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                                                                                         1411 - 1420 AD

1411 AD Donnell / Domhnall O Brian was now the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Ui mBriain King of Thomond / Tuaisceart Mhumhain / Northern Munster.

1412 AD This year, Tiernan O Rourke / Tigernan Ua Ruairc was the Heremonian U Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of Breifne who had their territory in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht and Fergal was the Heberian Cianachta Luigni King who had their territory at Leyney in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

     To try and further strengthen their stronghold, "The English Pale," along the coast around Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster,  Henry IV the Norman Lancaster English King combined the two satellite towns of Drogheda in Co. Louth in north - east of Northern Leinster into one.

1413 AD Sioda / Sheeda "Cam" Mac Namara had finally constructed the Quinn Abbey in Quin in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province, on the ruins of the old castle previously built there by the Anglo - Norman Baron, Thomas de Clare against the Dal gCais Septs. It was to be his own last resting place as the Lord Marshall of the Ui mBriain Tuath - Family region. Altogether the Mac Namaras were to construct 42 Castles in Co. Clare. 

     The Abbey at Clontuskert in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht originally founded in the 9th Century AD by St. Baodan was burnt down this year.

     Henry V the second of the Norman Lancasters became the new English King until 1422 AD and appointed Sir John Talbot / Lord Furnival the English Lieutenant Governor in Ireland who was to also plunder the talents of the Irish poets.

1414 AD Sir John Talbot arrived into Ireland as the newly appointed English Governor to force the Irish Septs, especially on the frontier of "The English Pale," to submit to Henry V the new Norman Lancaster English King,

     This year on the ancient site of the original ancient church founded by St. Conall, the Franciscan Friary of Kilconnell / Cill Chonaill in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht was constructed by the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine Chieftain, William O Kelly and is still there in good repair. It still  contains the tombs of the Anglo - Norman Bytaghs, Barneswells, and the Irish O Dalys, O Kellys & Mac A Wards and also a tablet to the memory of the English Trimblestones, who were to be among those Irish & Anglo - Irish Catholics, to be transplanted "To Hell or Connacht" later on by Oliver Cromwell who was then to be the English Lord Protector, who were to die there at Moinivae in 1667 AD.  

    The town of Sligo in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province, together with the Abbey there founded in 1252 AD was burnt down and then rebuilt but the Priory is now only a ruin.    

     Art Kavanagh / Caomhanach was the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig King of Leinster descended from 113.Diarmait Mac Murrough na Gall the 59th King of Leinster and Eochy Mac Mahon / Eochaidh Ua Mathgamna was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla da Crioch King of Orghialla - Airghialla - Oriel who had their territory in Co. Monaghan & Co. Armagh in Southern Ulster.

1415 AD Aed O Malley / Ua Maille was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of the Umall / the Owles in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

    The Talbot Castle was constructed at Trim in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster by Sir John Talbot the English appointed Governor in Ireland against the Irish Septs there.

1416 AD This year, Toole O Malley / Tuathal Ua Maille was now the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of the Umall / the Owls who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province and Ardgal Mac Mahon was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla da Crioch King of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel who had their territory in Co. Monaghan & Co. Armagh in Southern Ulster.

    Edward Fitz Maurice Fitz Gerald the 3rd Earl of Desmond was a foster son of the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain O Brians and a cousin to Henry V1 the future English Norman King of England.  

    "The O Donoghue Mor" built  Ros Peninsular Castle in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province surrounded by 158 acres, which had been cut off from the mainland by a man made channel, as the O Donoghues had been driven to the Co. Kerry Glens originally between Killarney / Cill Airne / the Church of St. Airne and the border of Co. Cork, by the other Heberian Eoghanacht Irish Chieftains, were they also built Killaha / the Church of St. Agatha / Cill Agata Castle.  

      The Book of Lecain containing 502 pages on vellum was compiled at Castle Firbis in Enniscrone in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province, which was continued on from the Book of Leinster, which had ended in 1130 AD and contained the pedigrees of the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Ui mBriain Kings of Thomond / Northern Munster down to 1399AD when Brian "Catha na Aenagh" O Brian had been killed. (It also contains the genealogy of the individual Tuaths / Family regions and of the ancient Tuatha de Danann Sept)

1417 AD Rory / Ruaidri was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide King descended from 87.Fiachra who had their territory in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

      Sir John Talbot the English Chief Governor in Ireland arrested Fitz Gerald the Earl of Kildare (the father - in - law of James Butler the English Earl of Ormonde) and Sir Christopher Preston for intending to seize the English Deputy, kill his men and nominate a Chief Governor of their own in Ireland. Christopher Preston was seized carrying documents incriminating him in this revolt, which included an Irish Gaelic version of the English Coronation oath and how the parliaments should be  conducted. 

In December: An Anglo - Irish / Old English Great Council met at Naas in Southern Leinster and proclaimed the superiority in Ireland of the actual governing Anglo - Irish Parliament in Ireland and later this Parliament itself decreed that Ireland could only be bound by Statutes enacted by the Anglo - Irish Lords and Anglo - Irish Commons of Ireland.

1418 AD Teague 3rd O Kelly / Tadhg Ua Cheallaig was now the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine King who had their territory in the east of Co. Galway and in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province and Risderd O Reilly, a son of Tomas O Reilly, was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of East Breifne who had their territory in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster. Tiernan O Rourke / Tigernan Ua Ruairc was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of Breifne who had their territory in Northern Connacht and was to be followed by Eogan as the next King of Breifne while Tumelty / Tomaltach was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of Mag Luirc who had their territory at Moylurg in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

1419 AD In May: Sir John Talbot the English appointed Chief Governor in Ireland captured Mac Murrough the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig King in Southern Leinster but also later came up against James Butler the 4th English Earl of Ormonde in the south - west of Southern Leinster and an all out struggle for control of the government in Ireland ensued. The confiscation of the English Earls lands in Ireland that was then taken into the English King’s hands by Talbot made it even worse as Talbot himself had also inherited Confiscated Irish territories in Ireland and he was to continue to quarrel with James Butler for years to come. Hugh Cokesy was created an English Knight.

     This year, Aed "Buide" / of the Yellow Hair - O Rourke was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of Breifne who had their territory in Northern Connacht and was to be followed next in the position by Art O Rourke, a son of Teague / Tadhg O Rourke, as the King of Breifne. Murrough O Flaherty / Murchad Ui Flaithbheartaig was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Seola King of Iarthar / West Connacht, Donough / Donnchad was the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig King of Leinster and Brian Mac Mahon was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla da Crioch King of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel who had their territory in Co. Monaghan & Co. Armagh in Southern Ulster. Donough 2nd O Kelly / Donnchad Ua Chellaig was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine King who had their territory in the east of Co. Galway and in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

1420 AD Niall 2nd "Garb" / the Rough O Donnell was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell  who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and Teague / Tadhg was the Heberian Cianachta Luigni King who had their territory at Leyney in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

                                                                           +On to 1421 AD - 1430 AD

 

                                                                          

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