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701 AD 94.Niall from the "Southern" Ui Niaill Sil nAedo Slaine Sept, died, who was a son of 93.Cernach "Sotal" who had died in 668 AD whose father was, 92.Diarmait the previous 145th King of Ireland who had died in 665 AD who was one of the 5 sons of, 91.Aed "Slaine" descended from 88.Conall "Cremthainne" one of the 8 sons of *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Ireland. 94.Niall was to become the direct ancestor of the Kings of Lagore / South Brega in Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster.

702 AD 97.Murray / Muiredach "Muillethan" the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai 18th King of Connacht, died, who was from Magh nAi in the Connacht Province, who was a son of 96.Fergus / Muirgius, a son 95.Reilly / Ragallach the previous Ui Briuin Ai 12th King of Connacht descended from 87.Brion the King of Connacht. 97.Murray / Muiredach "Muillethan" would become the direct ancestor of the Ui Briuin Siol Muiredaig / Sil Murray Sept who would go on to produce 14 Kings of Connacht and 2 Kings of Ireland.

The Battle of Claen Ath occurred this year between 101.Kelly / Cellach "Cualann" the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Ui Mail 13th King of Leinster and 95.Fogartach, the "Southern" Ui Niaill Sil nAedo Slaine 14th King of Brega, a son of 94.Niall, descended from 88.Conall "Cremthainne.," 95.Fogartach who would later on become the 152nd King of Ireland in his own right, was defeated on this occasion and 93.Bobhchadh of Meath, the son of 92.Diarmait, the previous 145th King of Ireland was also killed.

704 AD 97.Lynch / Loingseach / sea mariner - the "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 149th King of Ireland who was also an Abbott, and a son of 94.Aenghus / Oengus, a son of 93.Donnell / Domhnall mac Aedo the previous 143rd King of Ireland, was killed in the Battle of Corann in the south of Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province by 96.Kelly / Cellach who was now the Ui Briuin Ai 19th King of Connacht of Loch Cime who was another one of the 3 sons of 95.Reilly / Raghallach the previous 12th King of Connacht. (97.Lynch / Loingseach was to be recorded as the King of Ireland in the Annals of Ulster.) His son, 98.Flaherty / Flaithbertach was to become the future 154th King of Ireland. By this period in time the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept had been driven further south by their "Northern" Ui Niaill kinsmen the Cenel nEogain who were continually expanding their territory surrounding Co. Derry in Northern Ulster. As a result 97.Lynch / Loingseach had been forced to extend his territory further southwards also into Northern Connacht while exerting his own authority, and also killed in the battle were 3 of his sons, 98.Artgal, 98.Connachtach and 98.Flann "Gearg" along with 2 sons of Colcen, and Dubh "Dibhearg," the son of Dungal, and Fergus "Forcraith" and Conall "Gabrahan" along with many of the other "Northern" Ui Niaill Princes.

Onan / Adomnan the Abbot of Iona, who was from the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept also in the north - west of the Ulster Province, who had previously written the "Life of St. Columbcille / St. Columba" died this year and was related personally not only to 91.St. Columbcille, but 93.Donnell Mac Aedo the 143rd King of Ireland and 97.Lynch the 149th King of Ireland, He was the Patron Saint of Raphoe and is remembered there on the 23rd of September.

95.Congal "Cend Maghair," became the "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 150th King of Ireland, who was a son of 94.Fergus / Fearghus "Fanat" / "Fanaid" another of the sons of 93.Donnell mac Aedo the previous 143rd King of Ireland descended from 88.Conall "Gulban" the 1st King of Tir Conaill another of the 8 sons of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland.

705 AD 96.Kelly / Cellach mac Ragallaig the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai 19th King of Connacht, died, who had his territory at Loch Hacket near Headford in the far - west of Magh nAi in Northern Connacht, who is the direct ancestor of the Siol Cellaig Sept who was a son of 95.Reilly / Ragallach mac Uatach the direct ancestor of the Ui Briuin Ai Sept who had been the previous 12th King of Connacht. 96.Kelly / Cellach was of a very great age as his father had been the previous King for 27 years and he had since retired to the church but his Ui Briuin Ai Siol Cellaig Sept were to continue to contest the Kingship of Connacht with that of his brothers from the Siol Muiredaig Sept and the Siol Cathail Sept during the 8th Century AD. Eventually the Ui Briuin Ai Siol Cellaig Sept were to be driven out of their Headford territory by another of the Ui Briuin Septs the Ui Briuin Seola descended from 89.Senach, a brother to their direct ancestor 89.Eogan "Srem," who were both sons of 89.Daui "Tenga Uma" / of the Sweet Tongue the previous Ui Briuin 3rd King of Connacht who had been a son of 87.Brion the King of Connacht a son of *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

There was now a regime change again as 94.Indrechtach / Ionnrachtach mac Dunchada became the "Northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide 20th King of Connacht, who was a son of 93.Dunchad "Muirisci" the previous 16th King of Connacht descended from 89.Fiachnae the direct ancestor of the Ui Fiachrach Muaide Sept descended from 87.Fiachra the King of Connacht who had been a younger brother to 87.Brion the previous King of Connacht who had been two of the sons of *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

95.Congal who was now the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 150th King of Ireland, and a son of 94.Fergus "Fanad," descended from 88.Conall "Gulban" won the Battle of Leathairbhe over their expanding kinsmen the "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept descended from 88.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach who had been a brother to 88.Conall "Gulban."

707 AD 94.Indrechtach mac Dunchada the "Northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide 20th King of Connacht, was killed by 96.Fergal / Fearghal from the "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain, the son of 97.Mael "Duin," and 96.Fergal the son of 95.Lynch / Loingseach the previous "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 149th King of Ireland, and Conall "Mean" the Cenel Cairbre King descended from 88.Cairbre. 94.Indrechtach was one of the 3 sons of 93.Dunchad "Muirisci " the previous 16th King of Connacht who was descended from 88.Nathi / Dathi the 127th King of Tara / Ireland, one of the 3 sons of 87.Fiachra one of the original Kings of Connacht. This battle was brought about due to the previous defeat in 704 AD and death of 97.Lynch / Loingseach the Cenel Conaill 149th King of Ireland and Conall "Mean " the Cenel Cairbre / Cairpre King. In the Connacht Province from now on the term King of the 3 Connachta was to be used until the 10th Century AD and the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Septs were now growing stronger occupying the central plains there, where they were uncontested in the region around the ancient capital of Cruacha in Magh nAi.

98.Indrechtach mac Murray / Muiredach became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ui Muiredaig 21st King of Connacht, who was one of the 2 sons of 97.Murray the previous 18th King of Connacht the direct ancestor of the Siol Muiredaig / Sil Murray Sept.

97.Becc "Bairrche" the Dal Fiatach 17th King of Ulaid who had their territory in the east of the Ulster Province, abdicated this year, who was a son of 96.Blathmac the previous 14th King of Ulaid, descended from 90.Forgg mac Dallain, and he would be the father of 98.Aed "Roin " the future 19th King of Ulaid.

707AD 99.Cu "Chuaran" became the Irian Dal nAraidi 18th King of Ulaid who had their territory in the east of Ulster Province, who was a son of 98.Dungal "Eilni" the previous Irian 13th King of the Dal nAraidi Sept, a son of 97.Scandal the previous 8a King of the Dal nAraidi Sept descended from 91.Coelub one of the 2 sons of 90.Crond "Ba Drui" descended from 37.Ir.

708 AD 99.Cu "Chuaran" the Irian Dal nAraidi 18th King of Ulaid was killed by Finnchu mac Ronain. His father had been 98.Dungal " Eilni " the 13th King of the Dal nAraidi Sept who was descended from Eochy / Eochaidh the 4th King of Ulaid descended from 90.Crond " Ba Drui." This was to see the end of his male line altogether emanating originally from 94.Baetan to the Kingship.

97.Lethlobar the 18th King of the Irian Dal nAraidi Sept also died this year, whose father was 96.Eochy / Eochaidh "Iarlaithe" the previous 10th King of the Dal nAraidi Sept who had died in 666 AD, whose father was 95.Fiachnae "Lurgan" the previous 9th King of Ulaid who had died in 626 AD descended from 93.Eochy / Eochaidh the 4th King of Ulaid who had died in 553 AD, who had been a grandson of 91.Coelub one of the 2 sons of 90.Crond " Ba Drui" descended from 37.Ir.

710 AD 95.Congal "Cendmagair" the "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 150th King of Ireland, died of natural causes, whose father was 94.Fergus "Fanat" one of the 2 sons of 93.Donnell / Domhnall mac Aedo the previous 143rd King of Ireland descended from 88.Conall "Gulban" the 1st King of Tir Conaill one of the 8 sons of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland.

95.Fergal / Fearghal mac Maele Duin the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 17th King of Aileach in Northern Ulster became the 151st King of Ireland, who was a son of 94.Mael "Duin" the previous 14th King of Aileach who had died in 681 AD, a grandson of 92.Aed "Uaridnach" the 140th King of Ireland. This was to be the end of his male line also, extending through 91.Donnell / Domhnall "Ilchelgach" the previous joint 134th King of Ireland and 90.Murtough / Muirchertach mac Ercae the 131st King of Tara / Ireland descended from 88.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach another of the 8 sons of *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland..

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