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*92.Blod - *104.Kennedy / Ceaneidigh

388AD *92.Blod / Blood / to coax, to flatter - was born this year who was the eldest of the 12 sons of *91.Cas the Heberian King of Thomond / Tuaisceart Mhumhain descended from *85.Cormac "Cass" the 2nd King of Munster and 1st King of Thomond / / Northern Munster who was a son of *84.Ailill "Oluimm" the Gaelic Milesian Heberian 1st King of Munster. *92.Blod was to become a Heberian Dal gCais King of Thomond and the direct ancestor of the Ui Bloid Septs / Family branches - that included the O Ahernes, O Briens, O Bladairs, O Blairs, O Bloods in Munster, O Currys, O Duracks, O Flatterys, O Hogans, O Hurleys, O Kennedys, Mac Mahons, O Malones of Co. Clare, O Maloneys, O Reidys, O Sextons and O Shanahans. He had four sons (2) 93.Cairthenn "Dubh," (3) 93.Eochy / Eochaidh, (4) 93.Brendan / Breanainn "Bran" the direct ancestor of the Muinter Urthaile, Muinter Maol Domhnaigh, Muinter Chearnaigh, which were to produce the Families of the O Brennans of Thomond, O Glinns / O Glynns, O Hurleys, O Maglins, O Maegans, O Maloneys and O Muldowneys / Downeys.

*93.Cairthenn "Fionn Oge Mor" was his eldest son who had 2 sons of his own, 94.Angus / Oengus who was his younger son, is the direct ancestor of the Muinter Loingsigh, Muinter Uainidhe, Muinter Bhreachtgha, Muinter Bhreachainn / Bhreahain, Muinter Sheasnain, Muinter Riada, Muinter Thomraigh, Muinter Chorbmacain, which were to produce the Families of the O Currys, O Cormacans / Mac Cormacks, O Seasnains / O Sextons, O Riada / O Reidys etc.

*94.Eochy / Eochaidh " Baill Dearg" / of the Red Mole - was his eldest son who was born when St. Patrick was first in the Munster Province and was baptized by him and was to die a natural death of old age and he was to have 2 sons of his own, 95.Breacan / Breccan the youngest whose territory was in the region now known as the Barony of Ibrackan in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province.

*95.Conall his eldest son also had 2 sons and the youngest of these was 96.Molua "Lobhar" / the Leper / St. Molua who founded the church at Killaloe in the north - east of Co. Clare.

*96.Aodh "Caomh" / the Comely / the Gentle - who was his eldest son became the Heberian Dal gCais King of Munster and the first Christian King of the Family, who was supported by 94.Aodh "Dubh" the son of 93.Criffan / Crimthann the King of the Eoghanachta Sept descended from 85.Eoghan "Mor" a brother to *85,Cormac "Cass" the direct ancestor of the Dal gCais. (He was inaugurated in the presence of St. Brendan of Clonfert and his poet mac Lemein became the first Christian Bishop of Cloyne in Co. Cork in Southern Munster.) *96.Aodh "Caomh" is the direct ancestor of the O Coombes and also had 2 sons, 97.Conghal / Congalach his youngest son was the father of 98.Iorchlosach the father of 99.Flann the father of 100.Toole / Tuathal the father of 101.Ionnrachtach the father of 102.Niall and is the direct ancestor of the O Neills / O Nihills of Co. Clare and the Owens / O Noonans of Thomond and Southern Connacht. 96.Aodh "Caomh" died, in 601 AD.

*97.Cathal his oldest son also had 2 sons including;

641 AD. *98.Turlough / Toirdhealbhach who was his eldest son who was born this year who is the direct ancestor of the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Sept, who was to also be the father of 2 sons who left issue including, 99.Ailgenan / Ailgheanan the direct ancestor of the O Mearas, O Scanlan, and Mac Arthurs of Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province.

683 AD. *99.Mahon his other son was born this year who became the father of, *100.Anluan who was the father of *101.Corc whose son was *102.Lachtna who had his fortress at Grianan Lachtna a mile north of Killaloe in the north - east of Co. Clare who was to die a natural death due to old age.

942 AD. *103.Lorcan / Fingin his son was a King of the Heberian Dalcassians who was to die this year after he had revived the fortunes of the Heberian Dal gCais Sept previously by capturing 101.Flann "Sinna" the "Southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain Prince of Meath / Mide who was the son of 100.Malachy 1st the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain 163rd King of Ireland. (101.Flann "Sinna" later became the 165th King of Ireland in his own right.) He had earlier defiled "Magh Adhair" (The Meadow of the Sacred Oaks) - the Inauguration Mound of the Dal gCais Tuath / Family region - were 57 Kings of Thomond were to be crowned. This had done nothing for the prestige of 101.Flann but it certainly lifted the spirits of the Dal gCais Sept, as after this *103.Lorcan was informed by 102.Cormac mac Cuilennain the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil 31st King of Munster of the right of the Dal gCais Sept to also alternate the Kingship of Munster with their kinsmen the Eoghanachta. This had been the original decree of their common direct ancestor *84.Ailill "Oluimm" the Heberian 1st King of Munster and it was then to be acted upon by his son, *104.Kennedy / Ceaneidigh.

*103.Lorcan had five sons, (2) 104.Coscrach his second son became the ancestor of the Muintir Allathaigh, Muintir Ainghiodha, Muintir Chloiarn, Muintir Chnaimhin, Muintir Ogain, Muintir Mhaol Ruanuidh, Muintir Mhaine and the Muintir Seanachain who produced the Families of the O Aingidys, O Bowens, O Cosgraves of Munster, O Flahertys of Co. Kerry, O Gloirns, O Hogans, O Lorkans / O Lorkins / O Larkins, O Maines and O Sheehans. (3) 104.Congal and (4) 104.Bran "Fionn" who is the ancestor of the Siol mBroin of Dubhthir Laighean / Sliocht Branfinn in Dufferin in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster who also anglicized their name later on as O Brien. (5) 104.Longargan became the direct ancestor of the O Lonergans. His other son was;

951 AD *104.Kennedy / Ceaneidigh who was to be killed in battle this year. 101.Conall / Conghalach "Cnogba" the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Southern" Ui Niaill Sil nAedo Slaine 168th King of Ireland, was also responsible this year for the demise of two of his older sons, 105.Aherne / Echthigern and 105.Duncan / Donncuan, while 101.Conall was plundering the Dal gCais territory in Thomond / Northern Munster, for their support of their Heberian kinsman, 104.Callahan / Cellachan the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil 34th King of Munster. He was also worried about the rising fortunes of *104.Kennedy who was by then the heir apparent to the Munster Kingship. *104.Kennedy the Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough King of Thomond had been married to Babhion, a daughter of Arcadh O Flaherty, the son of Murrough O Flaherty the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin King of Iar / West Connacht. Of *104.Kennedy's 12 sons only 5 were to leave any issue with 105.Anluan also becoming the direct ancestor of the O / Mac Quirks etc.

105.Duncan / Donncuan one of the older 2 sons killed the same year as their father, *104.Kennedy, was to leave behind 9 sons, (1) 106.Floinn the father of 107.Rath the direct ancestor of the Mac Raiths / Mac Grath Sept. (2) 106.Conall / Conghal who is the direct ancestor of the Mac Connell Sept and probably the Mac Cole Sept ? (3) 106.Kenneth / Cinaed who is the direct ancestor of the Mac Quirk Chiefs of Muscraigh Breoghain in Muskerry in Co. Tipperary in Northern Munster or they may be from 106.Anluan one of the sons of his brother,105.Mahon. 105.Duncan / Donncuan is also the direct ancestor of the O Eustaces, O Kennedys, O Regans of Thomond, Mac Inerneys, O Kellehers, O Bolands of Clare, O Caseys, O Connollys, O Powers, Ui Siodhachain Sept and the O Tuomys / O Twomeys. Two of his sons were also 106.Kennedys, From one of the (4) 106.Kennedys descend the O Gunnings from the Muintir Chonaing. From the other (5)106.Kennedy descend the Siol gCeanneidigh Sept, which culminated in John. F. ,Robert and Edward Kennedy, President , Attorney General and noted Senator of the U.S.A. From (6) 106.Riagan descend the O Regans of the Muintir Riagain of Co. Clare and Co. Limerick. From (7) 106.Longargan descend the O Longergans / O Londrigans, from (8) 106.Ceileachar descend the O Kellehers from the Muintir Cheileachair (9) 106.Conall / Congalach left no issue.

105.Aherne / Echthigern / Lord of the Horses - who was the other older brother killed along with 105.Donncuan in battle is the direct ancestor of the Muintir Echthigeirn and the Clann Craith, which includes the Aherne / O Hearne / O Heron / O Hearon and the Mac Raith / Mac Grath / Magrath Families. The O Ahernes were to eventually migrate from the east of Co. Clare to Co. Cork in Southern Munster and in the 10^th Century AD the O Aherne Chief was to be recorded as 105.Mahon / Mathghamain the 39th King of Thomond / Northern Munster who may have taken over the responsibility for his dead brothers Families as the Mac Raith Sept is also credited to 105.Mahon.

926 - 1014 AD 105.Brian "Boru" / of the Tributes - the youngest son of 104.Kennedy was born at Kincora / Ceann Coradh in Co. Clare who is the direct ancestor of the Siol mBriain / Ui mBriain Sept including the Mac Mahons of Co. Clare. He was to become the Heberian Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Dal gCais King of Thomond / Northern Munster, the 41st King of Munster and 170th High King of Ireland.

976 AD.105.Mahon had become the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough King of Thomond / Northern Munster and the first from the Dal gCais Sept descended from 85.Cormac "Cass" to become the Heberian 39th King of Munster and he was killed by the Viking King in Limerick and his Eoghanacht allies who were disgruntled over losing the Kingship of Munster to the Dal gCais Sept. He is the direct ancestor of many of the O Bolands of Co. Clare, O Caseys, O Spillane / O Splaine / O Spellane, the Ui hAmhrachain and Ui Sidhachachain Septs, Mac Inerneys the Kings of Corca Muirceadha / Conaill Uachtrach, the Ui Conghalaigh Sept and the O Twomeys of Co. Cork and Co. Kerry in Southern Munster and the O Toomeys of Co. Limerick.

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