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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."

 

315 AD. 89.Lewy - Lughaidh "Mean" took over the Tuath Mhumhain - North Munster - Thomond and crossed 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” for his own territory and joined it to Munster and became the Heberian King of Thomond - North Munster. 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 Dal Cuinn 120th King of Tara - Ireland was slain by the 3 Colla brothers, who were the 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 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 114th King of Tara - Ireland descended from 37.Heremon.   

 

   85.Colla “Uais” of the Two Countries - became the Heremonian 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 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 & Co. Waterford) He had two sons, 91.Eanna - Enda “Arighthach” and   *1.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. 

326 AD  85.Murray - Muiredach “Tireach became the Dal Cuinn 122nd King of Tara - Ireland, who was a son of 84.Fiacha “Sraibhtine” the previous Dal Cuinn 120th King of Tara - Ireland and despite their finghal - kin slaying - he showed great compassion by only exiling the 3 Colla brothers by banishing them to Alba - Scotland and he was to then rule 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 85.Murray - Muireadach “Tireach” the 122nd King of Tara - Ireland 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 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 founded the Heremonian Dal Cuinn kingdom of Orghialla - Airghialla - Oriel in Southern Ulster and in the adjoining territory of Co. Louth in the north - east of the Leinster Province. During the fighting that brought this all 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 Eamhain Macha - Armagh was killed and they burned Eamhain Macha, which brought it to an end as an aristocratic Royal site. They secured all of the territory there from the Righe and Loch nEathach westwards. One of the brothers, 85.Colla “Meann” - Men - was killed during the battle but this was to see the actual beginning of the Heremonian 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 - North Munster who produced 12 sons who were all to become the direct ancestors of the Dal gCais - Dalcassian Septs - Family branches - in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province from the Tuath Mhumhain descended from *85.Cormac "Cass."

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

(2) 92.Caisin was the second eldest son and he became the ancestor of the 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 was 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, 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 north - west of the Leinster  Province and the O Scullys. Due to the 850 years of destruction and mayhem created by the English against everything Irish the Heberian Families 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 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.Crunn - Crond "Ba Drui" the direct ancestor of the Dal nAraidi & Ui Echach Cobo Septs descended from 37.Ir. 95.Murray - Muiredach "Tireach" had been a son of 84.Fiacha “Sraibhtine” the previous Dal Cuinn 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 "Muigh Mheadhoin" the son of 85.Murray - Muiredach "Tireach," the previous Heremonian Dal Cuinn 122nd King of Tara - Ireland.

         86.Eochy - Eochaidh "Muigh Mheadhoin" - Mugmedon - The Lord of Slaves -  became the 124th King of Tara - Ireland who was a son of 85.Murray "Tireach," the previous Heremonian Dal Cuinn 122nd King of Tara - Ireland, and he who was to reign for 8 years.

     Maine "Mor" was still a King at this period in time.

 

365 AD 86.Eochy "Muigh Mheadhoin" - Mugmedon the Dal Cuinn 124th King of Tara - Ireland died a natural death at Tara, who was the son of 85.Murray - Muiredach "Tireach," the previous Heremonian Dal Cuinn 122nd King of Tara - Ireland. He had 4 sons from 89.Mon Fionn - Mongfind - the daughter of 88.Lare "Fidach" a previous Heberian King of Munster and she was 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 Ui Briuin Septs, (2) Fiachra "Foltsnathac" - of the Flowing Hair - 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. (They would all be known as the 3 Connachta in their territory in the Connacht Province (The Land of the People of 80.Conn) Due to the strong influence of their mother, 89.Mongfind, her brother, 89.Criffan - Crimthann was to be invested as the next 125th King of Tara - Ireland, the first from the Heberian male line of 37.Heber since 168 BC when 74.Duach "Dalta Deagdhaidh" was the previous 91st King of Tara - Ireland who had been the last from their male line since then. 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 from one of her sons, 87.Fiachra. Her oldest son, 87.Brion was too young at the time of his father's death and to ensure his future chances she had put her brother forward until he was of age. Despite this *86.Eochy "Muigh Meadhoin" 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 that 89.Crimthann was to take 87.Niall under his protective wing and ensure that this was to be the way of it and that it would happen as his father, *86.Eochy 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 Munster while his other brother, 88.Maine "Munchain" aka / or 88.Daire "Cerbba" would be the direct ancestor of the Ui Fidgeinti Sept, 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 & 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 & 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 north - west of the Munster Province and both of these sons were to be eventually killed by the men of Munster. The Heberians in Northern Munster - Thomond 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, which is now situated in the north - west of Munster. 

       87.Niall became the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 126th King of Tara - Ireland, and he was the 5th son of 86.Eochy "Muigh Meadhoin" 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 - Boru. This included the 4 Provinces in Ireland, Albion - Briton, the Cruithin Gaelic Picts in Alba - Scotland, the Heremonian Dal Riada in the north and Argyle - Land of the Gael - in Scotland, the Saxons, and the Celtic Morini in France. He was to go deep into Gaul to assist these last mentioned 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.Enna - Enda  "Cennsalach" the Heremonian Cu Corb 2nd King of Leinster, who he had previously exiled to Alba - Scotland. *87.Niall had decreed that Alba - Scotland was to be known henceforth as Scotia Minor.

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

87.Niall initially made his half - brother, 87.Brion the 1st 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 but 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 to 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 defeat him and 87.Brion was slain in the conflict. 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages then released his other half - brother, 87.Fiachra and made him the Dal Cuinn 2nd King of Connacht. The deceased 88.Brion was to become the direct ancestor of all the Ui Briuin Septs and future Ai, Breifne, Siol Muiredaig - Murray Ui Conchobhair, Seola & Siol Cathail Kings of Connacht & Ui Briuin Ui Conchobhair Kings of Ireland.

     87.Fiachra was sent to collect the Boru - tribute on behalf of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages as the 126th High 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" was able to mortally wound *87.Fiachra during the conflict the men of Munster and their allies the Heremonian 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. On reaching Forraidh at Uibb Macc Uais in Co. Westmeath in the north - west of the Leinster Province the hostages were able to escape and they seized 87.Fiachra and buried him alive. The men of Connacht later found him 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 & "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 & 7th Century AD.

388AD *92.Blod - Blood - to coax, to flatter - was born this year ? who was the eldest of the 12 sons of *91.Cas the Heberian King of Thomond - North Munster descended from *85.Cormac "Cass" the 2nd King of Munster and 1st King of North Munster - Thomond who was a son of *84.Ailill "Oluimm" the Gaelic Milesian Heberian 1st King of Munster. *92.Blod was to become a Heberian Dal gCais King of Thomond and the direct ancestor of the Ui Bloid Septs - Family branches - 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 & 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 & O Muldowneys - Downeys.

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 Heremonian 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. Also the new kingdom 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" & 88.Enda, which would be centered on their Heremonian Dal Cuinn kingdom at Aileach, 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 previously been interred. The Heremonian Dal Cuinn 3 Connachta Septs, descending from the 3 brothers, 88.Brion, 88.Fiachra & 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.Coirpre, 88.Leary - Laeghaire, 88.Maine, 88.Conall "Cremthainne" & 88.Fiacha would also strengthen their hold in the Midlands - Mide - Meath region - Northern Leinster including Breagh - Brega in the east. The Heremonian 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 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 Deisi Sept descended from 79.Felim "Reachtmar" the Heremonian 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 & 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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