821 AD - 830 AD
821 AD 100.Artri the
Eoghanacht Glendamnach 21st King of Cashel
/ Munster
abdicated and died, who was a son of 99.Cathal the
previous 19th King of Cashel / Munster, a son of
98.Finguine the 16th King of
Cashel / Munster, who was one of the 2 sons of 97.Cathal "Cu
Cen Mathair" / the Motherless Hound the 14th King of
Cashel / Munster descended from
93.Criffan /
Crimthann "Srem Feimin" the direct ancestor of the
Glendamnach Septs.
101.Toole / Tuathal
became the Eoghanacht Glendamnach
21a King of
Cashel / Munster
who was a son of
100.Artri the previous 21st King of Munster.
97.Tnuthgal became the
Eoghanacht Chaisil
22nd King of Cashel / Munster, who was
a son of 100.Donngus, one of the
3 sons of
99.Donngal / Dungalach, the son of
98.Faelgus, one of the 2
sons of
97.Nad "Fraich," a son of
96.Colgan / Colgu the previous 15th King of
Cashel / Munster,
one of the 2 sons of 95.Failbe "Fland" the
11th
King of Cashel / Munster descended from 92.Felim
/
Feidlimid the Chaisil 4a
King of Cashel / Munster.
100.Felim
/ Feidlimid
mac Crimthainn became the
Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil
23rd King of
Cashel / Munster,
who was the son of
99.Criffan
/ Crimthann,
the son of
98.Dubh
"Da Crich," the son of
97.Colman, the son of
96.Sechnussach, the son of
95.Fingen who had been the
previous
9th King of Cashel / Munster who had died
way back in 619 AD, as none of 100.Felim's immediate
ancestors had been Kings of Cashel
/ Munster
for 228 years. 100.Felim was to rule until 847
AD, a period in which there was to be a great influx of Viking
raids throughout Ireland of which he was to seem to be totally oblivious
of and the resulting
circumstances that would occur. His two main efforts were to be centred on trying to bring to an
end the Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh
Dal Cuinn
Ui Niaill ambitions of
High Kingship in Ireland and also to bring about
religious reform in the monasteries. He
was to endeavour to confine the
Ui Niaill
to their own territory in the north in
Leath Cuinn
/ Conn's Half, but he was to also be open to the idea of
High Kingship for himself as he was the Heberian overlord of
Leath Moga /
Mogha's Half
in the south. He was always on very
friendly terms with the reforming religious order known as the
Celi De / Culdees
/ Servants or Clients of God - and he never took on the Vikings like he should have but actually did what they
did and because of his long reign and this restricted outlook he lost a golden opportunity
to bring to an end initially their constant attacks on the Celtic Septs of
Ireland. Instead he
was to encourage their further advance
into Ireland by basically ignoring them and concentrating more on his religious
agenda. He was to especially plunder the
monasteries that the Celi De considered needed reforming such as
Clonfert
in
Co. Galway
in the south - west of the
Connacht Province,
Clonmacnoise and Gallen in Co. Offaly
in the north - west of
Southern Leinster,
Durrow in Co. Laois in the mid - north - west
of Southern Leinster and Kildare in
Co. Kildare
in
Central Southern Leinster. He also captured and ill - treated the
Abbot
of Armagh
from the Ulster Province and allowed the
Abbot of Cork
to die in prison at Cashel
in
Co. Tipperary in the north
- east of the
Munster Province for
which he was to be struck down by
St. Ciaran. He was to be the
first of the
Irish Kings to carry on like this, and the Irish Septs who
eventually survived the continual Viking raids
under his watch only had the
protection of their Chiefs or sub - Kings from their individual Septs to thank due to his
complete indifference
to the ongoing Viking violations. This meant that their Family regions
/ Tuaths became a storage place for their
individual valuables and therefore they also became fair game
for their enemies and any one else who might attack them.
100.Felim mac Crimthann the
23rd King of
Munster became one of the
12 leading members
of the Celi De / Culdees, with
3 in Tallaght in Co.
Dublin, 1 in Co.
Westmeath, 4 in Co. Kildare and
Co. Clare, 2 in Co. Cork,
and 5 in Co. Tipperary who all used to meet at
Druim Ednech / Druim Abrat
for prayer before arriving at Tallaght, which was their Mother Church.
100.Felim
as the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil 23rd King of
Munster first
sought to take hostages from the
7 Septs of the
Eoghanachta
/ Saer Thuatha - but the
Ui Liathain, Ui Cairpre
and
Ui Chonaill Gabra Septs refused
to agree unless he first gained hostages from the Heberian
Dal gCais
/ Dalcassian Sept in
Northern Munster / Thomond who always did their own
thing, and if he
succeeded in receiving subjection from them
they too would submit to him. (The
In Deis Tuaiscirt /
Dal gCais Sept having won
Co. Clare
as sword - land would not pay tribute for it to anyone.) He approached
102.Lachtna,
the Dal gCais
Ui Turlough
King in Co. Clare
in Northern Munster /
Thomond, who was to be
so impressed by the committed piety he expressed that he agreed to
give 100.Felim their allegiance for which he
then waived any claim to tribute against Thomond. 102.Lachtna even invited him to spend Lent among the Dal
gCais Septs. The
reforming
Celi De / Culdees who
100.Felim so solidly
supported were antagonistic to the other religious
members of the older churches / Lucht na Sen - Chell, who from their point of view were corrupt and decadent and because of their
strong reforming zeal their members were to become the future Bishops / supervisors to the
Kings of Munster
during the 9th & 10th Centuries AD.
This year the
Vikings / Norsemen attacked and
partly destroyed the monastery at Nendrum, which was on an island in the
Strangford Loch / Loch Cuan in the north - east of
the Ulster Province,
which would be rebuilt
later on with a stone wall and tower attached, but their continuing attacks from now on
were to continue to fracture the Irish Septs and the Brehon Law
as it was all from now on to come down to the survival of the fittest.
822 AD The Vikings
began more raids on
Co.
Cork
in Southern Munster
where they set up camp in that area and it soon become
a Norsetown and the
monks there at the monastery of St. Finnbarr were then forced to try and gather together
any of their remaining
members who had been scattered.
823 AD It seems that at this time the
Vikings were only seen as a nuisance but in a sign of what was
really to come this year they defeated the
Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Septs of
Ossory in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west
of Southern Leinster in a ferocious battle.
The
tempo of their attacks was increasing as the most important monastery in
Ireland
at Armagh
in the south - east of the Ulster
Province
was raided by them three times in a month and the Danish
Vikings also raided the monastery there at
Bangor
on the coast in Co. Down
in the south - east of Ulster
killing many of
the scholars there and destroyed the shrine there of
the Irian monk St.
Comgall.
Despite these early warning signs of things
to come
100.Felim
the
Eoghanacht Chaisil
23rd
King of Munster in the south had other fish to fry and he went
after the Heremonian Ui
Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn
Ui Maine Sept in
the north - east
of the
Connacht Province
instead
were he was defeated by
Cathal,
the son of Ailill,
who was the
Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh
Dal Cuinn
Ui Maine King
at Magh nAi / The Plain of Ai.
100.Felim the
Eoghanacht Chaisil 23rd King of Munster and
Artri,
the son of Conor,
who was
the Abbot of
Armagh now joined together this year in a
proclamation in the Munster Province
based on the teachings of St. Patrick - known as the Lex Patricii /
Cain Phatraic / The Law
of Patrick. This year he also he burnt the monastery of
Gallen
/ Galine na mBretan in Co. Offaly in
the north - west of Southern Leinster, which was
actually at this time in Leth Cuinn
/ Conn's
Half the territory of the Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Dal
Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Septs.
Cathal,
the son of
Ailill, the
Ui Maine King along with a
Vice - Abbot of
Clonmacnoise in
Co. Offaly in the north - west of
Southern
Leinster were drowned in the
River Shannon.
In an expression of what the monastery at
Clonmacnoise
in
Co.
Offaly meant to all of the Heremonian Septs,
Flann,
the son of Flaherty / Flaithbertach from the
Ui Forga Sept, a Sept of the
Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Muscraige
Tire Sept,
arranged for 7 churches to be constructed there. Their Ui
Forga territory was around Nenagh
in the north - west of Co. Tipperary just to the south of the
Northern Munster
border, and adjacent to Loch Derg,
824 AD The monastic community of
Co. Kildare in
Central
Southern Leinster plundered
Tallaght / Tamhlacht / The Grave, which was the Mother Church of the
Celi De / Culdee
reformers in Co. Dublin in
the north - east of Southern Leinster.
The
Vikings invaded the Skellig Michael
/
Sceilig
monastery off the coast of Co. Kerry in
the south - west of the Munster
Province
again, and carried off Eitgal
the Abbot there who eventually escaped but later
died of
hunger and thirst, and although
Cormac, the son of
Shally
/
Selbach was also
taken he too had managed to escape.
Elann the son of Kelly
/
Ceallach who was now the Abbot
of Skellig Michael, died this year
also.
The
Vikings
again
raided the Bangor monastery in
Co. Down
on the south - east coast of the Ulster Province,
originally founded by St. Comgall, who
had been born across the loch at Black Head
and as he had been well known for
his piety and learning this had induced multitudes of scholars to come to his
school there from many distant parts, with up to 3,000 students and teachers
there at one time. His evangelistic zeal was so inspiring and he had encouraged
many of his disciples, such as St. Columbanus and St. Gall, to embark from there
in their coracles to spread the Gospel of Christ all over Europe. Unfortunately this
particular time the Vikings carried out a total blood - bath
managing to kill all of the 3,000 who were studying there during their vicious attack,
who were naturally totally undefended
825 AD This year the Vikings
also plundered the monastery
at St. Mullins /
Tigh Moling
in Co. Carlow
in Southern Leinster.
100.Diarmait,
died, who was the leader of the
Celi De / Culdees, and the grandson of
98.Aed "Roin" the previous
Dal Fiatach 19th
King of Ulaid in the north - east
of the
Ulster Province. He had
previously founded the Hermitage known as Dysert Diarmata
at Castledermot in
Co. Kildare in Central
Southern
Leinster on land given
to him by 104.Bran “Ardchenn”
the Cu Corb
Ui Dunlainge 21st King of Leinster.
Artri,
the Abbot of
Armagh
in
the south - east the
Ulster Province,
who was a son of
Conor,
now pushed forward The Law of Patrick / Lex
Patricii in the
Connacht Province.
102.Mael
"Bressail" the
Irian Dal nAraidi
Ui Echach Cobo
26th King of
Ulaid, in the east of the
Ulster Province, died,
who was a son of 101.Ailill a previous
Ui Echach Cobo King, a grandson of
99.Mael "Cothaig," one of the 2 sons of
98.Fergus the previous 16th King of Ulaid, who had been the
first one of the Sept to be a
King of Ulaid emanating from 91.Eochy
/ Echu, who was one of the
3
sons of 90.Crond
"Ba Drui." This was to see the
end of his
particular male line to the Kingship.
101.Murray
/ Muiredach became the
Dal Fiatach 27th King of
Ulaid in the east of the Ulster Province, who was one of the
2 sons
of 100.Eochy / Eochaidh the previous
24th King of Ulaid, one of the
2 sons of
99.Fiachnae the 22nd King of Ulaid descended
from 91.Murray / Muiredach "Muinderg" the
Dal Fiatach 1st King of Ulaid,
one of the 2 sons of 90.Forgg
mac Dallain.
826 AD
100.Felim the
Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil
23rd
King of Munster attacked
the "Southern" Ui Niaill Ui
Fiachach kingdom of Delbna Bethra near Clonmacnoise in Co.
Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster but
his protege,
Artri, the son of
Conor / Conchobar
still failed to
once again become the Abbot
of
Armagh.
827 AD
The "Northern" Ui Niaill
Cenel
nEogain
Septs were
now totally dominant in Northern Ulster and were a real threat to the authority of the
Irian
Ulaid
Septs in the north - east of
Ulster.
101.Murray
/ Muiredach
the Dal Fiatach 27th King of
Ulaid
and
many from the Heremonian Ui
Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of
Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel kingdom were
slain in battle at Leth Carn
during the advance of the
"Northern"
Ui Niall
Cenel nEogain Septs into
the territory there in Central
Ulster and Co. Armagh
in the south - east of
Ulster Province.
They were defeated by
98.Niall
"Caille" the "Northern"
Ui Niaill Cenel
nEogain 23rd King of Aileach in
Ulster who would later
become the 36th High King of Tara / Ireland. The
conflict had originally come about due to the dispute
over who would be the Abbot
of
Armagh but this battle was in reality to determine also the fate of the
authority of the Septs of
Orghialla / Airghialla, as the
Cenel nEoghain Sept had already
won over their kinsmen the Colla da Crioch Airthir Sept by supporting them against the
interests of the
Colla da Crioch
Ui Cremthainne Sept and the
office of Abbot of
Armagh was to be given to the
Airthir Sept from now on.
Despite their loss of authority in Ulster the
Dal Cuinn 3 Colla
kingdom of
Orghialla / Airghialla
was still to continue on but they would now be subject to their
Dal Cuinn kinsmen the "Northern"
Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept of
Aileach who
were now also in Co. Tyrone /
The Land of Eogan - where they were to hold their
future inaugurations at Tulach Oc near Dungannon
and be interred at Armagh in the south - east of Ulster.
The
Ui Nadsluaig Sept who were
a Sept of the Ui Cremthainn
Sept shifted further down to the south from Clogher and Clones
to Farney in southern Co. Monaghan reducing the
Colla da Crioch Ui Meith Sept, the
Colla Mend Mugdorna Sept and
3 Colla Fir Ros Sept to
subordinates. This was to all lead on to indirect control of the
Armagh
Abbey
and vindicate Eogan
"Mainistrech" there as the recognized
Abbot
of Armagh, as to control the
Armagh Abbey was possibly
now as important as claiming the Kingship of Tara.
100.Felim
the
Eoghanacht Chaisil
23rd
King of Munster met with
99.Connor
/ Conchobar the
Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh
Dal Cuinn "Southern"
Ui Niaill Clann
Cholmain 160th King of Ireland
at the
monastery of Birr
near the Northern Munster
border, as the raids carried out by
100.Felim on the "Southern"
Ui Niaill
were a threat to 99.Connor
and to Artri winning the position of
Abbot
of Armagh.
The
Viking build up
really began as
60 Viking ships appeared
this year on
the River Boyne in the north and another on the River Liffey
in the south near
Dublin
in the north - east of
Southern Leinster.
At this time,
Abner was the Abbot of Killeigh
/ Cill Achaidh
/ The Church of the Field in Co. Offaly
in the north - west of Southern Leinster.
828 AD The Fir Ardda Cianachta
Sept in the Barony
of Ferrard drove off Cummaseach the "Southern"
Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine King of Knowth
/
North Brega who wanted to put his son,
Kenneth / Cinaed in there as his sub - King. The
3 Colla
Ui Macc Uais Breg
Sept, the 3 Colla Mugdorna Breg
Sept, the Cianachta Gailenga Breg Sept, and the
the "Southern" Ui Niaill
Fir Chul Breg Sept who were a sub - Sept of the
Siol nAedo Slaine Tuath were
all Septs in the north of Co. Meath
in the south - east of
Northern
Leinster. When the
Fir Chul
Breg Sept were to eventually disappear into
oblivion the
Gailenga Breg Sept
were to take over their
kingdom and the Luigni
Mide
Sept were to take
over from their previous overlords the "Southern" Ui
Niaill
Cenel nArdgail
Sept in the south - east of Mide / Meath, while the
Siol nAedo Slaine Sept were
to be weakened further by the ongoing opposition of their
own kinsmen the "Southern" Ui Niaill
Clann Cholmain
Sept who were from now on to become predominant there as the
"Southern"
Ui Niaill
Kings of Ireland
instead.
98.Eladach
from the
Eoghanacht Raithlind Sept,
died,
who was the son of 98.Shally
/ Selbach, a son of
96.Clarenach, a son of
95.Coirpre "Riastrain," a son
of 94.Aed "Osraige,"
one of the 2 sons of 93.Leary
/ Loegaire,
one of the 2 sons of 92.Criffan
/ Crimthann, a son
of 91.Eochy
/ Echu the direct ancestor of the
Ui Echach Muman Sept, a son of
90.Mac Cass the ancestor of the
Desmuma
in
Desmond / Southern
Munster, another of the
7 sons of 89.Conall
"Corc." 98.Eladach had
been killed in a battle
along with 170 others against the
Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Muscraige Mittine Sept and this gave
101.Felim the
Eoghanacht Chaisil
23rd
King of Munster also a hold in
Desmond as the
Eoghanacht Raithlind Sept just
like the Eoghanacht Locha Lein
Sept
had regarded themselves as separate over - kingdoms.
Cairpre, the son of Cathal,
who was the Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Cu
Corb Ui Cheinnselaig King
was joined by the men from Taghmon / Teach Munna
/ Munna's House - in
Co. Wexford in the south - east of
Southern
Leinster and they took on the Vikings head
on and defeated them there.
829 AD
105.Murray
/ Muiredach the Heremonian
Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb
Ui Faelain 23rd King of
Leinster,
died,
who was one of the 2 sons of 104.Rory
/ Ruaidri the
previous 20th King of Leinster, the son of
103.Faelan the Ui Dunlainge
16th King of
Leinster the direct ancestor of the Ui Faelain
Sept.
105.Kelly /
Ceallach became the Heremonian
Ui Laoghaire
Cu Corb Ui Muiredaig
24th King
of Leinster, who was one of the
2 sons of
104.Bran “Ardchenn“ the previous
21st King of Leinster, the son of
103.Murray
/ Muiredach
the Ui Dunlainge
18th King of
Leinster/
who is the direct ancestor of the
Ui Muiredaig
Septs of
Southern Leinster.
In an expression of
his
overall authority 99.Conor
/ Conchobar
the Heremonian U
Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern"
Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain 160th King of Ireland sent his forces from
Mide / Meath against the
Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Dal Cuinn Septs in
the
Connacht Province and
defeated them.
The
Council of Paris this year decried the
harsh penalties
the Irish monks imposed on themselves and their hard way of life.
830 AD
101.Felim the
Eoghanacht Chaisil
23rd King of Munster
won a victory over the "Southern"
Ui Briuin Sept of
Mag Seola and
although it was a combined Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Dal
Cuinn Ui Briuin
and Ui Niaill
force, 99.Follaman,
the brother of
99.Conor / Conchobar the "Southern"
Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain 160th
King of Ireland,
was killed by the Munster
Province
forces during
the attack on
the
Connacht Province and he also burnt the
monastery also at Fore - Foir.
From now on the
Vikings
being left alone by 100.Felim and
feeling more confident were
to become totally officious carrying out large scale attacks with
Turgesius the
Viking King sacking the ancient capital of
Tara in Co. Meath
in the south - east of Northern Leinster and destroying the altars there
and set up his camp at the entrance of the Ulster
Gap / The Pass of Moyry - to try and gain complete
control over all of Ireland.
+On to 831 AD - 840 AD