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1331 AD Mulrooney / Mael "Ruanaid" was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of Mag Luirc who had his territory at Moylurg in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province who would be followed by Tomaltach as the next King of Mag Luirc.

1332 AD The Tower and Belfry fell from St. Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny City in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of the Leinster Province.

1333 AD Walter de Burgho / Burke the Norman English Red Earl of Ulster, put in Aed "Buidhe" / of the Yellow Hair O Niall from the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Sept as his puppet, in the north - east of the Ulster Province, whose descendants became the Clann Aedh Buidhe / Clannaboy Sept. Walter de Burgho the Norman English Red Earl of Ulster by this time was suffering from near senility and he never recovered and died this year and his male line died with him, as his 16 year old heir was murdered. There was only a daughter left behind who was married to the Edward III's second son, Lionel the Duke of Clarence and the other de Burghos in Ireland changed their names to Burke and Mac William to hold onto their lands in Ireland. The English pre - dominance in the Ulster Province was now to be in Absentee hands.

The Irish Septs were now in real despair as Famine had set in with a vengeance, and the Irish Chiefs were now more aware then ever that they were going to have to update their own weaponry and use different fighting tactics if they were ever to make any headway against the Norman English oppression as Irish resistance still remained strong all over Ireland.

Conor - Conchobar O Donnell was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Northern Ui Niaill King of Tir Conaill in Co. Donegal in the west of the Ulster Province.

James Butler / le Buitleir the 1st English Earl of Ormonde created Thomas Cantwell a Knight and Edward 111 the Norman English King granted a Town Charter to Kinsale in Co. Cork in Southern Munster.

1334 AD The men of Connacht with a combined army of Irish and English besieged the Mac Namaras in the Munster Province and they burnt a church in which 180 people and 2 priests were seeking sanctuary and none survived.

A Carmelite Friary was also founded in Kinsale in Co Cork in Southern Munster.

1335 AD The "Anglo - Irish" / Old English joined the English Norman King, Edward 111's forces in Scotland. James Butler the 1st English Earl of Ormonde attacked the territory of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge O Byrnes of Duffyr destroying and burning all before him and created more Knights there including Fulk de la Frene, Gregory de la Launde and Matthew Fitz Oliver de la Frene. Maurice Fitz - Thomas Fitz Gerald the 1st English Earl of Desmond also created 7 Knights at Greyn / Poallagrean in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province after an attack on the territory of Brian O Briain from the Heberian Dal g Cais Ui mBriain.

1336 AD James Butler the 1st English Earl of Ormonde created John de Rochford and Geoffrey Schorthalis / Shorthall ? Knights.

1337 AD A new English Justiciar was appointed in Ireland who arrived with 200 Welsh archers and only English "born officials" were to be the English Justiciars in Ireland from now on. James Butler the English 1st Earl of Ormonde created Henry de Valle / Wall a Knight after attacking the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Ui Dunlaing O Byrnes again this time in their territory at Arklow in Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

1338 AD James Butler became the English 2nd Earl of Ormonde until 1382 AD, who was the son of James the 1^st English Earl.

On August 31st: Maurice Fitz Thomas - Fitz Gerald the 1st English Earl of Desmond created 14 Knights at Rathymegan

1340 AD Henry de Valle / Wall the Norman English Seneschal of Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster drove off an attack by the Irish Septs there under the leadership of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig Mac Murroughs, the descendants of 113,Diarmait Mac Murrough na Gall who had bought them into Ireland in the first place.

The Anglo - Irish Fitz Geralds built a castle at Croom / Cromadh in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province on the site of a previous castle from the last century, which was always under attack by the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain O Brians and it would finally be destroyed in 1689 AD. The Fitz Gerald Battle Cry there was to be Cromadh Abu / Croom Forever.

Teague / Tadhg Mac Carthy the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil King of Desmond / Des Mhumhain / Southern Munster began the building of Muckross Abbey there, which would be finished a 100 years later on by his son Donough Mac Carthy in 1440 AD.

+On to 1341 AD - 1350 AD

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