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                                                                                 Heremonian Septs   

      Heremonian Septs: *37.Heremon the Gaelic Milesian "joint" 1st King of Eire / Ireland is the direct male line ancestor of the aristocratic Heremonian Septs / Family branches in Ireland  who was one of the 8 sons of *36.Mil the Celtic Hero of Spain and 3rd Gaelic King of Castile and Portugal, and Scota / Scotia a daughter of Nectanebus the Pharaoh of Egypt. *37.Heremon was a brother to 37.Heber "Fionn"- of Fair Complexion and 37.Ir. His Heremonian descendants were to have their territory in the Connacht Province, in the Midlands / Mide / Meath / Northern Leinster, in Southern Leinster, in the Munster Province, in the Ulster Province and the Highlands of Scotland. His descendant, *59.Ugaine the Great was to be the Heremonian 66th King of Tara / Ireland, and was to be  the one who would produce the most successful Heremonian direct male lines emanating from *37.Heremon.

                                                          Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Septs 

      Ui Cobhthaigh Septs: One of his sons, *60.Coffey / Cobhthach was to be the Heremonian 69th King of Tara / Erinn and his descendant,*66.Angus / Oengus "Tuirmeach" was to be the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 81st King of Tara / Erinn, whose son *67.Enna / Enda "Aigneach" became the 84th King of Tara / Erinn and the male line ancestor of *78.Toole / Tuathal "Teachtmhar" the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 106th King of Tara / Ireland. In turn his son, *79.Felim / Feidhlimidh "Reachtmar" - the Lawgiver became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 108th  King of Tara / Ireland whose son was *80.Conn "Ceth Cathrach" - of the Hundred Battles the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim 110th King of Tara / Ireland.

                                                                Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Septs

      *80.Conn "Ceth Cathrach" - of the Hundred Battles the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 110th King of Tara / Ireland was to produce the most successful aristocratic Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim direct male line that was continued on in the 1st Century AD of the new Millennia from his grandfather, *78.Toole / Tuathal "Teachtmhar" the 106th King of Tara / Erinn who was to be the one to revive their fortunes and those of the aristocratic Gaels generally in Ireland. This particular Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Sept / Family branch was to further expand their influence from the 2nd Century AD on, into the north in the Midlands / Mide / Meath (Co. Meath and Co. Westmeath in Northern Leinster, and also into the west of Ireland into Sreng's Fifth to be known later on as the Connacht Province all of which became Conn's Half / Leith Cuinn named for *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles. During and after his rule they then had intermittent overall control most of the time also over Southern Leinster as *80.Conn was to join it to his Midlands / Mide / Meath / Northern Leinster territory creating the whole of what is now Leinster Province as it is today, reducing the previous 5 Provinces of Connacht, Leinster, Mide / Midlands, Munster and Ulster to 4. Due to the Dal Cuinn Septs / Family branches then also expanding their original territory in Sreng's Fifth in the west and south of Ireland, the territory there then became known as Connacht (The Land of *80.Conn), which was then occupied by the 3 Connachta Septs of his particular aristocratic warrior descendants, descending from *87.Brion the original King of Connacht (Ui Briuin), *87.Fiachra the second King of Connacht (Ui Fiachrach) and *87.Ailill (Ui Ailello) who were 3 of the sons of *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the 124th King of Tara / Ireland. The expansion of the "Dal Cuinn" influence into the south - east of Ireland into Southern Leinster was to occur after *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles was to slay 83.Mogha "Nuadat" the Heberian King of Mogha's Half / Leath Mogha (Southern Leinster and Munster Province) in battle. This was during a dispute over the central coastal region in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster, that *80.Conn wanted to use it as a port, and he then adjoined it to his Midlands / Mide / Meath / Northern Leinster territory creating the whole of Leinster Province as it is today.

                                                        Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "3 Colla" Septs

      In Ireland when St. Patrick arrived for the second time, there were 150 Tuaths / Family regions with the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "3 Colla" (Great Chief) kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel to be eventually formed in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and the southern regions of the Ulster Province, which was to take in Co. Armagh / Eamhain Macha, Co. Fermanagh / Fir Manach, Co. Monaghan / Moynihan (Men of Munster). It had been initially founded by *85.Carroll / Carioll "Colla Uais" the Noble who had been the previous 121st King of Tara / Ireland, his brother, *85.Meann "Colla Mend" - the Famous and *85.Murray / Muiredach "Colla Fo Chrith" / "da Crioch" - of the Two Countries (Ireland and Alba - Scottish Highlands) who are known now as the 3 Colla brothers. They were 3 of the sons of *84.Eochy / Echu "Doimhlen,"/ "Dubhlen" who had been a brother to 84.Fiacha / Fiachu “Sraibtine the 120th King of Tara / Ireland in 286 AD, who were both sons of *83.Cairbre "Liffeachair" - of the Liffey the 116th King of Tara / Ireland a great - grandson of *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles. The most important of these 3 Colla Septs / Family branches came to be that of *85,Murray / Muiredach "Colla da Crioch"/ "Focrith" who in more modern times was to be represented by the Mac Mahons of Co. Monaghan and the Maguires / Mac Guires of Co. Fermanagh.

                                                        Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "Ui Maine" Septs

     Descended in 357 AD from *86.Maine "Mor," (a brother to 86.Eochy / Eochaidh "Mugmedon" the 124th King of Tara / Ireland) who were both sons of *85.Murray / Muiredach "Tireach" the previous 122nd King of Tara / Ireland a descendant also of *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland (Dal Cuinn). They originally had their territory in the north - east of the Connacht Province and were to be represented later on, mainly in the south - east, by the Septs / Family branches of the *O Kellys and *O Maddens.

                                                       Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "3 Connachta" Septs

      Were composed of the Ui Briuin, the Ui Fiachrach and the Ui Ailello. *83.Cairbre "Liffeachair" the 116th King of Tara / Ireland who was the father of *84.Eochy / Echu "Doimhlen" the father of the 3 Colla brothers had another son, *84.Fiacha / Fiachu “Sraibtine who became the 120th King of Tara / Ireland and the father of *85.Murray / Muiredach “Tireach” the 122nd King of Tara / Ireland who was in turn the father of *86.Eochy / Eochaidh "Mugmedon"/ Mughmeadhoin - the Lord of Slaves who became the 124th King of Tara / Ireland. He was to be the father of *87.Brion the original King of Connacht who is the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Briuin Ai, the Ui Briuin Seola, the Ui Briuin Breifne and the Ui Briuin Sinna Septs in Northern Connacht. Another son, *87.Fiachra became the original second King of Connacht and the direct male line ancestor of the "Northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide and the "Southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni Septs in the Connacht Province, while another son, *87.Ailill became the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Ailello Septs in the north of Connacht. Together they were all known as the "3 Connachta" (The People of *80.Conn) in Connacht, which was previously known as Sreng's Fifth the territory to the west of the River Shannon in Ireland that was originally given over by the Tuatha de Danann to Sreng the Fir Bolg Chief after the Battle of Moytura. The mother of the 3 Connachta brothers was *89.Mongfind, the daughter of 88.Lare "Fidach" a previous Heberian Eoghanacht King of Munster, who had also been a sister to 89.Criffan / Crimthann an Eoghanacht King of Munster who because of her influence became the 125th King of Tara / Ireland. They were also all half - brothers to *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages who became the 126th King of Tara / Ireland and the direct male line ancestor of the Dal Cuinn "Southern" and "Northern" Ui Niaill Septs. The main Dal Cuinn 3 Connachta Families, in more modern times, were to be represented by the O Connors, the Mac Dermots, the O Dowds, the O Heynes, the O Flahertys, the O Malleys, the O Rourkes and the O Reillys.

                                                         Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "Ui Niaill" Septs 

       Descended from *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland, another of the 5 sons of *86.Eochy / Eochaidh "Mugmedon" / Mughmeadhoin the 124th King of Tara / Ireland and Caireann "Chais Dubh" - of the Dark Curly Hair who was a Brythonic Princess and the daughter of Scal "Moen" the King of the Saxons in Albion / Briton. In the late 4th Century AD because of his outstanding prowess as a leader, *87.Niall's Ui Niaill descendants became all powerful in Ireland. He was a younger half - brother to the previously mentioned 87.Brion the original King of Connacht (Ui Briuin), 87.Fiachra the second King of Connacht (Ui Fiachrach) and 87.Ailill (Ui Ailello) and he became the direct male line ancestor of all of the "Southern" and "Northern" Ui Niaill Septs, whose main territories came to be in the Midlands / Mide / Meath / Northern Leinster and the Ulster Province. 5 of his 8 sons were to produce the "Southern" Ui Niaill Septs, mainly in the Midlands / Mide / Meath / Northern Leinster, and 3 of his other sons were to produce the "Northern" Ui Niaill in the Ulster Province. The main Ui Niaill Septs / Family branches in more modern times were to be represented by the O Donnells, O Dohertys, O Kanes, O Hagans, O Neills and Mac Loughlins.

    The "Southern Ui Niaill" had their territories mainly in Co. Meath and Co. Westmeath in Northern Leinster where they were to be the "Southern" Ui Niaill Kings of Tara / Ireland, emanating from *3 of his 5 sons situated in their territories there, namely, *88.Conall "Cremthainne" the direct male line ancestor of the Sil nAedo Slaine and Clann Cholmain Septs in Brega, *88.Leary / Laoghaire became the 128th King of Tara / Ireland and the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Laoghaire Sept there, and *88.Cairbre / Coirpre who was to only produce one King of Ireland in 90.Toole / Tuathal "Mael "Garb" the 132nd King of Tara / Ireland. Unfortunately for *88.Cairbre he had separated territories in the north of Tethbae where his Cairbre Gabra Sept was in Co. Westmeath and another in the south - west of Co. Meath. Another son, *88.Fiacha / Fiachu is the direct male line ancestor of the Cenel Fiachach Sept who had their territory in Delbna Bethra in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster, and the other son, *88.Maine had his territory also in the south of Tethbae in Co. Westmeath. The "Southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain Sept emanating from *88,Conall "Cremthainne" would become predominant producing the first real "High King of Ireland" in *100.Malachy 1st and be represented later on mainly by the O Melaghlins descending directly then from 104.Malachy 11 / Mael Sechnaill (Descended from a devotee of St. Sechnall / Secundinus) who was to be the "Southern Ui Niaill" 169th King of Ireland in the 11th Century AD, who was to be the last of the Ui Nialls, whose Families are now mostly known as Mac Loughlin.

   The "Northern Ui Niaill" Septs who were to eventually also gain overall control in the whole of the Ulster Province as the Gaelic Milesian Kings of Aileach and Kings of Ireland descend from *87.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Ireland's other 3 sons represented much later on mainly by the *O Nialls / Neills, the *O Kanes and the *O Hagans descending from; *88.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach who is the direct male line ancestor of the Cenel nEogain Sept, and the *O Donnells and *O Dohertys descending from, *88.Conall "Gulban" the direct male line ancestor of the Cenel Conaill Sept, and *88.Enda the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Endae Septs who were to be absorbed by those of his 2 "Northern" Ui Niaill brothers.                                                                              

                                            Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Muscraige 3 Cairbre Septs

      The 3 Cairbre Septs are also descended from *60.Coffey / Cobthach the 69th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Cobhthaigh) and also through *66.Angus / Oengus "Tuirmeach" the 81st King of Tara / Erinn who died in 324 BC, but they descend through another of his 2 sons, *67.Fiachaidh “Fear Mara who was the grandfather of *69.Conaire 11 the 111th King of Tara / Ireland who had his territory also originally in Brega in the Midlands / Mide / Meath in the north - east of Northern Leinster and then his 3 sons, also in Southern Munster.

      The "Muscraige" Septs are descended from *69.Cairbre "Musc," one of the 3 sons of *68.Conaire 11 the 111th King of Tara / Ireland, and *81.Saraid another daughter of *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland the direct ancestor of the Dal Cuinn Septs, and they had their territory in Southern Munster, including the O Falveys / Ui Failbhe of Co. Kerry in the south - west and the O Quirkes / Ui Cuirc of Co. Tipperary in the north - east.

     The Earna / Corco Duibne / Deagades Septs are descended from *69.Cairbre "Baschaoin" another son of *68.Conaire 11 the 111th King of Tara / Ireland and *81.Saraid the daughter of *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland, who had their territory in the far north - west of the Munster Province and he is the direct male line ancestor of the O Baskins from the Corca Baiscinn Sept who had their original territory in the north - west of Co. Clare.

     The Dal Riada / Scottii descend from another of the 3 sons of *68.Conaire 11 the 111th King of Tara / Ireland and *81.Saraid, the daughter of 80.Conn of the Hundred Battles, who migrated up into Co. Antrim in the far north - east of the Ulster Province, due to a Drought in the south, where they became the Dal Riada (People of *70.Riada) who are actually descended from *69.Eochy / Cairbre "Riada" / riata who were to be also known as the Scottii / Irishmen in Alba (Scottish Highlands) after they had by then extended their territory across the Irish Sea there into Argyle (The Land of the Gael) in the Scottish Highlands prior in the early 6th Century AD, and afterwards. (Irishmen were then known as the Scottii as the aristocratic Gaelic Milesians were descended from Scota / Scotia, the wife of *36.Mil, who was a daughter of Nectanebus the Pharaoh of Egypt. They were to provide the Scythian Celtic Gaelic Milesian Scottii / Irish Kings of Dal Riada, Albany and Scotland in the Scottish Highlands  down to Malcolm 1V and his sons from the Saxon Princess, St. Margaret.  

                                                                          Heremonian "Ui Laoghaire" Septs                                                            

      2 further Septs of great importance were the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb and the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Septs who were also descended from *37.Heremon and *59.Ugaine the Great the 66th King of Tara / Ireland through another of his 2 most important sons, *60.Leary / Laoghaire "Lorc" the 68th King of Tara / Ireland and then later on eventually through his descendant *77.Breasal “Breac who was to divide his particular territory in the Leinster Province between his own 2 sons;

                                                                        Heremonian "Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb" Septs 

      *77.Breasal "Breac" was to be the father of *78.Lewy / Lughaidh who was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Cu Corb Kings of Leinster whose original territory was on the north side of the River Barrow from Drogheda in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster down to Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster, whose descendant *86.Cu "Corb" was to be the original direct male line ancestor of the majority of the Kings of Leinster. Later on still they were to evolve further into the 2 main Septs of the Ui Cheinnselaig Sept and the Ui Dunlainge Sept who were to mostly share the Kingship of Leinster. The modern day "Cu Corb" Families of the Ui Cheinnselaig became the Kinsellas, the Kavanaghs, the Mac Murroughs and the Murphys, while the Ui Dunlainge was to be represented by the O Byrnes, the O Dwyers and the O Tooles.

                                                                      Heremonian Ui Laoghaire "Ui Connla" Septs  

     *77,Breasal "Breac's" other son, *78.Connla inherited the south of Leinster Province from the River Barrow to the sea, and he became the direct male line ancestor of the aristocratic Ui Connla Kings of Ossory based on the original kingdom of the Fir Bolg Septs there in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster, and they too were to also produce a King of Leinster in 114.Donough / Donnchad mac Giolla Patraic ( Descended from a son of a devotee of St. Patrick) whose modern day descendants Normanized their name to Fitz Patrick.

                                                                    Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim "Fotharta Ui Fothairt"                                                                                                                                             

The Fotharta / Fothairt in Chairn / Fothar Tire Sept are descended directly from *85.Setna, a son of *84.Artt "Corp" descended also from *79.Felim / Feidlimid "Reachtmhar" the Lawgiver the 108th King of Tara / Ireland (The father of *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland the direct ancestor of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Septs), who was a son of *78.Toole / Tuathal "Teachtmhar" the 106th King of Tara / Ireland. Represented in more modern times by the O Larkins / Ui Lorcain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

     The Fotharta / Fothairt Feadh (Fotharta Osnadhaigh) Sept are descended from *85.Adnaich, a son also of *84.Artt "Corp" descended from *79.Felim / Feidlimid "Reachtmhar" the Lawgiver the 108th King of Tara / Ireland (The father of *80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland the direct male line ancestor of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Septs), who was a son of *78.Toole / Tuathal "Teachtmhar" the 106th King of Tara / Ireland. Represented in more modern times by the O Nolans / O Knowlans / Ui Nuallain.

                                                      Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Deisi / Decies / Deise Sept

      The Deisi Sept are descended from *81.Angus / Oengus "Gaibuaibthech" - of the Poisonous Spear who in 265 AD was involved in a dispute with his kinsmen 82.Cormac mac Airt the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 115th King of Tara / Ireland at Tara in Mide / Meath in Northern Leinster killing 82.Cormac's son, 83.Kelly / Cellach and blinding 82.Cormac in one eye so that he had to eventually withdraw from Tara as the King of Ireland due to the physical blemish. *81.Angus was a son of *80.Fiacha "Suighdhe,” another son of *79.Felim "Reachtmhar" - the Lawgiver the 108th King of Tara / Ireland, who was the father also of 80.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Tara / Ireland the direct male line ancestor of the Dal Cuinn Septs, and a son of *78.Toole / Tuathal "Teachtmhar" the 106th King of Tara / Ireland. The Deisi Temro Sept had their original territory in Brega to the south - west of Tara in the south - east of Northern Leinster. After 7 more battles they were then driven from Mide / Meath by 82.Cormac mac Airt and settled in the Dungarvon region in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province, which became known as Deisi Mumhan, which was the territory situated between the River Blackwater and the River Suir in the region still known as "The Decies," above Ardmore, with Lismore to the south - west on the River Blackwater. In 746 AD Muirgius / Maurice was their King, who was a son of Fergus / Fearghus. Later they also held territory, for a while, in the south of Ossory / Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster after being assisted by the Ithian Corca Loigde Septs.  

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