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                                                                                  13th Century AD 

     111.Donough "Cairbreach" / "Cairprech" O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain King of Thomond founded the Cistercian Kilcooley / Cill Cuile Abbey in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province were there still exists today a tomb of  the Butlers / Le Buitleir the Anglo - Norman Barons, and it was also a sister Abbey to the Jerpoint Abbey in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster adjoining Co. Tipperary. - A Round Tower was built in the town of Kildare in Central Southern Leinster. - Mac Carthy the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil King of Muskerry built the original Blarney Castle in Co. Cork in Southern Munster.  - Burke Castle was also built at Askeaton on the River Deel in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province. - Killorglin Castle was finished by Maurice Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman Baron in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province and he gave it to the Knight Templars. - An Anglo - Norman fortress was also built at Athlone in Co. Galway in the mid - west of the Connacht Province and another castle at Ferns in Co. Wexford in the  south - east, which was once the capital of Southern Leinster, which is now only a ruin. - Teampall Ciaran / Kieran was built near the Holy Well / Tobar Ciaran of St. Kieran on Clear Island in Co. Cork in Southern Munster. - A Friary was built on the old Church site at Holy Wood in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province. - Abbey Shrule, a Cistercian Abbey, was built, which is still there in ruins in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster. The Anglo - Norman Shrule Castle was built in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

      After the Anglo - Norman Invasion Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster, which was then part of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel was made into English - Oriel and this area was restored to Armagh.    

          Walter de Lacy, the Anglo - Norman Baron, was to be given back the position of English Earl of Meath in Northern Leinster after John "Lackland" the Norman 3rd Plantagenet English King was forced to sign the Magna Charta, but his brother, Hugh de Lacy who had rightfully accused John of murdering his own nephew, Arthur of Brittany, the real heir - apparent to the English Crown, was not restored to the Ulster Province.    

    13th - 14th Century AD the borders of Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster remained close to the borders of Ossory / Osraighe except for the Leighlin parishes of Grangesilvia, Kilmacahill, Powerstown, Shankhill, Ullard and part of Wells (which were part of Co. Carlow / Catherlough. Tibberaghney was in the south - west in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province while Clandonagh, Clarmallagh and Upper Woods were in Co. Laois in the mid - north - west of Southern Leinster.

     13th, 14th and 15th Century AD the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain O Nialls descended from 88,Eogan the 1st King of Aileach, and one of the 8 sons of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland did homage to the English Earl of Ulster, but not their close kinsmen the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill O Donnells in Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell (now Co. Donegal), who were descended from his brother, 88.Conall "Gulban," as having their territory to the west of Loch Neagh their Chiefs were still to remain independent of the Norman English.

     13th - 16th Century AD - Gaelic Heremonian Highland Scots were to return to the Ulster Province.

     13th to the 17th Century AD the Anglo - Norman Ormonde Castle was constructed on the site of the original castle built at Roscrea by John the Norman 3rd Plantagenet English King in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province. 

     In England Henry 111 (1216 AD - 1272 AD) was the new Norman 4th Plantagenet King who was a son of John "Lackland" the previous English King.

   Edward 1st "Longshanks" (1272 AD - 1307 AD) was the new Norman 5th Plantagenet King who was the son of Henry 111 and his second cousin, Eleanor of Provence in Castile (Both were descended from Henry 11)

   

                                                                              +On to 1201 AD - 1210 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.  

                                                                                   John & Sue Markham  

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