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552 AD St. Colmac built a church on Middle Island / Inishmaan / Inish Meain in Loch Mask in Co. Mayo in the mid- west of the Connacht Province, which would be enlarged later on and then burnt down in 1227 AD.

93.Fothad the Irian Ui Echach Cobo King in Ulaid in the north - east of the Ulster Province, died, whose father was 92.Conall, the son of 91.Eochy / Echu the direct ancestor of the Ui Echach Cobo Sept who were also to produce three 3 Kings of Ulaid. (Both Echu and Eochaidh were "horse names," which were utilised many times by the Kings of Ulaid. 91.Eochy / Echu was one of the 3 sons of 90.Crond "Ba Drui" the direct ancestor also of the Iran Dal nAraidi Sept and together they would produce 14 Kings of Ulaid. The Irian Septs in Ulaid / Ulidia had still continued to rule the territory there down to the River Boyne even after the burning of their fortress of Armagh / Eamhain Macha in 331 AD when the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Septs also killed Fergus / Fearghus "Fogha," the son of Fraechar "Foirtriun," the last real Irian King of Ulster itself who resided there.

At this time the Heberian Cianachta Luigne Sept and the Heberian Cianachta Gailenga Sept were in Co. Mayo and Co. Sligo in the west of the Connacht Province who were originally based on Fir Bolg Septs from Brega in the south - east of Northern Leinster together with the Saithne Sept nearby from Glasnevin in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster to Loch Ramor in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster where the Kingships up until the Anglo - Norman Invasion were to be interchangeable. The subject tribes in Co. Longford and Co. Westmeath in the west of Northern Leinster and Co. Offaly nearby in the north - west of Southern Leinster were the Delbna, the Corco Roide and the Cuircne among others.

553 AD 93.Eochy / Eochaidh the 4th King of Ulaid and 4th Irian Dal nAraidi King,, died, whose father was 92.Condlae the previous 2nd Dal nAraidi King who was a son of 91.Coelub one of the three (3) sons of 90.Crond “Ba Drui,” the direct ancestor of the Dal nAraidi and Ui Echach Cobo Septs in the north - east of Ulster Province, descended from 83.Fiacach "Aruidhe" the actual direct ancestor of the Dal nAraidi Sept who was descended from 62.Rory "Mor" the 86th King of Tara / Erinn and 37.Ir.

92.Fergnae became the Dal Fiatach 5th King of Ulaid in the north - east of Ulster Province, who was a son of 91.Angus / Oengus "Ibdach," one of the 2 sons of 90.Forgg mac Dallain the direct ancestor of the Dal Fiatach Septs.

553 AD St. Finnian of Moville in Co. Donegal in the north - west of Ulster Province and Cille Drivne in Co. Sligo in the north - west of Connacht Province had previously returned from his second journey to Rome with a rare manuscript that was a translation of the Vulgate of St. Jerome and he lent it to 91.St. Columbcille to read who copied it down without his permission and St. Finnian also demanded the copy / Cathach back. 91.St. Columbcille would not give it up so they put it to 90.Diarmait mac Carroll the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill 133rd King of Tara / Ireland who gave the judgement in St. Finnian's favour basing his decision on the fact that; "A calf belongs to the owner of the cow."

555 AD 91.St. Columbcille from the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept in the north - west of the Ulster Province was also to be further upset with another of 90.Diarmait mac Carroll's decisions during a Festival held at Tara where all of the Gaelic Milesian Septs had gathered together subject to a truce. 94.Curnan, a son of 93.Aed mac Echach the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai 8th King of Connacht, was to kill another youth breaking the truce during the Festival / Feis and he fled to 91.St. Columbcille for protection and he was then pulled from his hands and executed by the command of 90.Diarmait mac Carroll and this also created further mixed emotions among the other Dal Cuinn Septs also towards 90.Diarmait. This was to bring on the Battle of Cooldrumman / Cul Dreimhne in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province between the various Dal Cuinn Septs involved. 94.Curnan's father, 93.Aed mac Echach the Ui Briuin 8th King of Connacht was also joined by 91.Fergus and 91.Donnell the 2 sons of 90.Murtough mac Ercae the previous "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 131st King of Tara / Ireland. 91.St. Columbcille also encouraged his "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept led by his kinsmen the second - cousins, 91.Ainmire and 90.Ninnid to also go up against 90.Diamait and 3,000 members of the Dal Cuinn Septs were to perish in the battle that ensued in the territory belonging there to the "Southern" Ui Niaill in what was then the kingdom of Cairpre Droma Cliab, which was below the Ben Bulben Mountain. This was to bring about the greatest defeat ever for 90.Diarmait mac Carroll the "Southern" Ui Niaill 133rd King of Tara / Ireland.

In later centuries when the Connacht Province was to be in the ascendant this particular divided northern territory of 88.Cairbre's / Cairpre's "Southern" Ui Niaill kingdom was to be cut off by the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Sept from it's southern half nearby in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster and it was to be then claimed by the Ui Briuin instead in Connacht. By custom it had been an ancient fifth of Connacht with it's border with Ulster Province at the River Drowes, a few miles to the north of Drumcliff. The Kings from 88.Cairpre's kingdom were to then move in alongside their "Northern" Ui Niaill kinsmen and their kingdom there always remained debatable right down to the 16th Century AD.

555 AD 91.Colman "Mor" the 6th King of Meath, who was one of the 3 sons of 90.Diarmait mac Carroll the "Southern" Ui Niaill 133rd King of Tara / Ireland, was killed in his chariot by Dubhshlat O Treana from the Irian Sept in the north - east of the Ulster Province. He was to become the direct ancestor of the Clann Cholmain Sept who became the Kings of Meath who would later on basically follow on from 90.Diarmait to be in solid as the "Southern" Ui Niaill future Kings of Ireland before the rise of their kinsmen the "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain. Another of the 3 sons of 90.Diarmait was 91.Colman "Bec" who is the direct ancestor of the Caille Follamain Sept who were to produce no Kings at all, but his youngest son, 91.Aed "Slaine" their half - brother was to become the joint 139th King of Tara / Ireland and the direct ancestor of the Siol nAedo Slaine Sept who were to produce 9 Kings of Ireland in their own right.

Bangor / Beannchar Monastery on the coast in Co. Down in the north - east of the Ulster Province situated on the outer shore of Belfast Loch was founded this year by St. Comgall who had been born near Black Head. It was to become so famous as a pious learning centre that over time students and teachers from many distant parts were to attend here, with up to 3,000 at a time. Many of his disciples were to leave from the shore nearby in their currachs / boats to promote Christianity on the Continent and throughout the west of Europe such as St. Columbanus and St. Gall. In the future from 824 AD on it would come under constant attack from the Viking raiders with 3,000 being slain there just on one occasion. The Franciscans were to re - establish there later on and the region there was to become part of the territory of the O Neills of Clandeboye / Clan, na Buidhe to then be taken over in the early 17th Century during the Confiscation of the 3,000,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill territories by the English for non - Catholic Plantations. - Cath "Dubh" who was the Bishop in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province was by this time of a very great age.

556 AD 91.St. Columbcille / St. Columba was to establish 37 monasteries altogether from Derry in the north - east f the Ulster Province to his new one at Durrow / Daire Magh (The Plain of the Oaks) in Co. Offaly in the mid - west of Southern Leinster and also among these was one at Drumcliff in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province, which is now a total ruin. It was all in repentance for his involvement in bringing about the terrible tragedy at the Battle of Cooldrumman. The copy he had made of the Vulgate of St. Jerome from now on was to become known as the "Cathach of St. Columba," which was then always carried by his "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept into battle. It is still in existence in the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, while the Shrine that originally covered it is still to be seen in the Irish National Museum. Another of the monasteries he founded was the one at Swords / Sord on the River Ward in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster were he put in St. Finnian the Leper / Lobar as the Abbott in charge, with others on Tory, and Lambay Island near Dublin also and at Fahan in Co. Donegal in the north - west of Ulster where St. Mura was the Abbot there and where his Holy Well is still in existence there today.

90.Diarmait mac Carroll the "Southern" Ui Niaill 133rd King of Tara / Ireland revived the ancient Orce Feis / Celtic Festival were the King was previously married to the land, which had previously been abandoned under the sway of Christianity and this was to be the last time it was held at Tara as he was to have many conflicts with the priests and the monks as he continued to try and revert to the old Celtic ways. The Battle of Cuil Unsenn also occurred this year when Aed mac Brendan / Brenainn the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill King of Tethbae in the west of Mid / Meath in Northern Leinster drove off 90.Diarmait mac Carroll whose time was now running out since he had fell out with St. Ruadan who recently laid a curse on him and also on Tara, which was to soon come to fruition.

557 AD 92.Fergnae the Dal Fiatach 5th King of Ulaid in the north - east of the Ulster Province, died this year, who was the son of 91.Angus / Oengus "Ibdach," one of the 2 sons of 90.Forgg mac Dallain the direct ancestor of the Dal Fiatach Septs, whose territory was at Craeb Tulcha in the north of Co. Down in the south - east of Ulster. His demise was to end his particular male line to the Kingship but the Dal Fiatach Septs would continue to produce 58 Kings of Ulaid mainly through his uncle, 91,Murray / Muiredach "Muinderg" who had been the 1st King of Ulaid, and a brother to his father.

93.Demman became the Dal Fiatach 6th King of Ulaid in the north - east of the Ulster Province who was a son of 92.Carroll / Cairell the previous 3rd King of Ulaid, one of the 2 sons of 91.Murray / Muiredach "Muinderg" the 1st King of Ulaid who had been one of the 2 sons of 90.Fogg mac Dallain.

558 AD St. Brendan the Navigator established an Abbey at Clonfert / The Meadow of the Grave and another at Annagh Down near Loch Corrib with both situated in Co. Galway in the south - west of the Connacht Province and others at Ardfert, and Brandon in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province where the ruins of the Cathedral are still there to be seen and also his Holy Mountain. He had also set sail to America with his disciples in 3 open wicker boats covered in ox skins known as currachs on a journey, which was to last for 7 years to spread Christianity. The Co. Kerry Peninsular / Ros is at the mouth of the River Kenmare were the smugglers boats in the future were to take the Irish to France and Spain to the Catholic seminaries for the priesthood and education during the hundreds of years of English ethnic oppression and religious repression.

559 AD St. Comhghall who was born at Black Head / Magheramorne in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province was to found a monastery at Bangor / Beannchar on Bangor and Bally Holme Bays on Belfast Loch, where it was to become one of the most famous monasteries in Ireland with over 3,000 students and teachers attending. It was from there that he was to far well many of his disciples including St. Columbanus and St. Gall to spread Christianity into Europe. In the future in 824 AD the Vikings were to attack the monastery killing 3,000 students and teachers there and continue their attacks regularly and its greatness was then to be lost but the Franciscan monks would resettle there later on. This region would later be included in the territory of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill O Neills of Clandeboye, which would also later be part of the 3,000,000 acres Confiscated in the early 17th Century AD from the "Northern" Ui Niaill Families in Ulster by the English Stuart King, James 1st. The Irish Families were to be driven off above the 600' level to starve to death while the territory there was given over to James Hamilton to be planted with English non - Catholics along the rivers and the Lowland Scotch in behind.

St. Dermot built a monastery at Inish Clothran in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster, which is an island on Loch Ree on which there still exists today the ruins of 6 Churches and it was also there on that site in the 1st Century AD that Queen Maeve / Medb of Connacht Province had been slain by a stone from a slingshot while she was bathing.

88.Gabhran the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Muscraige King of Dal Riada, died, who was a son of 87.Domangart descended from 70.Eochy / Eochaidh / 70.Cairbre “Riada” the direct ancestor of the Dal Riada Sept who had their original territory in Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province and Argyle (The Land of the Gael) and Albany in the Scottish Highlands who had been one of the (3) sons of 69.Conaire 11 the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 111th King of Tara / Ireland.

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