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681 AD 94.Mael “Duin” the Northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 14th King of Ailech was killed in battle whose father was 93.Mael "Fithrich" the previous 10th King of Ailech, the son of 92.Aed "Uaridnach" the 140th King of Ireland descended from 87.Eogan one of the 8 sons of 87.Niall. His son, 95.Fergal was to become the 17th King of Ailech & 141st King of Ireland.

682 AD 92.Cenn "Faelad" - Ceannfaeladh the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Seola 16th King of Connacht, a son of 91.Colgan - Colgu, a son of 90.Aed, a son of 89.Senach, was killed by Ulcha "Dearg" - of the Red Beard O Caillidhe from the Conmaicne Cuile Sept who were a subject Clann of the Southern Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Sept who opposed the Ui Briuin intruding into their territory. Despite this the Ui Briuin Septs were to keep on until the Ui Fiachrach Sept were to be only left with the lands they immediately occupied. His male line from 89.Senach the direct ancestor of the Ui Briuin Seola Sept would only leave one other King of Connacht, 105.Flaherty O Flaherty who would become the future 177th King of Connacht in 1092 AD.

683 AD the churches and territories in Magh Breagh in Meath in north - east Leinster were devastated by Northern Saxons in June and they carried off many of the Irish there as hostages and gained booty from everywhere and then returned to their ships.

*99.Mahon the other son of, 98.Turlough the direct ancestor of the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Sept, whose male line would eventually succeed to regain the male line Dalcassian Kingship in Thomond - North Munster for the descendants of 85.Cormac "Cass," was born this year who was to become the father of, *100.Anluan, the father of *101.Corc, the father of *102.Lachtna who would have his own fortress at Grianan Lachtna a mile north of Killaloe in the north - east of Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province. He in turn was to die a natural death in his old age and would be the father of *103.Lorcan aka Fingin who was to become the Ui Turlough King of the Dalcassians who was to die in 942 AD after he had revived the fortunes of the Heberian Dal gCais Sept to the Munster Kingship.

683 / 4 AD 98.Doncnnrach the Eoghanacht Ui Fidgeinti King, died who was a son of 97.Angus - Oengus, a son of 96.Nechtan, a son of 95.Brennain - Brendan, a son of 94.Mac Arda, a son of 93.Conall the direct ancestor of the Ui Chonaill Gabra Sept, a son of 92.Intat, the son 91.Daire, one of the two sons of 90.Brion, the son of 89.Fiachu "Fidgennid" the direct ancestor of the Ui Fidgeinti Sept ,who a son of 88.Maine "Munchain," one of the three sons of 87.Ailill "Fland Bec." His male line was to produce only the one King of Munster, maybe? 101.Olchobur who was to be or not to be the future 20a King of Munster descended originally from 85.Eogan "Mor."

684 AD The Celtic Picts, the Scottii of Dal Riada, the Celtic Brythons were now in total disarray after 100 years of relative peace as the Anglo - Saxons also continued to carry out their raids on Ireland and they attacked the churches and the monasteries where the monks stored their books in leather bags on the walls but undaunted the Irish missionaries were still to continue to go to Europe to spread Christianity for another 40 years. Although Egcfrith had raided Brega in Meath and taken Irish captives St. Adomnan had been released by ransom from Aldfrith who had an Irish mother.

685 AD 99.Bressal a Ui Echach Cobo King, died, who was one of the two sons of 98.Fergus the present 16th King of Ulaid in the north - east of Ulster descended from 91.Eochy - Echu the direct ancestor of the Ui Echach Cobo Sept who was one of the 3 sons of 90.Crond "Ba Drui" the direct ancestor also of the Dal nAraidi Sept. 99.Bressal was to become the direct ancestor of 104.Aitith also to be a Ui Echach Cobo Kng and the future 36th King of Ulaid through his son, 100.Conor - Conchobar.

From this year up until 704 AD Aldfrith was the Saxon King of Northumbria who had an Irish mother, 93.Fin the daughter of 92.Colman “Rimid” a previous Southern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 137th joint King of Ireland,

686 AD The Battle of Imleach Phich occurred between 94.Niall from the Sil nAedo Slaine Sept, the son of 93.Cearnach "Sotal" - the Arrogant the son of 92.Diarmait the previous 5th King of Brega & 145th joint King of Ireland and 94.Congalach the Sil nAedo Slaine 10th King of Brega, a son of 93.Conaing "Cuirre," the son of 92.Congal, a brother to 92.Diarmait and Dubhdainbher the Ard Cianachta King and Uaircridhe O Oisene the the Conaill Muirtheimhne King were killed and 94.Congalach was defeated.

689 AD Fergus a King of Ulaid, a son of Lodan, was killed by the Ui Echach Cobo Sept of Iveagh in eastern Ulster.

690 AD A battle occurred between the Heremonian Connla Septs in Ossory in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Leinster and the Heremonian Cu Corb Septs of Leinster.

690 AD 97.Congal the Eoghanacht Locha Lein King of Iar Mumu - Western Munster, died, who was the son of 96.Mael "Duin," the son of 95.Aed "Bennan" the previous 9a King of Munster, one of the 3 sons of 94.Criffan - Crimthann the grandson of 92.Daui "Iarlaithe" the 3a King of Munster who was a grandson of 90.Coirpre "Luachra" the direct ancestor of the Iar Mumu Septs who was one of the 7 sons of 89.Conal "Corc."

99.Ailill the 15th King of the Dal nAraidi, died, who was a son of 98.Dungal "Eilni" the previous 13th King of the Dal nAraidi in Ulaid descended from 95.Fiachra "Caech," one of the two sons of 94.Baetan, a son of 93.Eochy - Eochaidh the 4th King of Ulaid, a grandson of 91.Coelub one of the 3 sons of 90.Crond "Ba Drui." His son 100.Cathussach was to become the 23rd King of the Dal nAraidi and the future 20th King of Ulaid.

+On to 691 AD - 700 AD

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