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*93.Cairthenn "Fionn Oge Mor" / the Younger of Fair Complexion, who was the Greater, was the eldest son of *92.Blood / Blod, who was the eldest of the 12 sons of *91.Cas the Heberian Dal gCais King of Tuaisceart Mhumhain / Thomond / North Munster, and he was to have 2 sons of his own, 94.Angus / Oengus who was his younger son is the direct ancestor of the Muinter Loingsigh, Muinter Uainidhe, Muinter Bhreachtgha, Muinter Bhreachainn / Bhreahain, Muinter Sheasnain, Muinter Riada, Muinter Thomraigh, Muinter Chorbmacain, which were to produce the Families of the O Currys, O Cormacans / Mac Cormacks, O Seasnains / O Sextons, O Riada / O Reidys etc.

405 AD. 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 126th King of Tara / Ireland was killed at Muir Nicht (The Sea) between France and Albion / Briton by 95.Eochy / Eochaidh the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Prince of Leinster, who was seeking revenge for his previous exile out of Ireland. He was a son of 94.Enda / Enna "Cennsalach" the 2nd King of Leinster, who would become the ancestor of a new Sept of his own and dynasty in Ireland, the Ui Cheinnselaig, who would produce many of the future Kings of Leinster, right up until the Anglo - Norman Invasion in the 12th Century AD. Although there was no such a position as a High King / Ard Ri in the Irish Brehon Law 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages would come the closest to it, early on, before the Vikings would arrive in the 8th Century AD and disrupt the Irish Brehon Law and the customs of the Celtic Septs, especially the Irish Brehon Law. Despite 86.Niall's early demise, the Kingship of Ireland would remain with his descendants the "Southern" and "Northern Ui Niaill Septs, emanating from his 8 sons, whose mother was Rioghnach, for another 500 years. (His descendant 100.Malachy 1st / Mael Sechlainn would become the first real High King of Ireland in the 9th Century AD.) 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages had been one of the 5 sons of 86.Eochy / Eochaidh "Muigh Meadhoin," the previous 124th King of Tara / Ireland, and prior to *87.Niall's death he had decreed that Alba / Scottish Highlands was to be known henceforth as Scotia Minor. )

St. Patrick had been among the hostages taken as a 16 year old youth from Briton, and brought to Ireland to act as a shepherd in the east of the Ulster Province, and while there he became acquainted with Bronach, who was a daughter of his master, which would pay off big time when he returned in 432 AD.

88.Dathi / 88.Nathi now became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach 127th King of Tara / Ireland and he was to be the last Pagan King of Connacht, and was a son of 87.Fiachra of the Flowing Hair an original King of Connacht, who had also been a half - brother to 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland. (They had been two of the 5 sons of 86.Eochy / Eochaidh "Muigh Meadhoin," the previous 124th King of Tara / Ireland,)

422 AD 88.Dathi was to follow in the footsteps of his uncle, 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages, and carry out expeditions, while also harassing the retreating Romans in Briton, Wales and Gaul, pushing them back to the Alps. This particular year he was induced to go from Tara to the cataract on the River Erne / Eas Ruaidh at Ballyshannon / Beal Atha Seanaidh (The Ford - mouth of the Hillside) in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province. This was due to a territorial dispute occurring there among his own Ui Fiachrach kinsmen, and while there he not only settled their problem, but had Doghra the Chief Druid inform him of his future for the next 12 months. Doghra had him send 9 Irish Chiefs with him to Rath Archaill, which was the Druid’s camp on the River Moy / Muaidh, and 88.Dathi also went along himself to make up the number. (88.Dathi’s Queen, Ruadh (of Red Complexion) also had a palace at Mullach Ruaidre in that region at Skreen in Co. Sligo in the north - west of Connacht Province.) Doghra the Chief Druid went to Dumha - na - nDruadh, (The Mound of the Druids) where the Druids used to stay there on a mound near Rath Archaill on the southern side, to further consult his art. He then informed 88.Dathi, that he would follow in the way of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages and 89.Criffan / Crimthann "Mor" the previous Heberian 125th King of Tara / Ireland and carry out an expedition to Alba , Albion and Gaul (France and Spain.) 88.Dathi informed his Chiefs of his intention to carry out this expedition, and they all agreed with him, and then returned to their individual forts / duns to prepare for their coming journey, in Co. Roscommon, and from there crossed over the River Shannon to the east, to the ancient palace on the Hill of Frewin / Fream Hainn at Port Lomard in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster.

While in Frewin another Druid, Finnchaemh also informed 88.Dathi of a previous event that had occurred there that had changed the course of Irish History in his favour in the past. He told him that near the end of the last Millennium, 72.Eochy / Eochaidh "Aireamh," who was then the 93rd King of Tara / Erinn, had built his own personal palace there on this particular spot, to be independent of Tara for his own family, which always under the Brehon Law went to the next reigning Irish King. The territory there in Frewin in Co. Westmeath, in reality, actually belonged to the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Feara Cul Sept of Tethbae, who had not been asked for permission to use the sight there at Fream Hainn, although some of them had been physically involved in assisting to build the palace there originally. Mormael the Feara Cul King was upset when he found out about it, that at the next Feast of Samhain in November, he not only killed 72.Eochy "Aireamh," but was able to escape from the scene without being discovered. The Feara Cul Sept then tried to shift the blame for his death onto Siogmall, who was from the Tuatha de Danann Sidh Neannta, who had their territory in the west on the other side of the River Shannon in Co. Roscommon in the Connacht Province. Eventually the part in the crime, the Fear Cul had played, was revealed and in panic they all then fled across the River Shannon to the west into Connacht themselves, and settled over there permanently on the border of Co. Galway and Co. Roscommon, where they had remained for 355 years. In 225 AD 88.Dathi's ancestor, 82.Cormac mac Airt had come out of exile in Connacht, to assume his right to the Kingship of Tara / Ireland, after first being involved in displacing 58.Lewy mac Con, who was at that time was the 113th Ithian King of Tara / Ireland, who had been the cause of the death of his father, *81.Art the Lonely the 112th King of Tara / Ireland. 82.Cormac mac Airt had invited the Feara Cul Sept to return with him to Meath / Mide to act as his bodyguard, and when he became the 115th King of Tara / Ireland, in his own right, he gave them new territory to the north of Tara at Kells / Ceanannus Mor, where they then became known as the Feara Cul Breagh (of Bregia) in Co. Meath to the east of their original territory in Co. Westmeath.

After leaving Fream Hainn, 88.Dathi went onto Ros - na - Righ, were his mother lived north east of Tara on the River Boyne and were he was to stay a while, and then returned to Tara as he had previously arranged for all the Irish Chiefs to meet with him at the Feast of Beltaine on May Day at Telltown / Tailten to the north of Tara. (The Feast of Beltaine had been instigated originally by Lugh the Tuatha de Danann King in honour of Taillte, the daughter of the King of Spain, who had been the previous wife of Eochy / Eochaidh mac Eirc the last King of the Fir Bolg, who had been killed at Moytura in Co. Galway in the south - west of Connacht Province during the great battle with the Tuatha De Danann.) Lugh had been fostered at her court , and when she died he had her buried there, were he raised an immense mound and began annual games in her honour on the first day of August, which was to be continued on in Ireland up to the 9th Century AD.

428 AD. 88.Dathi had all the Irish Chiefs finally agree to carry out the overseas expedition, and leaving Tara he marched to Dundalk were his ships were waiting and they left for Carlingford / Cuan Snamha Aigrech, from where they were to set off for Alba / Scottish Highland to Port Patrick. On the way he marched to Newry / Lubhar Chinnatracha and then onto Donaghdee / Oirear Caoin passing by Moville / Magh Bile. He had sent his Druid on ahead, to the palace of Feradach "Fionn" the King of Alba at Tuirrin Brighe na Righ to gain his submission, and tribute, but he had refused, and a battle then occurred to extend his sovereignty over him, and the defenders in Alba were defeated. Despite this Feradach "Fionn," their King, still kept up the resistance until 88.Dathi's cousin, 88.Conall “Gulban,“ who was another of the 8 sons of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland, and the direct ancestor of the "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Septs, killed him. 88.Dathi then had the surviving son of Feradach "Fionn" take his place, and continued on into Albion / Briton and France in Gaul were he also extended his authority there, and received further submissions and hostages. He then went on to the foot of the Alps, were after a reign of 23 years, he was suddenly killed by a bolt of lightning at Sliabh Ealpa while attempting to extend his authority even further on Formmenus the King of Thrace. His brother, 88.Awley / Amhalgaidh, who was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach 1st King of Connacht, recovered his body, intending to take it back to Ireland for internment at Rath Croghan / Cruachan in Connacht, and along the way they become involved in a further 9 battles on the sea, and another 10 on the land, where on each occasion he lifted up 88.Dathi's body for his men to see and be inspired, and they were victorious on each occasion. Meanwhile, 88.Awley due to the mortal wounds he was to suffer in the last battle, was to die himself as they came near to Tara, in the territory of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Deisi Temro Sept. Four of his servants then continued to carry the remains of 88.Dathi back to Connacht, and he was buried at Rath Cruachan, along with the other previous Milesian Kings and Queen Maeve there, and the site was marked by a red pillar stone / coirthe dearg , which was still to exist up until 1650 AD when the English religious and ethnic oppression was full on.

428 AD 88.Leary / Laoghaire now became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 128th King of Tara / Ireland, who was one of the 8 sons of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland, and the the first one from the "Southern" Ui Niaill. He had promised his father that he would not become Christian, but despite this he was to later send his two daughters, 89.Eithne and 89.Fidelma to Cruachan in Connacht Province to be educated by two Druids, where they were later to be baptized as Christians directly by St. Patrick as was Cass mac Glais his swineherd.

430 AD After much pleading by St. Patrick to be sent to Ireland to carry out his own personal mission, Pope Celestinus / Celestine 1^st instead finally sent Palladius with 12 followers to converse with the Irish Christians, who were already there who had been converted previously by a disciple of St. John, and they landed in the Leinster Province where 91.Nathi a son of 90.Garrchu from the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Dal Messin Corb Sept refused him admission. Despite this restraint he was eventually able to convert and baptise others in Ireland and erect 3 wooden churches, the Cell Fhine, the Teach na Roman and the Domhnach Arta. At Cell Fhine he was to leave behind books and a shrine with relics of St. Peter & St. Paul and of many other martyrs, and also left behind some of his retinue, Augustinus, Benedictus, Sylvester and Solinus. He then returned to Rome complaining that he had received no respect in Ireland, and had also contracted a sickness while in the Ulster Province from which he was to eventually die.

431 AD St. Patrick finally became a Bishop and Pope Celestine 1^st then gave him his greatest wish and sent him to Ireland to teach the Gael / Gaedhals further about Christianity and to baptise them.

432 AD St. Patrick arrived into Ireland and came ashore 1 1/2 miles north - east of what is now the City of Downpatrick / Rath Celtchair / Dun Dalethghlas situated at the mouth of the River Slaney (Fiddler's Burn), and nearby he was to set about erecting his first church at Saul / Sabhall ( barn) on land granted to him there by one of his earliest converts to Christianity, Dichu. (Also about the same distance to the east of Downpatrick are the Holy Wells of Sruill (The Stream of Struell.) St. Mochaoi / St. Machee, one of the 6 sons of Bronach who he was to initially convert, became the 1st Catholic Abbot of Nendrum / Naondroim on what is now Mahee Island on the western side of Strangford Loch, which is still there to see with its cells, the stump of the Round Tower and the remains of other buildings constructed there, along with other artefacts from this period. The original bell from the site, was to also be eventually discovered in the wall of one of the 3 cashels (Circular walls of stone and earth) surrounding the area, where it was to be hidden by the monks during the Viking raids (It is now in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.) Inside the inner cashel were ecclesiastical constructions, with the second cashel surrounding the buildings of the monks, while the outer cashel housed their animals. Nendrum can be reached by crossing over the causeway onto Reagh Island and then by another causeway onto to Mahee. There also to be seen are the remains of a castle, that would also be constructed there in the future by Captain Brown in 1570 AD. (The lower end of Strangford Loch (strong ford - Norse) is the mouth of the River Quoile near Downpatrick. St. Patrick was to also found Ath Truim with his followers Loman and Fortchern, on land to be eventually granted to him by 89.Felim / Feidhlimidh, a son of 88.Leary the present Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niall 128th King of Tara / Ireland, the son of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland, who had promised his father that he personally would not convert to Christianity. The key to St. Patrick's overall initial success, was that he was to meet the Celtic Irish on their own ground with their own culture, utilising their sacred groves, their sacred mounds and their sacred wells, turning them also into places of worship for Christianity, and also the same places as the Druids, which he used to set up his Christian churches and holy places. Eventually the Abbeys, and the churches also were to become great centres of learning, instructing the Celtic Irish people in Greek and Latin, and laying the foundation for further widespread scholastic achievement, thereby allowing the Irish monks in the future to spread Christianity further during the Dark ages into the British Isles and Europe.

433 AD 25th March: St. Patrick lit a fire on the Hill of Slane in Co. Meath in the east of Northern Leinster that could be seen from Tara.

At Mag Slecht was the main Scythian Celtic idol of Cenn Cruaich (The Head of the Mound), which was to become known later as Crom Cruaich (The Bowed One of the Mound), which consisted of gold, surrounded by 12 idols made from stone, and after St. Patrick destroyed it the power of the previous gods in Ireland were to be destroyed forever.

*94.Eochy / Eochaidh "Baill Dearg" - of the Red Mole was the eldest son of 93.Cairthenn "Fionn Oge Mor," the son of 92.Blood / Blood the eldest son of 91.Cas the Heberian Dal gCais King of Thomond / Northern Munster the direct ancestor of the Dal gCais (The People of 91.Cas.) He was born when St. Patrick was first in the Munster Province, and was personally baptized by him, and was to die a natural death due to old age. He was to have 2 sons of his own, 95.Breacan / Breccan, the youngest, whose territory was in the region now known as the Barony of Ibrackan in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province. 95.Conall his eldest son also had 2 sons and the youngest of these was 96.Molua "Lobhar" - the Leper / St. Molua, who was to found the first church at Killaloe in their Dal gCais Ui Bloid territory in Co. Clare in the north - west of Munster.

435 AD 92.Breasal / Bressal "Belach" the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb 1st King of Leinster, died this year, who was a son of 91.Fiacha "Ba hAiccid" - the Lame, the youngest son of 90.Cahir / Cathair "Mor" the 109th King of Tara / Ireland descended from 86.Cu "Corb," 78.Lewy / Lughaidh, 60.Leary / Laoghaire "Lorc" the 68th King of Tara / Erinn and 59.Ugainey the Great the 66th King of Tara / Erinn and 37.Heremon.

*91.Aonghus / Oengus mac Nad Froich, the son of 90.Nad "Froich" became the Eoghanacht Chaisil 3^rd King of Cashel / Munster on the Rock of Cashel and he was to become the 1st Christian King of Cashel / Munster, who was to be the father of 24 sons and 24 daughters.

450 AD St. Patrick baptized Angus / Oenghus the Heberian Eoghanacht King of Cashel / Munster on the Rock, and inadvertently pierced his foot with his Crozier, to which he did not respond, as he thought it was part of the ceremony.

+On to 451 AD - 500 AD

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