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                                                                                   1281 AD - 1290 AD

1281 AD Donnell O Donnell was the Heremonian Ui Briuin King of Breifne in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht.

     Donnell O Donnell was the Heremonian 3 Colla King of Orghialla - Airghialla - Oriel in Co. Monaghan & Co. Armagh in Southern Ulster.

     Teague - Tadhg was the Heremonian Ui Briuin King of Mag Luirc - Moylurg in Co. Roscommon in Eastern Connacht.

     Boyle Abbey church in Co. Roscommon in Eastern Connacht was finished and consecrated.  

1282 AD Murtough - Muirchertach was the King of Leinster.

     Taichlech 2^nd was the Heremonian Northern Ui Fiachrach Muaide King in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

1283 AD Aed "Buide" O Niall was the Heremonian Northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King in Northern Ulster.

1284 AD Donough O Brian was the Heberian Dal gCais King of Thomond - Northern Munster.

1286 AD The man made River Rine was constructed near the Quin Abbey in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province.  

1287 AD Geoffrey St. Leger, the Anglo - Norman Bishop of Ossory - Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of the Leinster Province, died.

     Diarmait "Midech" was the Heremonian Ui Briuin King of Mag Luirc at Moylurg in Co. Roscommon in Eastern Connacht.

1288 AD Cathal was the Heremonian Ui Briuin King of Mag Luirc at Moylurg in Co. Roscommon in Eastern Connacht.

1290 AD Cairpre was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Southern Ui Niaill King of Mide - Meath in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

      Donnell - Domnall was the Northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King of Tir nEogain - Tyrone in Northern Ulster who was to be followed by Niall "Culanach."

     A Franciscan Friary was founded at Clare Galway in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht by de Burgo aka Burke the Anglo - Norman Baron, which was added to in the 15th Century AD and the Burke Castle is still there in ruins on the way to Tuam - Choom.

                                                                                     +On to 1291 AD - 1300 AD 

 Situated on the western bank of the Hunter River, midway between Muswellbrook and Denman the doorway to the Heart of Australia's "Horse Capital" in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales., Australia.  

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