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1341 AD Edward 111 the Norman English King used the name of St. George as his War Cry and introduced English officials back into Ireland were they were to control the Lowlands and he had created 3 English Earldoms in Ireland, of Desmond - Maurice Fitz Gerald, Kildare - Fitz Gerald & Ormonde - James Butler / Le Buitleir. He also gave a charter to the town of Fethard in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province and there at Cappagh White still, in existence is the Ballysheeda Castle of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb O Dwyers of Kilmananagh. Edward 111 also resumed all grants of Irish territories and liberties granted by the English Crown since the accession of his father, Edward 11 in July 1307 AD while the Irish then controlled all the land 600' above sea level.

Edward Fitz Gerald although he was to become the English 2nd Earl of Desmond / Southern Munster was feeling more like an Anglo - Irishman then an Englishman, as he was actually of Italian Norman and Welsh descent, and he was to lead a demand for Irish Home Rule, while in Southern Leinster. During this period the Anglo - Norman Burkes / de Burghos, Costellos / Costelloes, Cusacks, Fitz Geralds, Nagles, Roches, Walls / de Valle and Wises were by now also becoming more aware of their growing Irishness.

In October: The Norman English Parliament that was held this time in Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster was up in arms and it moved to Kilkenny in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster again, were the English King’s own ministers were frightened to attend while the "Anglo - Irish" / Old English among them called for redress in Ireland from Edward 111. They denounced his English officials and had found a new political voice as the "Anglo - Irish" who were by now expressing outright opposition to the English authorities with anti - English feelings as Ireland was now seen as their homeland.

1342 AD Niall "Garb" 1st / the Rough was now the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King of Tir Conaill / The Land of 87.Conall / Tyrconnell in Co Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province, Fergal mac Diarmait / Diarmata was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai King of Tir nAililla / The Land of 87.Ailill in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province, and Sean / Seon was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla da Crioch King of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel in Co. Monaghan & Co. Armagh in Southern Ulster.

On March 16th: Maurice Fitz Thomas - Fitz Gerald the 1st English Earl of Desmond created Richard Fitz Redmund L'Ercedekne / Archdeacon a Knight who then created 3 Knights of his own and William Grant created John le L'Ercedekne / Archdeacon a Knight also.

1343 AD The territory of Tir Aeda / The Land of 92.Aed / Ruaid Mac Badbuirn in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province was given to the Clann Murchertaig this year.

The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill territory of Tir Ainmirech / The Land of 91.Ainmere in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province was under the O Boyle / Ui Baigill Chiefs this year and Fergal was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai King of Mag Luirc in their territory at Moylurg in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

Murtough O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Ui mBriain King of Thomond / Tuaisceart Mhumhain / Northern Munster, died, after reigning for 30 years and at this time their kinsmen the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Mac Namaras who were their Lord Marshalls were growing in strength and power in their own right. The Mac Namaras now held the territory there in the east from the lower River Fergus to the Glendaree Hills, and from Tulla to Broadford and down to the Shannon River, where they began to build many Castles to hold onto the territory there and because of this Co. Clare came to have more Castles than any other County in Ireland. Diarmait O Brian was to become the new Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Ui mBriain King of Thomond / Northern Munster and Brian "Bawn" O Brian the Prince / Tanaiste of Thomond was to later also become the King of Thomond until 1350 AD.

The Book of Ballymote was created at the Franciscan Friary at Ballymote in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province containing the key to the ancient Ogham Stone writings.

1344 AD Cormac "Ballach" was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain King of Mide / Meath in Northern Leinster who would be later followed in this position by Art "Mor." Aed mac Mahon / Mheic Mathgamna was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla King of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel in Co. Monaghan & Co. Armagh in Southern Ulster who was to be followed in this position by Manus / Magnus.

1346 AD The Black Death / Plague now appeared in China and Mongolia.

1347 AD Kilcoman Castle at this time was held by the Spencers who were to live there for 12 years.

In October: Geonese sailors from Caffa on the Black Sea reached Messina in Italy bringing with them the Black Death and as they were to escape onto the land there they were to spread the 3 fatal diseases, the Bubonic Plague, where it took 3 days to die, the Pneumonic Plague, and Blood Poisoning, which took only 1 day to die and within 3 years from now one third of all the population of Europe was to be wiped out completely.

1348 AD Summer Plague / The Black Death arrived from England into Ireland from parts on the east coast and made it's appearance in the densely populated City of Dublin in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster and before it was through 1,500,000 or one third to one half of the population of Ireland were to die after it devastated the heavily populated English settlements thereby creating depopulated areas, deserted villages with further recurring Plague.

Jordan "Duff" Mac Costello / Costelloe the Anglo - Norman Baron who had Gaelicized his name as Mheic Oisdealbhaigh built a Friary at Ballyhaunis in the east of Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

1349 AD Patrick de la Freyne the Anglo - Norman Baron was in a battle with the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Mac Gilla Patricks who were attacking their castle in the Cantred of Aghaboe in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of the Leinster Province.

Risderd (O Reilly ?)was at this time the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of East Breifne in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster.

1349 AD - 1450 AD During this period 60% - 75% of Europe had the Plague.

1350 AD - 1355 AD Diarmait O Brian was the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Ui mBriain King of Thomond / Northern Munster who was to produce no descendents and was to rule peacefully during his reign.

At this time the Norman English were to abandon any further plans to try and take back the north of Ossory / Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster from the Irish Septs there after the Irish Septs went on the attack while Bally Larkin Abbey in Freshford in Co. Kilkenny was built by the Anglo - Norman Shortalls / Soirteil / Seartal who were becoming "More Irish then the Irish."

This year Brian O Connor was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai King of Mag Luirc who had his territory at Moylurg in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province. O Niall was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" U Niaill King in the Ulster Province, Diarmait O Brian was the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain King of Thomond and Mac Carthy was the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil King in Desmond / Southern Munster. They were all still using the term Prince / Tanaiste of the Irish.

"The O Niall " from the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Clann na Buide / Clannaboy Sept in the north - east of the Ulster Province, whose title there had been formed originally by William de Burgho the English Red Earl of Ulster to act as his English lackey had by now formed his region once again into a Gaelic State. The territory there ranged from the Glens of Antrim to Belfast and to the north of Co. Down in the east of Ulster and he overrun the Norman English there and removed the Irish Dal Fiatach Sept of the Mac Dunlevys and O Flynns and became the overall overlord there in his own right.

Meanwhile the Norman English efforts to promote the further extension of their stronghold surrounding "The English Pale" around Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster was in trouble as in reality the reverse was now occurring as they were only holding onto an area surrounding Dublin itself and the nearby towns.

This year the Anglo - Norman Ballymoon Castle was constructed 2 miles east of Muine Bheag in Co. Carlow in Southern Leinster where there had been an early Anglo - Norman stronghold while the Anglo - Norman Roches / de Roiste built a castle and a church at Glanworth in Co. Cork in Southern Munster were they also were to become "More Irish then the Irish."

The Cistercians founded an Abbey at Strawry on the River Ilen in Co. Cork in Southern Munster where hundreds of the Famine victims later on in the 1840's were eventually to be buried and a Franciscan Friary was constructed at Cavan in the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin O Reilly kingdom of East Breifne in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster.

+On to 1351 AD - 1360 AD

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