*86.Eochy / Eochaidh “Muigh Mheadhoin” / "Mugmedon" was the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 124th King of Tara / Erinn who was the father of;

*87.Brion who became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn original 1st King of Connacht whose mother was 89.Mongfind a sister to 89.Criffan / Crimthann "Mor" the Heberian Eoghanacht King of Munster and 125th King of Tara / Ireland descended from 37.Heber "Fionn" - of Fair Complexion who was a brother to *37.Heremon the direct male line ancestor of all of the Heremonian Septs. *87.Brion should have been the King of Tara / Ireland in his own right, but he was passed over by his father in preference to his younger half - brother, 87.Niall who then became the 126th King of Tara / Ireland. Of *87.Brion's 3 sons, *88.Orbison is the direct male line ancestor of the O Malleys and O Morans in Connacht Province. 88.Earc ”Dearg” is the direct male line ancestor of the O Hanley / O Handly and Mac Brannan Families. His other son;

*88.Duach ”Galach” / *88.Daui “Tenga Uma” - of the Sweet Tongue became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 3rd King of Connacht who was to die in 502 AD, as the father of 2 sons who were to carry the Ui Briuin male line forward. *89.Senach was to become the ancestor of the Ui Briuin "Seola" Sept in their own territory producing the O Flahertys and Mac Hayes Septs in the Connacht Province. Their "Ui Briuin Seola" line was to produce 2 Kings of Connacht through, and including his descendant 92.Cenn "Faelad" who became the Ui Briuin Seola 15th King of Connacht who was to die in 682 AD. His descendant *98.Murrough / Murchad also became the King of West Connacht / Iar Chonnacht, and one of his sons, *99.Cleirchen was to be a Ui mBriuin Seola King who was to die in 912 AD. Another son, *99.Uroman became the grandfather of 101.Flaherty / Flaithbertach who became the direct male line ancestor of the O Flahertys and the grandfather of 103.Murray / Muiredach who was to die in 1034 AD. He was to be the father of 104.Rory / Ruaidri O Flaherty who was also to be a King of West Connacht / Iarthair Chonnacht. He in turn became the grandfather of 106.Flaherty O Flaherty / Flaithbertach Ua Flaithbertaig who was to become the Ui Briuin Seola 52nd King of Connacht who was to die in 1098 AD as the second and last of their "Ui Briuin Seola" line to achieve the overall Kingship of Connacht. The other son of *88.Daui' "Tenga Uma" was;

*89.Eogan / Owen ”Greab” / *89.Eogan "Srem” who was the father of 2 sons also, who were to leave another two distinct Ui Briuin Septs in their own territories in the Connacht Province. *90.Fergus was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Briuin "Breifne" Sept who were to eventually also produce 4 Kings of Connacht. Their main Families were the O Rourkes, Mac Ternans / Mac Tiernans, O Reillys, O Bradys and Mac Kinnawe / Mac Kinneavy / Fords. One of their first standouts was *97.Dub "Dothra" who became a Ui Briuin King in his own right who was to die in 743 AD who was the great - grandfather of 100.Tiernan / Tigernan who became the Ui Briuin King of Breifne in their own territory in their own kingdom of Breifne in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht who was to die in 892 AD. His son, *101.Rourke / Ruarc - the Champion was also to be a Ui Briuin King of Breifne who then became the direct male line ancestor of the O Rourkes. His son, *102.Art mac Ruairc was to be the father of *103.Fergal O Rourke who was to become the first one of the Ui Briuin Breifne Sept to become the Ui Briuin 43rd King of Connacht who was to die in 966/7 AD. His son, *104.Aed who was to die in 1046 AD became the father of *105.Art "Uallach" - the Proud O Rourke who became the second one from the Ui Briuin Breifne Sept to become the 48th King of Connacht. In turn his son, *106.Aed O Rourke became the Ui Briuin Breifne 50th King of Connacht who was to die in 1087 AD leaving no further issue towards the Kingship. It was then up to the descendants of his brother, *106.Niall O Rourke, who had died previously in 1047 AD, to carry their "Ui Briuin Breifne" male line forward. He was to be the father of *107.Ualgarg - of Fierce Pride O Rourke who then became the grandfather of *109.Donnell / Domhnall O Rourke who became Ui Briuin Breifne 53rd King of Connacht who was to die in 1102 AD. He was to be the last from the "Ui Briuin Breifne" line altogether to be a King of Connacht descending from *90.Fergus. The Ui Briuin Breifne Sept had intermittently shared the Kingship of Connacht with their other close Dal Cuinn kinsmen, the "Northern" and "Southern" Ui Fiachrach Sept descending from *87.Brion's brother *87.Fiachra and the Ui Briuin Seola Sept. Also with their other close kinsmen the Ui Briuin Ai Sept who were then to gain the upper hand completely as the future Kings of Connacht. *107.Ualgarg O Rourke through another of his sons, who was also another *108.Donnell was also to be the great - grandfather of the aged *110.Tiernan O Rourke the Ui Briuin King of Breifne who was to die in 1172 AD after the Anglo - Norman Invasion. It was to be his young wife, Dervorgilla from the "Southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain Sept who was to be the catalyst for the Anglo - Norman Invasion by going off with 113.Dermot / Diarmait Mac Murrough "na Gall" - of the Foreigners the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig 59th King of Leinster in the first place. The other son of *89.Eogan "Srem" who was to produce a separate Ui Briuin Sept of his own was;

*90.Murray / Muiredach “Mal” who was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Briuin Ai Sept, who would become so successful in the future producing not only the Kings of Connacht, but also 2 Ui Briuin Kings of Ireland whose son was;

*91.Fergus / Fearghus who became the father of;

*92.Eochy / Eochaidh “Tiormcharna” / "Tirmcharna" who became the Ui Briuin Ai 6th King of Connacht who was the father of;

*93.Aed / Aodh mac Echach who became the Ui Briuin Ai 8th King of Connacht who was to die in 577 AD, who is the direct male line ancestor of the O Flynns of Connacht Province who were to become an important Sept under the O Connor Kings. He was the father of;

*94.Uadha / Uater / Uatu who became the Ui Briuin Ai 9th King of Connacht who was to die in 601/2 AD and was the father of;

*95.Reilly / Raghallach / Rogallach who became the Ui Briuin Ai 12th King of Connacht who died in 649 AD, who was the father of 3 sons who would carry the Ui Briuin Ai line forward. *96.Cathal who was to die in 680 AD was to be the father of *97.Donnell / Domhnall who was to become the Ui Briuin Ai 21a King of Connacht who was to die in 714 AD, which then ended his particular male line to the Kingship. Another of *95.Reilly's sons was; *96.Kelly / Cellach who was to be the Ui Briuin Ai 19th King of Connacht who also became the father of 2 sons of his own who would continue on their Ui Briuin Ai male line. *97.Donnell / Domhnall who became the Ui Briuin Ai 22nd King of Connacht who was to be the father of *98.Flaithri the Ui Briuin Ai 29th King of Connacht who was to abdicate in 777 AD and die in 779 AD, which also saw the end his particular male line to the Kingship. *96.Kelly's other son, *97.Fergus / Fearghus / Forggus who became the Ui Briuin Ai 25th King of Connacht and died in 756 AD whose son 98.Colla (Great Chief) became the Ui Briuin Ai 31a King of Connacht who was to die in 796 AD, which also ended his male line to the Kingship. *95.Reilly's other son was;

+On to *87.Brion the original second King of Connacht - *127.O Connor - 2

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