loss of allegiances in the north to Eric "Blood Axe" the Viking King of York. In 948 Edred went north and besieged the region there twice in Northumbria and eventually Eric "Blood Axe" left England altogether. Edwy / Edwig "All - Fair" of Wessex (955 AD - 959 AD) who was installed at 14 years of age was the eldest son of Edmund the Magnificent who came into conflict with Odo the Archbishop of Canterbury and St. Dunstan. In 957 AD Mercia and Northumbria supported by Odo switched their allegiance to his brother, Edgar and England was partitioned, with Edwy controlling Wessex and Kent who would die when he was only 18 years of age, while Edgar gained control over the north. Edgar the Peaceful of Wessex (959 AD - 975 AD) the youngest son of Edmund the Magnificent had been reared as an orphaned child by St. Aethelwold a Benedictine monk and this coloured his outlook greatly and he recalled St. Dunstan from exile who became his advisor at the age of 16 years and in 961 AD he appointed St. Dunstan to the position of the Archbishop of Canterbury to reform the monastic movement as St. Benedict had laid out. Edgar besieged the north under Kenneth the Heremonian Ui Conaire King of the Scots, Malcolm the King of Strathclyde and Cumbria, Maccus the King of Man and the Western Isles, Iago the Welsh King of Gwynedd who all submitted. When he died in 975 AD he had been the first to rule over Mercia, Northumbria and Wessex. Edward the Martyr of Wessex (975 AD - 978 AD) was the oldest son of Edgar the Peaceful who began ruling in his teens and was stabbed to death by supporters of his half - brother. Ethelred the Unready of Wessex (979 AD - 1016 AD) another 13 year old son of Edgar the Peaceful who came up against the Viking Danes and their kinsmen the Viking Normans in France causing Pope John XV in 991 AD to draw up a peace treaty between England and Normandy. Despite this the Danes in the Battle of Maldon attacked the Anglo - Saxons who were defeated and Ethelred paid them a massive tribute (Danegeld) to try and maintain the peace, which they ignored and in 994 AD they attacked London and another even larger tribute was paid, but the attacks still continued with the Vikings continuing to operate out of the Isle of Wight.

+On to 901 AD - 910 AD

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