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                                                                                   301 AD - 400AD

312 AD 90.Conall ”Each Luath/ of the Fleet Steeds was born this year who was a son of 89.Lewy / Lughaidh "Mean/ Men the future Heberian King of North Munster / Thomond descended from 85.Cormac "Cass" the 2nd King of Munster a son of 84,Ailill "Oluimm" the 1st King of Munster.

 

315 AD. 89.Lewy / Lughaidh "Mean" took over the Tuath Mhumhain in  / Thomond / Northern Munster and crossed over the River Shannon to the west into the south - eastern part of the Connacht Province, now known as Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province taking it from the Fir Bolg Sept there as “sword land” and joined it to Munster Province and became the Heberian King of Thomond / North Munster in his own right. From that time on the In Deis Tuaiscirt Sept having won the eastern part of  Co. Clare previously from the south of Connacht as "sword land" would not pay tribute for it to anyone.

 

322 AD. 84.Fiacha “Sraibhtine the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 120th King of Tara / Ireland was slain by the 3 Colla brothers, who were the 3 sons of his own brother, 84.Eochaid / Eochy “Doimhlen,” as they had been advised by their Druid that, this was the only way they would ever inherit the male line to the Heremonian Kingship of Tara / Ireland. They had killed him in the Battle of Dubh Chomar in Crioch Ros in Breagh / Brega in Co. Meath in the north - east of the Leinster Province while his son, 85.Murray / Muireadach “Tireach,” who was also his Champion, was away elsewhere. 84.Fiacha "Sraibhtine" had been a son of 83.Cairbre "Liffeachair" the previous 116th King of Tara / Ireland, the son of 82.Cormac mac Airt the previous 115th King of Tara / Ireland descended from 37.Heremon.   

 

   85.Carioll / Carioll "Colla Uais of the Two Countries - became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 121st King of Tara / Ireland for 4 years, who was one of the 3 sons of 84.Eochaidh "Doimhlen," who had been involved in the finghal / kin slaying - of their uncle 84.Fiacha "Sraibhtine."

325 AD - 335 AD. 90.Conall ”Each Luath/ of the Fleet Steeds became the Heberian King of Thomond / North Munster (Eastern Co. Clare, Northern Co. Limerick, Northern Co. Tipperary and Co. Waterford. He had two sons, 91. Enda / Eanna “Arighthach” and  *91.Cas his eldest son who was descended 6 generations from *85.Cormac “Cass“ the previous 2nd King of Munster and 1st King of Northern Munster a son of 84.Ailill "Oluimm" the 1st King of Munster descended from 37.Heber "Fionn." 

326 AD  85.Murray / Muiredach “Tireach became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 122nd King of Tara / Ireland, who was a son of 84.Fiacha “Sraibhtine” the previous 120th King of Tara / Ireland and despite the previous finghal / kin slaying by his cousins, the 3 Colla brothers, he showed great compassion by only exiling them them to Alba / Scottish Highlands and he was to then rule Ireland in his own right for 30 years.

327 AD. The 3 Colla brothers returned to Ireland with only a group of 27 people and went to their kinsman, 85.Murray / Muireadach “Tireach” the 122nd King of Tara / Ireland, acting once again under the instructions of their Druid to threaten him so that the kin slaying / finghal might also then be on him if he killed any of them but instead he forgave them and made them his Champions.

 

331 AD. Seeing the numbers of the 3 Colla Septs growing stronger 85.Murray / Muireadach "Tireach" the 122nd King of Tara / Ireland advised them to go further north and seek out territory there for their own 3 Colla Families, and once there they were to found the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel in Southern Ulster and in the adjoining territory of Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster. During the conflicts that was to bring this about, in the Battle of Archadh Leithdheirg in Fearnmhagh the 3 Colla brothers came up against the men of Ulster. Fergus / Fearghus "Fogha," the son of Fraechar "Foirtriun," the last real Irian King of Ulster, who resided at Armagh / Eamhain Macha was killed and they then burnt the ancient fortress there of Eamhain Macha, which brought it to an end as an aristocratic warrior Royal site for the Iran who were descended from 37.Ir. They eventually secured all of the territory there from the Righe and Loch nEathach westwards. One of the brothers, 85.Colla “Meann” / Mend - was killed during the battle but this was to be the actual beginning of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Septs advance into the Ulster Province territory of the Ulaid Septs.

 

335 AD - 350 AD. 91.*Cas became the Heberian King of Thomond / Northern Munster and he produced 12 sons who were all to become the direct ancestors of the Dal gCais / Dalcassian (The People of *91.Cas) Septs / Family branches - in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province from the Tuath Mhumhain descended from *85.Cormac "Cass" the 2nd King of Munster and *84.Ailill "Oluimm" the 1st King of Munster.

(1) 92.Blood / Blod the eldest became the ancestor of the Dal gCais Ui Bloid Sept, which includes the Families of O Brien, O Hurly, O Cormacan, Mac Cormack, O Curry, O Larkin, O Moloney / O Molony, O Neill / O Nihill of Clare, O Reidy and O Sexton.                 

(2) 92.Caisin was the second eldest son and he became the ancestor of the Dal gCais Clann Caisin / Ui Caisin Sept, the Muintir Chrada, the Siol Aodha / Clann Mac Con Na Mara / Clan Culien of 1320 AD of central and south - east Co. Clare. Their Septs were the O Caisin, Mac Clancy, O Grady, Mac Inerney, Meehan, Mac Namaras, O Mulqueeny / Mulqueen, O Roughan, O Markahan / Markham and many of the other Dalcassian Septs.

(3) 92.Lughaidh / Lewy became the ancestor of the Muintir Dobharchon from whom the O Liddys of Clare descend and the Muintir Chontaoil. 

(4) 92.Sedna / Seana became the ancestor of the Cenel Sedna.  

(5) 92.Aengus “Cinnathrach / Ceann Nathrach is the ancestor of the Cenel Cuallachta / O Deas / Ui Deadhaigh the Chiefs of Dysert O Dea whose territory was centred on the Parish of Dysart in the Barony of Inchiquin in Co. Clare. The Cenel Fearmaic, the Cenel Baoi, the Cenel Cualochtaig / Cuallachta and the O gRiobta Sept who was originally their main Family.

(6) 92.Carthan “Fionn”/ of Fair Complexion.     (7) 92.Cainnech / Cainioch.

(8) 92.Aengus / Oengus Cinnaitin" / Ceann Aitin was to be the father of 93.Corc who is the father of 94.Ifearnan the ancestor of the Muintir Ifearnain represented by the O Quinns of Thomond who were their Chiefs around Corofin in Co. Clare, which included the Muintir Neachtain / O Nechtanns. The O Heffernans held the territory there under the O Quinns who were also to have territory later on in Co. Limerick as the English Earls of Dunraven.   

(9) 92.Aedh is the ancestor of the Muintir Aodha  / O Heas.  (10) 92.Nae(11) 92.Loisgeann / Loiscionn.

(12) 92.Dealbaeth became the ancestor of the Mac Coughlans of Dealbhnai / Devlin in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster and the O Scullys. Due to the 850 years of destruction and mayhem created by the English against everything Irish the Heberian Dal gCais Septs directly descended from the other sons whose Families are not listed are as yet unknown but these sons are also the ancestors of the Muinter Leime, the Muinter Oenghusa / Angus and the Muinter Dubhthaigh / Duffy.

 

356 AD. 85.Murray / Muiredach "Tireach" the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 122nd King of Tara / Ireland, was killed by 91.Caelbhadh / Coelub the Irian Dal nAraidi King of Ulaid in the north - east of the Ulster Province at Portigh over Dabhall, who was one of the 3 sons of 90.Crond / Crunn "Ba Drui" the direct ancestor of the Dal nAraidi and Ui Echach Cobo Septs in Ulster descended from 37.Ir. 95.Murray / Muiredach "Tireach" had been a son of 84.Fiacha “Sraibhtine” the previous 120th King of Tara / Ireland.

    

357 AD. 91.Caelbhadh / Coelub the Irian Dal nAraidi King of Ulaid in the north - east of the Ulster Province was killed by 86.Eochy / Eochaidh "Mugmedon" / Muigh Mheadhoin the son of 85.Murray / Muiredach "Tireach," the previous Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 122nd King of Tara / Ireland. 86.Eochy / Eochaidh "Mugmedon"/  Lord of Slaves  became the 124th King of Tara / Ireland who was to reign for 8 years.      His brother, 86.Maine "Mor" was also a King at this time who would be the direct ancestor of the Ui Maine Septs in Connacht Province.

 

365 AD 86.Eochy / Echu "Mugmedon" the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 124th King of Tara / Ireland died a natural death at Tara, who was the son of 85.Murray / Muiredach "Tireach," the previous 122nd King of Tara / Ireland. He had 4 sons from 89.Mongfind / Mon Fionn the daughter of 88.Lare "Fidach" a previous Heberian King of Munster and she was also a sister to 89.Criffan / Crimthann the Eoghanacht King of Munster who would also become the 125th King of Tara / Ireland. (1) Brion would become the direct ancestor of the 4 Ui Briuin Septs, (2) Fiachra "Foltsnathac" / of the Flowing Hair would become the direct ancestor of the Ui Fiachrach Septs, (3) Fergus / Feargus would leave no issue, 4. Ailill / Oilill would become the direct ancestor of the Ui Ailello Septs. (The 3 Septs from these 3 brothers  would all be known as the 3 Connachta in their territory in the Connacht Province (The People of *80.Conn) Due to 87.Brion the oldest, still being too young, *89.Mongfind  used her influence to ensure that her brother, 89.Criffan / Crimthann was to be invested as the next 125th King of Tara / Ireland. He was to be the first from the Heberian male line of 37.Heber "Fionn" since 168 BC when 74.Duach "Dalta Deagdhaidh" was the 91st King of Tara / Ireland who had been the last from their male line. There would not be another Heberian King of Ireland until 1004 AD when 105.Brian "Boru" / of the Tributes would become the Dal gCais 170th High King whose mother would be from the Ui Fiachrach Aidni Sept descended also from one of her sons, 87.Fiachra of the Flowing Hair. As her oldest son, 87.Brion was too young at the time of his father's death to ensure his future chances she had put her brother forward until *87.Brion was to come of age. Despite this *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" had decreed that he wanted his fifth son, 87.Niall, not her son, 87.Brion to be the future King of Tara / Ireland due to his outstanding abilities and she was not pleased when 89.Crimthann was to take 87.Niall under his protective wing to ensure that this was to be the way of it and that it would happen as his father, *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" had decreed.

       89.Criffan / Crimthann became the Heberian Eoghanacht 125th King of Tara / Ireland, who was a son of 88.Lare "Fidach," one of the 3 sons of 87.Ailill "Fland Bec" who had been the one to carry the Eoghanacht male line forward to the Munster Kingships, who was a son of 86.Fiachu "Mullethan," the son of 85.Eoghan "Mor" the direct ancestor of all the Eoghanacht Septs. His father's brother, 88.Lewy / Luigthech was to be the father of 89.Conal "Corc" the direct ancestor of all the future Chaisil Kings of Cashel / Munster while his other brother, 88.Maine "Munchain" aka  88.Daire "Cerbba" would be the direct ancestor of the Ui Fidgeinti Sept, the Ui Duach Argetrois Sept and the Ui Liathain Sept.

375 AD About this time some of the Fir Bolg / Belgic Septs in the Leinster Province and the Munster Province also began migrating across the Irish Sea to the south of Wales and Cornwall.

378 AD 89.Mongfind seeing it was the intention of her brother, 89.Criffan / Crimthann the Heberian Eoghanacht 125th King of Tara / Ireland, to decree that 87.Niall should be the next heir - apparent to the Kingship of Tara / Ireland panicked and poisoned her own brother, 89.Criffan hoping to install her own first born son, 87.Brion to the throne of Tara / Ireland. She also then poisoned herself by drinking from the same cup to try and prove that she didn't do it but her son, 87.Brion was passed over anyway as her action was a finghal / kin slaying - frowned upon under the Brehon Law. 89.Criffan / Crimthann died on the way back to the Munster Province at Sliab Aideda an Rig / the Mountain of the King's Death - at Cratloe north of Limerick in the mid - north - west of Munster. This finghal also created friction for her other sons, 87.Fiachra and 87.Ailill who had their territory to the north - west of there in the Connacht Province, which was also to the north - west of the Heberian Families in the west of the Munster Province and both of these sons were to be eventually killed by the men of Munster. The Heberians in Thomond / Northern Munster who were descended from 84.Ailill "Oluimm" the 1st King of Munster through his son, 83.Cormac "Cass" also claimed close kinship to 89.Criffan / Crimthann and they confiscated more of the territory in the southern region of Connacht, which was previously under 87.Fiachra's control. Taking it also as "sword - land," they added it to the territory there already in their possession in the north of the Munster Province, which was the territory in the south - east of Connacht along the River Shannon known now as part of Co. Clare.

       87.Niall became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 126th King of Tara / Ireland, who was the 5th son of 86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the previous 124th King of Tara / Ireland and a son of Caireann "Chaisdubh / of the Dark Curly Hair - who was a Brythonic Princess, the daughter of Scal "Moen" the King of the Saxons in Albion / Briton. He was to be known later as *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages who was to take aristocratic Royal hostages from nine territories or countries, which he was to submit and make pay tribute / borumha. This included the 4 Provinces in Ireland, Albion / Briton, the Cruithin Gaelic Picts in Alba / Scottish Highlands, the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Dal Riada in the north and Argyle (The Land of the Gael) in the Scottish Highlands, the Saxons, and the Celtic Morini in France. He was to go deep into Gaul to assist the Morini Celts to expel the Romans and subsequently conquered the territory there. In the early 5th Century AD he was to be killed for revenge on the banks of the River Lianne near Boulgne - sur - mer by 95.Eochy, one of the sons of 94.Enda / Enna  "Cennsalach" the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb 2nd King of Leinster, who he had previously exiled to Alba / Scotland. *87.Niall had decreed that Alba was to be known henceforth as Scotia Minor.

     *87.Niall became the direct male line ancestor of the "Southern and Northern" Ui Niaill Tuaths and Septs from his own 8 sons, 5 of which became the direct ancestors of the "Southern" Ui Niaill: *88.Cairbre / Coirpre became the ancestor of the Cenel Cairpre Sept, *88.Conall "Cremthainne" the direct ancestor of the Cenel nArdgail, Sil nAedo Slaine and Clann Cholmain Septs. *88.Fiachu the ancestor of the Cenel  Fiachach Sept, 88.Leary / Laoghaire and 88.Maine of Tethbae. Of these only 3, *88.Cairbre / Coirpre, *88.Conal "Cremthainne" and *88.Leary / Laoghaire were to leave Ui Niall Kings of Tara / Ireland.

87.Niall initially made his half - brother, 87.Brion the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn King of Connacht and his other half - brother, 87.Fiachra a King of the territory from Carn Fearadhaigh near Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province to Magh Mucronmhe near Athenry in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht. 87.Brion and 87.Fiachra soon fell out and came into conflict and there was a battle between them and 87.Fiachra was defeated and sent onto 87.Niall as a prisoner. 88.Earc "Cuil Buidhe" aka 88.Macc "Ercae" one of the sons of 87.Fiacha was very naturally skilled and he was to besiege his uncle, 87.Brion, with his allies from the Leinster Province and he defeated him and 87.Brion was slain during the conflict. 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages then released his other half - brother, 87.Fiachra and made him the King of Connacht. The deceased 88.Brion was to become the direct ancestor of all the 4 Ui Briuin Septs and future Ai, Breifne, Siol Muiredaig / Sil Murray Ui Conchobhair, Seola and Siol Cathail Kings of Connacht and Ui Briuin Ui Conchobhair Kings of Ireland.

     87.Fiachra was sent to collect the tribute / borumha on behalf of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages as the 126th King of Tara / Ireland from the Munster Province but the men of Munster were still upset over the slaying of 89.Criffan / Crimthann and they decided instead to challenge the men of Connacht Province in battle at Caenraige. Although Maidhi "Meascorach" had mortally wounded *87.Fiachra during the conflict, the men of Munster and their allies, the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Conaire Muscraige Ernan Sept, were thoroughly defeated with great slaughter. The men of Connacht then took 50 hostages out of Munster along with the tribute in full and set out to return to 87.Niall at Tara in Mide / Meath in Northern Leinster. On reaching Forraidh at Uibb Macc Uais in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster the hostages were able to escape and they seized 87.Fiachra and buried him alive. The men of Connacht later found his buried body and gave him his funeral rights / cluiche cainte - and his name was written down there in Ogham and those hostages who were still taken were also buried alive around his gravesite. 87.Fiachra of the Flowing Hair is the direct ancestor of the "Northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide and the "Southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni Septs / Family branches and Ui Fiachrach Kings of Connacht and among the 3 Connachta his was to be the most prominent male line for the Dal Cuinn in Connacht during the 6th and 7th Century AD.

388AD *92.Blood / Blod / to coax, to flatter - was born this year ? who was the eldest of the 12 sons of *91.Cas the Heberian King of Thomond / Northern Munster descended from *85.Cormac "Cass" the 2nd King of Munster and 1st King of Northern Munster / Thomond who was a son of *84.Ailill "Oluimm" the Gaelic Milesian Heberian 1st King of Munster. *92.Blood was to become a Heberian Dal gCais King of Thomond and the direct ancestor of the Ui Bloid Septs that included the O Ahernes, O Briens, O Bladairs, O Blairs, O Bloods in Munster, O Currys, O Duracks, O Flatterys, O Hogans, O Hurleys, O Kennedys, Mac Mahons, O Malones of Co. Clare, O Maloneys, O Reidys, O Sextons and O Shanahans. He had 4 sons (2) 93.Cairthenn "Dubh," (3) 93.Eochy / Eochaidh, (4) 93.Brendan / Breanainn "Bran" the direct ancestor of the Muinter Urthaile, Muinter Maol Domhnaigh, Muinter Chearnaigh, which were to produce the Families of the O Brennans of Thomond, O Glinns / Glynns, O Hurleys, O Maglins, O Maegans, O Maloneys and O Muldowneys / Downeys.

395 AD - 400 AD. St Patrick was captured and brought over to Ireland as a 16 year old youth and was put in charge of a herd of pigs on the slopes of Slemish Mountain in Co. Antrim in the Ulster Province 15 miles from Larne from where he would escape after 6 years and on returning to Albion / Britain he would have a vision of a Angel, known to him as Victoricus, beseeching him to return to Ireland to spread Christianity.

400 AD Early on during this Century the Irian Ulaid Septs in the north - east of the Ulster Province descending from 37.Ir, would be pushed further to the north - east due to the expansion of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel being formed who were also descended from 80.Conn of the Hundred Battles and 37.Heremon, there in the central region of Ulster. Also the new kingdom of Aileach of the "Northern" Ui Niaill Septs would also be created there in Ulster later on, beginning in the north - western region by 3 of the 8 sons of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland. Namely, 88.Eogan, 88.Conaill "Gulban" and 88.Enda, which would then be centered on their Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn kingdom at Aileach that had previously been originally the 2nd Century BC Fir Bolg stone fortress that is situated on a hill in Co. Derry at the Inishowen Peninsula, where Nuada the King of the Tuatha De Danann had also previously been interred. The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Connachta Septs, descending from the 3 brothers, 88.Brion, 88.Fiachra and 88.Ailill who were half - brothers to 87.Niall, would further strengthen their hold in the Connacht Province. The "Southern" Ui Niaill Septs emanating also from the other 5 sons of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages, namely, 88.Cairbre / Coirpre, 88.Leary / Laoghaire, 88.Maine, 88.Conall "Cremthainne" and 88.Fiacha would also strengthen their hold in the Midlands / Mide / Meath / Northern Leinster region including Breagh / Brega in the east. The Heremonian Ui Laoghaire  Cu Corb Dal Messin Corb Sept emanating from 87.Mess "Corb," a son of 86.Cu "Corb" would also be of importance in Northern Leinster. The Heremonian Ui Laoghaire  Cu Corb Ui Bairrche Sept emanating from 89.Daire "Barrach," a son of 90.Cahir / Cathair "Mor" the 109th King of Tara / Ireland who was also a great - great - grandson of 86.Cu "Corb" would play a major role in Southern Leinster. The Heberian Eoghanachta Septs descending from 85.Eoghan "Mor" and therefore from 37.Heber "Fionn" were in control of Munster at Cashel in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province and the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Deisi Sept descended from 79.Felim "Reachtmar" the 108th King of Tara / Ireland, the father also of 80.Conn of the Hundred Battles, were in Co. Waterford in the north - east of Munster migrating across the sea to the south of Wales with the Eoghanacht Ui Liathain Sept in Co. Cork in Southern Munster also descended from 85.Eoghan "Mor" migrating across the sea to Cornwall and Devon. The Fir Bolg / Erainn Septs were spread out all over the south as the basis for the Ithian Corca Loigde Sept descended from 35.Ithe and his son 36.Lewy / Lughaidh.

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