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                                                                                        200 BC - 140 BC 

200 BC First Belgic migration into Albion - Briton occurred with the Germani known along the Rhine - Celtic settlement east of the river and Celtic place names as far east as the Weser and the Elbe. It was a tribal Celtic name used for all intruders, who had an Army in Gaul (France and part of Spain) later on during Caesar’s time from across the Rhine, and the oblivion of the Celts was to now occur under the might of Roman Military expansion, except in Ireland. There were also incursions into Gaul by the Cimbri Septs and the Teutons, which created a defendable conglomeration of dwellings. Tribal areas in Gaul were very large, as they were earlier in Northern Italy, as opposed to those Tuaths in Ireland, with 60 Tribes in Gaul mobile and warlike from the Hallstatt and La Tene Cultures. The Boii Sept who remained in Bohemia and also settled in to Northern Italy were later to migrate into Gaul also. The Volcae Sept were next to the Boii Sept in Middle Europe and may have been part of the Volcae Tectosages Septs who were in Southern Gaul and Asia Minor while the Senone Septs were in Northern Italy and in Northern Central Gaul. The Suessione Septs were in Central Spain and in Belgic Gaul and the Briturigie Septs were in two different areas, south of the Lorre and west of Gironde. From the 2nd  BC to the 1st Century BC the whole of Gaul - France were Celts who were in retreat from across the Rhine as the oblivion of the Celts was begun by Roman expansion, once again, except in Ireland.

    At this time the Gaelic Milesian Irian Ulaid Septs in Ulidia in the north - east of Ireland, descended from 37.Ir, had made Ulster the superior Province - Cuigi with their capital at Eamhain Macha - Armagh - but would in time lose out to the Connacht Province - (Sreng's Fifth) in the west under the Heremonian Septs. The Celtic La Tene Culture from the second Iron Age, which had originated in Switzerland in the 6th Century BC, also started to appear in Ireland and the remains of Barbary apes from this period in time have been found in Co. Down in the south - east of Ulster brought there then by traders. 

198 BC 72.Lewy - Lughaidh “Luaidhne" or "Luaigne" was the Heberian 89th King of Tara - Erinn, who was  a son of 71.Ionadmhar  the previous 87th King of Tara - Erinn, and to divide and conquer he now imposed 2 Kings on the Irian Ulaid Septs in the Ulster Province, Congal "Clairingneach," a son of the former King of the south - eastern part and Fergus mac Leide in the north - eastern part. Owing then to the increased hostility that was to then occur because of their individual rule the other Ulaid Chiefs met together at Eamhain Macha - Armagh and invited both of them to a feast intending to kill them both out of the way so that they could then elect their own single King who they would then support against 72.Lewy the 89th King of Tara - Erinn if he should object. While the feast was being held Fachtna "Finn" the chief poet of the Ulaid discovered their plan and had all the other chief poets of Ulster sit between the 2 Kings and those who intended to assassinate them, and they held back in respect. Congal "Clairingneach" seeing the assassins nearby asked Fachtna what was going on and he told him, so he then stood up and offered to surrender up both of their authorities to 72.Lewy so that he would set up a single King who would be suitable to all of the Ulaid Septs. The poets and the 2 Kings then went to Tara where 72.Lewy's daughter fell for Fergus mac Leide and so 72.Lewy appointed him although it was against the ancient Brehon Law as Congal was the elder of the two. Congal outraged left Tara and gathered together all those who were disaffected from the exiles of Alba - Scotland, and when he met up with the 72.Lewy's son he cut off his head in defiance of his father and he was then forced to go into exile himself. After a few years he returned to Dundrum in Co. Down in the south - east of Ulster when Fergus mac Leide was at Cathair Boirche, which was the fortress of Eochy - Eochaidh "Salbhuide" the King of the territory in Southern Co. Down and he destroyed it and everyone in it and went on to Tara were he challenged 72.Lewy the Heberian 89th King of Tara - Erinn, which began a battle were 72.Lewy was defeated after ruling for 15 years and  was beheaded by Congal.

    Congal "Clairingneach" became the Gaelic Milesian Irian 90th King of Tara - Erinn in his own right also and ruled for 15 years.

195 BC The Roman Military forces on the Continent had by now subdued the Celts of Cis - Alpine Gaul (France) and introduced them further to the Latin language and the old Celtic schools of the Druids then continued to spread Latin throughout the Celtic Septs.

192 BC Roman Military supremacy was by now through out Cis - Alpine Gaul (France) and this saw the end of Cisalpine Gaulish independence with the Romans also defeating the Boii Septs at their stronghold at Bologna.

182 BC Congal “Clairingneach" was still the Gaelic Milesian Irian 90th King of Tara - Erinn.

175 BC The Catuvellauni Septs who were Belgic settlers in Albion - Briton were the original tribal clients of the Remi when the Romans conquered Gaul.

168 BC 74.Duach “Dalta Deagdhaidh was the Heberian 91st King of Tara - Erinn, who was a son of 73.Cairbre "Lusgleathan," a son of 72.Lewy - Lughaidh “Luaidhne or Luaigne" the previous 89th King of Tara - Erinn. He had a younger brother named 74.Deagha, whose eyes he was to have removed for coming between him and the Kingship making him ineligible and for which he received his nick-name. 74.Duach was to be the last of the older generation of Heberian Kings, who had up until his time produced 33 Kings of Tara - Erinn, descended originally from *37.Heber "Fionn." There would not be another from their male line until 89.Criffan - Crimthann mac Fidaig the future Heberian Eoghanacht King of Munster was to achieve this once again through the intercession of his sister, 89.Mongfind in the 4th Century AD. It would then also be 30 generations after this before another, 105.Brian "Boru" - of the Tributes - from the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Sept was to become the next Gaelic Heberian 170th High King of Ireland in 1004 AD. During the rule of 74.Duach the Erainn, who were a Fir Bolg Sept, were to be forced out of the Ulster Province to the south into the territory of the Heberians and 74.Duach in good faith gave them a region there in which to settle and thereby laid the groundwork for future conflict to come much later on in the early 2nd Century AD for his Heberian descendants.

 158 BC 74.Duach "Dalta Deagdhaidh" the Heberian 91st King of Tara - Erinn, the son of 73.Cairbre "Lusgleathan" was killed in battle by his Irian successor, who became the 92nd King of Tara - Erinn who was descended from 37.Ir.

150 BC Ulidia - Ulaid in the south - east of Ulster Province from where it derives its name included Downpatrick - Dun Da Lethglaise in Co. Down, which was to be the kingdom of the Dal Fiatach Sept descended from 90.Forgg mac Dallain. In the north - east section there was to be the kingdom of the aristocratic  Irian Dal n Araide Sept, based on the Celtic Cruithin Septs centred on Co. Antrim, who were originally descended from 37.Ir and 62.Rory "Mor" the previous Irian 86th King of Tara - Erinn who had died in 218 BC and later on through his descendant, 90.Crond “Ba Drui.“ 

      The Celts at this time began to migrate also into Southern Briton - Albion and also to become the Basques in Spain who were "Q" speaking Celts and not "P" speaking as the earlier tribes had been and were a round skulled and long skulled mixture of Celts and pre - Celts. 

142 AD 72.Eochy - Eochaidh "Feidlech" - "Feidlioch" Aireamh" became the Heremonian 93rd King of Tara - Erinn, who was one of the 2 sons of 71.Fionn and Benia the daughter of Criffan - Crimthann, who was a son of 70.Fionnlogh, the son of 69.Roighen "Ruadh" - the Red, the son of 68.Assaman "Eamhna," the son of 67.Enda - Eanna "Aigneach" the previous 84th King of Tara - Erinn in 292 BC. Conor - Conchobar mac Nessa was a sub - King of Ulaid who was a son of Fachtna the King of Ulster, who was subject to 72.Eochy, but he was to eventually rule over the Ulster Province and the Red Branch Knights of Ulster, At this time Curoi mac Daire was the King of Munster, Mesgegra was the King of Leinster and Ailill & 73.Maeve - Medb were the King & Queen of Connacht.

        72.Eochy "Aireamh" the Heremonian 93rd King of Tara - Ireland had built his palace at Fream Hainn - The Hill of Frewin - in Port Lomard in Co. Westmeath in the north - west of Northern Leinster to be independent of Tara for his own family, which always under the Brehon Law went to the reigning King. The territory there belonged to the Feara Cul Sept of Tethbae who had not been asked to use the sight although they had been involved in building it originally and Mormael their King was so upset that at the next Feast of Samhain, in November, he was to kill 72.Eochy the 93rd King of Tara - Ireland without being seen and the Feara Cul Sept then blamed his death on a Tuatha de Danann Sept in the person of Siogmall from the Sidh Neannta in Co. Roscommon whose territory was across the River Shannon in the east of the Connacht Province. The Feara Cul involvement in the crime was eventually discovered and they all fled to the west en - masse across the River Shannon themselves into Connacht and settled there in the south on the border of Co. Galway & Co. Roscommon. They were to remain there for the next 300 years until 82.Cormac mac Airt was to come out of exile in Connacht to assume the 115th Kingship of Tara - Ireland in 225 AD after displacing 58.Lewy mac Con the then 113th Ithian King of Tara - Ireland, when 82.Cormac was to then invite the Feara Cul Sept to act as his bodyguard. When he became the 115th King of Tara - Ireland he was to give them territory north of Tara at Kells - Ceanannus Mor - were they became the Feara Cul Breagh of Bregia in Co. Meath in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

                                                                                          +On to 130 BC - 100 BC

 

                                                                          

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