731 AD - 740 AD
732 AD A battle occurred between
two of the
Southern
Ui Niall Sil nAedo Slaine Septs descending from
91.Aed "Slaine" the previous
139th joint King of
Ireland
descended from
88.Conall
"Cremthainne," and Cathal the son of
Aed was killed on the east side of Lic Ailbhe by
96.Conaing the 16th King of Meath, the
son of 95.Awley - Amhalgaidh
the son of
94.Congalach the previous
10th King of Meath.
The
Battle of Fochart occurred at Magh
- Plain of Muirtheimhne in Ulster
Province
involving
96.Aed "Allan" the Northern
Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 18th
King of Aileach, the son of
95.Fergal mac Maele Duin the
previous 151st King of Ireland against the Ulidians in
north - east
Ulster and
98.Aed "Roin" the Dal Fiatach 19th King of
Ulaid was killed at Cloch an
Chommaigh in the doorway of the church at Fochard and Conchadh the
King of the Dal nAraidi Ui Echach Cobo - Cobha Sept,
a son of Cuanach was also
killed
along with many others. This battle came about when the
Ua Segain Sept belonging to
98.Aed "Roin" had profaned the Cill Cunna Sept.
100.Cathussach the 23rd King of the Dal nAraidi
Sept became the 20th King of
Ulaid
in the north - east of Ulster,
who was a son of 99.Ailill the previous
15th
King of the Dal nAraidi, who was one of the 2
sons
of 98.Dungal "Eilni" the
13th King of the Dal nAraidi descended from
95.Fiachra "Caech," one of the 2 sons of 94.Baetan
the 5b King of the Dal nAraidi descended from
91.Coelub one of the 2 sons of
90.Crond "Ba Drui."
Fiangalach the Cu Corb Ui Mail King, a son of Murrough
- Murchad, died this year,
who was descended from 90.Maine "Mal" the direct
ancestor of the Ui Mail Sept, one of the
2 sons of
89.Felim - Fedelmid descended from
86.Cu "Corb."
99.Cathal the
Heberian
Eoghanacht Glendamnach 19th King of
Munster
defeated Follaman the
Southern Ui Niall Caille Follamain King at Tlachtga in
Meath in Northern Leinster
but was then defeated himself in battle by 104.Aed, the
son of
103.Colgan - Colcu the
Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig King of Ardda Lathrann with
the Desgabair Leinster forces.
99.Murray
- Muiredach
mac Indrechtaig a Ui Briuin Ai Sil Muiredaig
King, died, who was son
of 98.Indrechtach the previous
21st King of Connacht, who was a son of 97.Murray
- Muiredach the
18th King of Connacht the direct ancestor of the
Siol Muiredaig - Sil Murray Sept. This was to be the
end of his
particular male line to the Kingship.
733 AD The Battle of
Uchbadh
occurred in Co.
Kildare in
Central Leinster between
96.Aed "Allan"
the Northern Ui Niall Cenel nEogain
18th King of Ailech in
Northern Ulster who
brought his Ui Niaill forces to the south were he came up against
104.Aed the
Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig 17a King of
Leinster and his Chiefs who were defeated at Ath Leanaigh
- Ballyshannon 4 miles west of
Kilcullen Bridge and the region was devastated.
99.Cathal
the Heberian Eoghanacht Glendamnach
19th King of Cashel - Munster took his advantage and raided
the Southern Ui
Niall kingdom of Brega again but was driven off from
Tailtiu by
97.Donnell - Domnall
"Midi" the Southern
Ui Niall Clann Cholmain 16th King of
Meath, the son of 96.Murrough
- Murchad "Midi" the previous 14th King of Meath.
97.Donnell "Midi" of Meath was to become the
future 156th King of Ireland.
734
AD 96.Flaherty -
Flaithbertach the Northern
Ui Niall Cenel
Conaill 154th King of Ireland, the son
of 95.Loingsech - Lynch the previous
149th King of Ireland, was challenged by
96.Aed "Allan" who was the Northern
Ui Niall Cenel
nEogain 18th King of Ailech in
Northern Ulster and he was defeated after a sea battle off the mouth of the River Bann
although the men of
Dal Riada had
also come to his aid. He was deposed and forced to abdicate becoming
the very last King of Ireland from the
Cenel Conaill Sept descended
from 88.Conall "Gulban" one of the
8 sons
of 87.Niall of the Nine Hostages but this would
allow him to survive until 765 AD.
96.Aed
"Allen"
became the Northern Ui
Niall Cenel nEogain
155th High King of Ireland, who was
one of the 2 sons of 95.Fergal
mac Maele Duin
the previous151st King of Ireland
also
descended from 88.Eogan
one of the 8 sons of 87.Niall
of the Nine Hostages. The
following Septs in Ulster
Province were now under the sole domination of
the Cenel nEogain Septs and all became subject to
Ui Niall High Kingship.
9 Septs in the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 3 Colla
kingdom of Orghialla - Airghialla were to be
effected, as well the Ui mac Cairthinn
Sept who were south of Loch Foyle, the Ui Fiachrach Arda Stratha
Sept and the Ui Thuirtri Sept west and east of the Sperrin Mountains,
Ui Mac Uais Septs, Fir Chraibe
Sept and the Fir Li Sept on
the western side of the River Bann, The Airthir - Oriors
Sept of Armagh, Ui Chremthainn Sept to the
west in Co. Fermanagh and into
Co. Tyrone and Co. Monaghan,
the
Ui Meith Sept and Mugdorna
Septs in
Co. Monaghan.
98.Aed
the Eoghanacht Locha
Lein King of West
Munster - Iar Muman,
died, who was a son of 97.Conaing, the son of
96.Cummine, one of the 2
sons of
95.Aed "Bennan" the previous
9a King of Munster, who was
one of the 3 sons of 94.Criffan - Crimthann, a
grandson of 92.Daui "Iarlaithe" the
previous 3a King of Munster descended from
89.Conall "Corc." His son, 99.Mael "Duin" would become the
20a
King of Munster.
Ailill the
Heremonian Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Ui
Crimthainn King, died, who was a son of Toole
- Tuathal.
The men of
Leinster
were able to capture
99.Dermot
- Diarmait, one of the sons of
98.Aed "Roin" the
Dal Fiatach
19th
King of Ulaid
along with his companions, and his father then arranged a truce with them.
103.Bran “Bec”
was to give 99.Dermot
land at
Dysert Diarmata - Castle Dermot in
Co. Kildare
in
Central Leinster
were he became a hermit and in 811 AD he was to found the
Hermitage there. In 825 AD
Diarmait was to die there and later on his grandson became the leader of the
Celi De - Culdees -
Clients of God -
who went on to become a great reforming group in the Catholic Church in Ireland.
They were to be a daughter - house of Bangor
in north - east
Ulster Province
who had land in
Leinster
granted by the
Cu Corb Ui Bairrche
King
descended from 91.Daire "Barrach,"
who was a disciple of St. Comgall.
735 AD
96.Aed
“Allan” the Northern Ui Niall Cenel
nEogain 155th King
of Ireland
defeated the Ulaid Septs at Fochairt near Dundalk
- Dun Dealgan who were under the leadership of
98.Aed "Roin" the Dal Fiatach 19th King of
Ulaid and Conchadh mac Cuanach the
Ui Echach Cobo
King who were both killed. The cause of the dispute involved the
Ui Segain Sept as being partly responsible who
were a small Sept in the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of
Orghialla - Airghialla in Central & Southern
Ulster who controlled the Abbacy of Dunleer
- lann Leire, associated with
St. Brigid in Co. Louth in north - east
Leinster. The Fir Rois Sept and the
Ui Segain Sept in Lann Leire
were also affiliated to the
Airthir Sept. 98.Aed
"Roin,"
had been a son of 97.Becc "Bairrche" the
previous 17th King of Ulaid, a son of
96.Blathmac the 14th King of
Ulaid one of the 2 sons of 95.Mael "Cobo"
the 13th King of Ulaid and the Dal Fiatach
male line would be continued on
to the Kingship only through his son,
99.Fiachnae the future 22nd King of Ulaid although his other son,
99.Bressal was to also be the 21st King of Ulaid.
100.Cathussach the 23rd King of the Dal nAraidi
Sept became the
20th King of Ulaid in north - east
Ulster, who was a son of 99.Ailill the
previous 15th King of the Dal nAraidi Sept, who one
of the 2 sons of 98.Dungal "Eilni" the
13th King of
the Dal nAraidi descended from
95.Fiachnae "Caech," one of the 2 sons of 94.Baetan
a descendant of 91.Coelub one of the 2 sons
of 90.Crond "Ba Drui."
The Battle of
Belach Eile
occurred were many of the men of Leinster were
killed including
Kelly - Ceallach mac Faelchair
the
King of Ossory
in Co. Kilkenny in the south west,
along with many of the men from Munster
but 99.Cathal the Eoghanacht
Glendamnach 19th King of
Munster was able to escape with his life. This year also the men of Munster had a battle
in Meath in north - west
Leinster in the territory of the Cu Corb Ui Failge
Sept descended from 91.Ros "Failge," one
of the 10 sons of 90.Caher - Cathair "Mor" the
previous 109th King of Tara - Ireland.
Forbasach
the King of Ossory,
died,
who was a son of
Ailill
and 103.Anmchaid
became the Heremonian
Connla King of Ossory,
until 760 AD, who was a son of
102.Cucherca
a previous
King of Ossory.
98.Cathal
the Ui Briuin Ai Sil Muiredaig
23rd King of
Connacht, died, who was one of the
2 sons of
97.Murray - Muiredach "Muillethan" the previous
18th King of Connacht the direct ancestor of the
Siol Muiredaig - Sil Murray
Sept.
98.Cathal is the direct ancestor of the
Siol Cathail Sept and he left behind
two sons who
would also become Kings of
Connacht in 99.Dub - Indrecht the
27th and
99.Artgal the 30th.
99.Cathal
the Eoghanacht Glendamnach 19th King of
Munster
had a meeting with 96.Aed "Allen" the
Northern Ui Niall Cenel nEogain 155th King of
Ireland at Terryglass - Tir Dha Ghlas - The Land of the Two Streams - in
Co. Tipperary in north - east
Munster.
737 AD The
Cenel Fiachach Sept
descended from 88.Fiachu, one of the
8 sons of
87.Niall of the Nine Hostages, and
the region of Delbna Bethra in the west of
Meath in Northern Connacht was devastated by the men from the
Heremonian Connla kingdom of
Ossory - Co. Kilkenny
in south - west
Leinster.
Flann
"Feorna"
the Heberian Cianachta Corco Modh Ruadh King,
who had their territory in the north - west of Co. Clare
in north - west Munster, died.
Artrach
the Ui
Meith King,
died this year also, who was a son of Aitheachda,
and they had their territory in
Southern Central Ulster.
738 AD August 19th:
96.Aed
"Allan" the Northern Ui Niall Cenel nEogain
155th
King of Ireland assembled the forces of
Leth Cuinn - Conn's Half
and went to Ath Seanaith - Senaig near Ballyshannon west of Kilcullen
in Co. Kildare in Central Leinster, where he came up against the men of
Leinster and
avenged
the death of his father,
95.Fergal mac Maele Duin the previous
151st King of Ireland, 16
years earlier. 96.Aed "Allan" and
104.Aed
mac Colgain the Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig
17a King of Leinster
met in single combat and 96.Aed "Allan" was wounded
and 104.Aed the 17a King of Leinster was
killed and very few of the Leinster
warriors were to survive the conflict. Among those also killed from
Leinster were 103.Bran "Bec" the
17th King of Leinster, (one of the 4 sons of
102.Murrough - Murchad the previous
14th King of Leinster,) who was the second
King in charge,
Fearghus the son of Maenach & Dubh "Dacrich," two of the Kings of the
Fotharta
Sept, a son of O Kelly - Ua Cellaig, the son of Trian, Fiangalach Ua
Maeleaithgin, Conall Ua Aithechdai, the 4 sons of Flann Ua Conghaile, Eladhach
Ua Maeluidhir along with many others. The Dal
Cuinn Septs were to kill 9,000 from
Leinster during the battle.
This was to be the end of the male line from
104.Aed
mac Colgain to the Kingship and he would be the
last Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig
King for
nearly 300 years
until 1042 AD.
The Kingship of Leinster was now to be held
exclusively by the Cu Corb Ui
Dunlainge
Septs from the Liffey Plains and it
was to alternate only with them and their
descendants emanating from 3 of the
4 sons of 102.Murrough
- Murchad the previous 14th King of Leinster
who all became Kings of Leinster.
103.Dunchad was to be the direct ancestor of the
Ui Dunchada
Sept who were to spread north - east to the
outskirts of Dublin
with their seat at Castle Lyons - Liamain on the Co. Dublin
- Co. Kildare border.
Ui Dunchada
later adopted the surname of
Mac
Giolla Mo - Cholmoc. 103.Faelain
became the direct ancestor of the Ui Faelain Sept
who were to have their territory at
Naas where they
controlled the eastern part of the Plain - Airthir Liphi.
103.Murray - Muiredach became the direct ancestor
of the Ui Muiredaig
Sept who had their
territory
at Mullaghmast
in the south of Co. Kildare in
Central Leinster the
original territory of the Ui Dunlainge
Sept.
Later on the
O Tooles
- Ui Tuathail
Sept were to be descended from
109.Toole - Tuathal
the Ui Muiredaig
39th King of Leinster,
a son of
108.Augare the
35th
King of Leinster. The
O Byrnes
- Ui Brain Sept were to be descended from
111.Bran
the
47th King of Leinster from the Ui Faelain
Sept, who was to succeed his father 110.Mael
"Morda" the previous 45th King of Leinster
after the
Battle of Clontarf in
1014 AD until he was to be blinded by
the half - Viking King,
Sitric "Silkbeard" in
Dublin
in 1018 AD, when he was deposed.
103.Faelan became the
Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge 16th
King of
Leinster, who was another of the
4 sons of 102.Murchad the
previous 14th King of Leinster and a brother to
103.Dunchad the 15th King of Leinster
and 103.Bran
"Bec" the 17th King of Leinster who was killed in the
Battle of Ath Seanaith
who left no issue towards the Kingship. 99.Cathal the Eoghanacht Glendamnach
19th
King of Munster carried out an attack on
Leinster to show his authority over
Mogha's Half
where he
took hostages from
103.Faelan who was now
the Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge 16th
King of Leinster.
96.Aed “Allen“ the
Northern Ui
Niall Cenel nEogain 155th King of Ireland had previously ensured
the authority of the Cenel nEogain Sept
in the north in Ulster
Province following on from the defeat of the Ulaid
in 735 AD and he had
now defeated their next second main adversaries. All of those
who were involved in his latest success had been from
the Northern Ui Niall, as the Southern
Ui Niall had previously already gained the authority over the men
of Leinster. His particular victory only added to the
authority of all the Ui Niall Septs to claim the
High Kingship of Ireland
outright.
103.Faelan the
Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge 16th
King of Leinster, died, who was one of the 4 sons of
102.Murrough - Murchad the
previous 14th King of Leinster and he became the
direct ancestor of his own Ui Faelain Sept
as his
male line was
to be continued on
by his son, 104.Rory - Ruadri
who would become the
20th King of Leinster.
Dubh
"Dothra" the Cu Corb Ui
Briuin Chualann King
was also killed this year who was
descended from 94.Brion
"Lethderg," a son of 93.Enna "Nia" one of the
2 sons
of 92.Bressal "Belach" the Cu Corb
1st King of
Leinster
descended from
90.Caher - Cathair
"Mor" the
109th King of Tara - Ireland.
740 AD Cu "Brettan"
mac Congusso the Fir Rois
King,
in south - east Ulster
Province, died on the
Co. Monaghan - Co. Louth border who was the father of Blathmac who wrote
the poetry of Christ's passion. The 3 Colla
Airthir Sept split into 3
now with the Ui Niallain Sept becoming the stewards of Armagh,
the
Ui Bressail Sept and the Ui Echach Sept.
Blathmac "Con
Brettan" a poet, whose father was
Cu "Brettan"
mac Congusso the King of the Fir Rois Sept on the
Co. Monaghan - Co. Louth
border, died.
+On to 741 AD - 750 AD