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Turlough O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain King of Munster formed an alliance of Irish Chiefs in Mogha's Half in Southern Leinster and Munster Province, who devastated large areas so that he gained territory back in Co. Limerick and in the south of Co. Tipperary and there was even talk now of inaugurating him as the King of Ireland but he had previously acknowledged Henry O Niall supreme becoming in reality his vassal. The Irish Kings of O Niall, O Donnell, O Connor, O Brian, Mac Carthy, Mac Murrough and Kavanagh were all involved in a delicate alliance at this period in time, as were the Anglo - Irish Earls of Kildare, Desmond, Butler and Burke.

On the death of Teague / Tadhg "an Chomahaid " O Brian his brother, Conor "na Shrona" / of the Big Nose O Brian, who was also a son of Turlough "Bog" / the Soft O Briain, became the next Dalcassian King of Thomond / Northern Munster and was to continue to rule for 30 years until 1496 AD. With his Anglo - Irish kinsman, Mac William / Burke from the Clan Rickarde in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province he waged war on the O Kellys from the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine / Hy Many Sept along with the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill O Donnells from Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and Mac William Eighter / Burke. The Dalcassians and the Anglo - Irish Clan Rickarde won the day in a battle near Galway City in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht and peace was to continue there for another 20 years.

Thomas Fitz Gerald the 7th English Earl of Desmond who was the English Deputy in Ireland for Edward 1V the English Yorkist King of England was captured by the Heberian Cianachta O Connors of Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster and Edward 1V was determined to replace him then with Sir John Tiptoft the English Earl of Worcester . He was previously the Treasurer to the English King, and he was also known as “Butcher” Tiptoft because of all the Lancasters he had previously executed.

1467 AD Teague 4th O Kelly was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine King who had their territory in the east of Co. Galway and Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

On February 14th: Thomas Fitz Gerald the 7th English Earl of Desmond had his stronghold at Killmallock in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province were he was known to be sympathetic to the people of Ireland and totally committed to the future of Ireland and his removable as the English Lord Lieutenant in Ireland and subsequent murder was to have great consequences.

In September: Sir John Tiptoft the English Earl of Worcester representing Edward 1V the English Yorkist King arrived in Ireland and had Thomas Fitz Gerald the 7th English Earl of Desmond immediately accused of treachery to the English Crown and arrested in Drogheda and was to have his head cut off without a trial. Sir John Tiptoft then also laid claim to some of the Irish territories held by the Fitz Gerald Desmonds in Co. Cork in Southern Munster. The Irish people had held Thomas Fitz Gerald with such esteem and respect that they believed that to lose him would be the total ruin of Ireland and with great sorrow they buried his body beside the Atlantic Ocean at Tralee in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Munster. Meanwhile the other branch of the Fitz Geralds who were the Earls of Kildare had also by now married into every leading Irish Sept / Family branch.

In December: Sir John Tiptoft who represented Edward 1V the English Yorkist King was to hold his first Anglo - Irish Parliament and the Universities at Drogheda and Armagh were destroyed by the English forces to ensure there was to be no further higher education in Ireland.

Sean Finn Mac Namara from the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Sept who was the Ui mBriain Lord Marshall built the Knappogue Castle at Quin in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province.

1468 On February 4^th: An Anglo - Irish Parliament was held at Drogheda under Sir John Tiptoft and a Bill was passed Attainting Thomas Fitz Gerald the 7th Earl of Desmond and Garret Fitz Gerald the Earl of Kildare along with Edward Plunkett the English appointed Seneschal of Meath for treason and felony for supporting the “Irish - Erenaig Enemies.”

February 15^th: Thomas Fitz Gerald the 7th Earl of Desmond was taken from the Dominican Friary in Drogheda where he was being held prisoner and executed immediately and the whole of Ireland was in shock. Garret Fitz Gerald his brother then went north to Meath burning, wasting and destroying with 20,000 men plus 2,000 horsemen. Fitz Eustace the Treasurer panicking then freed his kinsman, the Earl of Kildare from prison in Dublin and O Connor "Faly" and Kavanagh from south - east Leinster also joined Garret Fitz Gerald. Sir John Tiptoft had brought 500 archers from England and succeeded in defeating Garret Fitz Gerald but rebellion also broke out in other areas and O Reilly the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of East Breifne raided into Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster from out of Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster, Garret Fitz Gerald went into Co. Tipperary, Henry O Niall killed the English Seneschal in the Ulster Province massacring 500 men and all of Leinster Province was in total revolt. Sir John Tiptoft then made peace with Fitz Gerald the Earl of Kildare who was later pardoned by Edward 1V the English Yorkist King, if he procured peace in Ireland and the Parliament removed his Attainder subject to his bringing Leinster Province back into to peace and all of this now brought the Earl of Kildare to the forefront in Irish politics. Garret Fitz Gerald kept himself busy in Desmond / Southern Munster until his nephew, James Fitz Gerald, the son of the murdered 7th Earl of Desmond finally succeeded to the Earldom there. The English Government recognized James as the 8th Earl of Desmond but he refused to reconcile with Dublin or Edward 1V the English Yorkist King, and this meant that Fitz Gerald the Earl of Kildare was to come now to the forefront being left to assume overall Anglo - Irish political leadership in Ireland.

This year, Art was now the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain King of Mide / Meath in the south of Northern Leinster and Rory / Ruaidri was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of Tir nAililla who had their territory in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province. Tiernan O Rourke was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of Breifne who had their territory in Northern Connacht and Mac Donagh / Donnchad was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Mac Diarmata King of the Baile an Duin who had their territory at Ballindon in Co. Sligo in the north - west of Connacht. Conor / Conchobar 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 Connacht.

Felim O Connor was inaugurated as the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Siol Muiredaig King of Connacht on the prehistoric mound of Cairn Fraoich / Carnfree in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province by Torna O Mulconry / Maol Chonaire who was to hand over the rod of Kingship into his hands.

William Grampe / Grampy who had been the Mayor of Dublin in "The English Pale" in 1466 AD was created an English Knight.

1469 AD Risderd / Richard "Oc / Og"/ the Younger was now the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of Breifne who had their territory in Northern Connacht and Aed 2nd O Kelly was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Maine King who had their territory in the east of Co. Galway and Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

Richard Burke the Anglo - Irish Earl founded Burrishoole Abbey beside Clew Bay as a Dominican Friary and it is still there but roofless.

1470 AD On October 2nd: Edward 1V the English Yorkist King was to abandon England and on October 6th: the English Earl of Warwick / The Kingmaker was back in London and took the demented Henry 1V the previous Lancaster King from the Tower of London and put him back in as the last of the Lancasters to be the King of England until 1471 AD. Sir John Tiptoft the English Earl of Worcester the English Lord Lieutenant, who had beheaded Thomas Fitz Gerald the 7th Earl of Desmond had to return to England leaving Sir Edward Dudley as the English appointed Deputy in Ireland. On October 14th: Sir John Tiptoft was also publicly executed.

October: The Anglo - Irish Council in Dublin elected Thomas Fitz Maurice the Earl of Kildare the new English Justiciar in Ireland and from then on he would be politically in control of Ireland.

November 26th: Henry V1 the Lancaster King of England was once again formerly declared the English King by the Anglo - Irish Parliament in Ireland and Thomas Fitz Maurice Fitz Gerald the English Earl of Kildare had the Anglo - Irish Parliament annul all the laws enacted under Sir John Tiptoft, which were against himself and the Fitz Gerald Family generally and secured all of Tiptoft’s confiscated property in Ireland. The Fitz Geralds of Kildare had now obtained a firm hold on the English Lord Deputyship in Ireland.

The Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain Mac Mahon's tomb that had been begun in 1460 AD, who were the descendents of Mahon O Brian was finished in the north wall at Ennis Abbey in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province this year.

The Anglo - Irish Earl, Barry "Oge" built a castle at Bandon in Co. Cork in Southern Munster against the Irish Septs there.

+On to 1471 AD - 1480 AD

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