1014 - 1020 AD 

 1014 AD *105.Brian Boru - of the Tributes the previous Heberian Dalcassian Ui Bloid Ui Turlogh 175th High King of Ireland the direct ancestor of the Heberian Ui Turlough Ui mBriain Sept had "reclaimed" all of Mogha's Half / Southern Ireland for the Heberian Septs, before he had been slain at the "Battle of Clontarf" this year along with his son. 106.Murtough and his grandson 107.Turlough O Brian.

      *105.Brian Boru would leave behind 2 of his "younger" sons who were half - brothers who would soon be in "conflict" over who now had the right to the Heberian Dal gCais Kingship, and the youngest of these was *106.Donough / Donnchad, whose mother was 110.Gormlaith the "sister" to the recently deceased 110.Mael Morda the previous Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Faelain 57th King of Leinster, who had joined in with the invading Vikings to oppose *105.Brian Boru, and was among those who were slain in the conflict known as the "Battle of Clontarf." *106.Donough would eventually become the 42nd King of Cashel / Munster in his own right through "devious" means, and then eventually assume the 176th Kingship of Ireland - with opposition after the death of *107.Malachy 11 who had been the previous 174th King of Ireland who had re - assumed the title once again after the death of *105.Brian Boru, and who himself was to later die in 1022 AD, and in turn *106.Donough's son, 107.Murrough / Murchad O Brian would become the 42a King of Cashel / Munster, who would be the father of 108.Brian O Brian the future 46a King of Cashel / Munster who would die in 1118 AD, bringing to a sudden end 106.Donough's particular Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain Kingship direct "male line" from *105.Brian Boru altogether.

     *105.Bran Boru's other "older" surviving son, 106.Teague / Tadhg, whose mother was Eachraidh, would be slain in 1023 AD, with *106.Donough his younger half - brother, personally "involved" in this kin slaying / fingal, but despite this the "older" half - brother 106.Teague's particular direct Heberian Dal gCais O Brian / Ui mBriain male line would be the one that would "persist," as he was to be the father of another, *107.Turlough O Brian who would die in 1086 AD after becoming the future Heberian Dal g Cais 43rd King of Cashel / Munster and then the 178th Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain King of Ireland. This particular *107.Turlough O Brian in turn would then become the father of 3 sons. *108.Murtough / Muirchertach O Brian who would die in 1119 AD as the future 44th King of Cashel / Munster and the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain 180th King of Ireland, and of 108.Teague / Tadhg O Brian the future 44a King of Cashel / Munster who would die in 1086 AD the father of 109.Donnell / Domhnall O Brian the future 44b King of Cashel / Munster who would die in 1115 AD. *107.Turlough O Brian's other son, 108.Diarmait O Brian, who would die in 1118 AD, was to become the future 45th King of Cashel / Munster and the father of 109.Teague Glae O Brian who would die in 1154 AD as the 46b King of Cashel / Munster, and still of another 109.Turlough O Brian the future 46th King of Cashel / Munster who would die in 1167 AD. He in turn would then become the father of another 110.Murtough O Brian who would also be a King of Northern Munster / Thomond, and especially 110.Donnell Mor O Brian who would become the 47th King of Cashel / Munster on whose death in the future it would all really begin to "unhravel" and come to an end in 1194 AD after the Anglo - Norman English Invasion, due in part to this 110.Donnell Mor O Brian's own personal "ambitious agenda" and lack of overall "foresight" of what would be really happening in Ireland by that period in time.

     With the recent death of 110.Mael Morda the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Faelain 45th King of Leinster also occurring, during the "Battle of Clontarf" in Mogha's Half in Southern Leinster, 111.Dunlaing / Dowling became the new Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Muireadhaigh 45a King of Leinster who was to also die this year, who would leave behind 4 sons who would "all" be future Kings of Leinster, including 112.Duncan / Donncuan who became the Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Muireadhaigh 46th King of Leinster who would only survive until 2 years later on in 1016 AD.

      111.Bran was then to become the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Faelain 47th King of Leinster who was also to be deposed only 2 years later on in 1018 AD, which would then bring to an end the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Faelain direct male line to the Kingship of Leinster, which had begun iinitially with 103.Faelan who had been the 16th King of Leinster who had died way back in 738 AD.

      The Kingship of Leinster was then to "pass over" go permanently to their Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Muireadhaigh kinsmen, when 112.Augaire became the 48th King of Leinster who was to die in 1024 AD, who was then to be followed by his brother, 112.Donough / Donnchad who would became the 49th King of Leinster. 112.Murrough / Murchad was then to be the last of these 4 Ui Muireadhaigh Sept brothers as the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Muireadhaigh Ui Dunlainge 50th King of Leinster who would die in 1042 AD. By that time their other Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig Sept kinsmen, who were descended from 94.Enda / Enna Cennsalach/ Kinsella who had been the Cu Corb 2nd King of Leinster, would "re - emerge" as the "dominant" Heremonian Cu Corb Sept in Southern Leinster just in time to produce the future "infamous" 113,Diarmait Mac Murrogh na Gall - of the Foreigners who would bring about the Anglo - Norman English Invasion in Ireland due to his own personal interest and agenda.          

     Directly after the "Battle of Clontarf "in 1014 AD, 106.Teague / Tadhg, the previously mentioned half - brother who was the "oldest" surviving son of *105.Brian Boru and Eachraidh, assumed control over the remaining Heberian Dal gCais Sept 's forces, who had previously withstood the major brunt of the "conflict," with 1,000 of his Heberian Dalcassian warriors "severely handicapped" with all of their various injuries and weariness they had left over after fighting in the conflict, while their Heberian Eoghanachta Sept allies from Southern Munster, still had 3,000 of their warriors left. The leaders of the Eoghanachta Septs were more then well aware that they had "previously" held the overall "control" over the Munster Kingship for a very long time prior to being "displaced" by the Dalcassian Sept under 105.Mahon and his younger brother, *105.Brian Boru - of the Tributes, and when they found out that not only *105.Brian Boru, but also his son, 106.Murrough / Murchad, and grandson,107.Turlough had been "slain" in the conflict, they decided that this would now be their "best opportunity" to re - gain the overall control of the Munster Kingship back from the Heberian Dal gCais Sept. 106.Teague's younger half - brother, *106.Donough, the son of *105.Brian Boru and 110.Gormlaith, had gathered together all of the most "injured" Dalcassians, and had one third of those who were still able to fight in position to protect those who were severely injured, and he then stood with the other two thirds ready to take the Eoghanachta Septs head on if need be. The Dalcassian / Dal GCais warriors who although they were wounded had forced moss into their wounds and stood with the rest of their Dal gCais Sept ready to oppose the Heberian Eoghanachta Septs, who on seeing the great courage of the Dalcassians and their determination to "stand and fight to the death" then decided against forcing the issue any further at this time.

      The 1000 Dalcassian warriors who were now under the overall leadership of 106.Teague / Tadhg and his younger half - brother, *106.Donough then set out from Dublin in Co. Dublin in Southern Leinster to return to their own territory in Northern Munster / Thomond, and headed south - west further into Southern Leinster in Mogha's Half until they eventually reached Athy on the River Barrow where they were confronted by 110.Donough mac Giolla Patrick / Donnchad Mheic Giolla Padraig (Fitz Patrick) who was now the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla King of Ossory in Co. Kilkenny as he too was waiting to also take his "once in a lifetime" opportunity to attack the battle weary Dal gCais Septs as he was also still seeking "revenge" against them. *105.Brian Boru had previously taken his father 109.Gilla Patraic hostage for a year to bring their particular individual kingdom of "Ossory" also situated in Mogha's Half into "submission" to assert his overall authority, and 110.Donough mac Gilla Patraic wanted to avenge this previous indignity to his father, and if possible demand "hostages" from the Dalcassians. To his surprise also, all of the remaining 1,000 Dal gCais warriors immediately began to "tie" their wounded men to stakes to keep them "standing" upright, as this way they could not only defend themselves, but also their other more severely injured warriors, while standing a "brother or a son" on either side of those who were incapacitated by their wounds, so that they could also "engage" in the oncoming fight, if it was necessary. This once again openly displayed their "great courage" an commitment to resist, and 110,Donough mac Gilla Patrick realizing that the Dalcassians were more then ready to actually fight to the "death," and that they would take as many of the men of "Ossory" with them as was necessary, he decided instead to attack them fr"behind" as the Dal gCais Septs continued on "homeward bound," and due to this tactic another 150 of the Dalcassians were to be "lost" along the way, with only 850 out of the original 1,000 Dal gCais warriors left surviving after the "Battle of Clontarf" eventually making it back alive to Thomond / Northern Munster.

      With their "main leaders" now gone, in *105.Brian Boru, 106.Murrough and his son 107.Turlough O Brian the Dal gCais Septs no longer had the "overall authority" of numbers required to maintain their previous "position" in the overall scheme of things in Ireland, so *107.Malachy 11 / Mael Sechnaill the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain 40th King of Meath was now able to regain control once again as the 174th High Kingship of Ireland until his own demise 8 years later in 1022 AD.

    106.Teague / Tadhg and 106.Donough, the two half - brothers who were the surviving sons of *105.Brian Boru, were left to themselves to sought out who would be the future Heberian Dalcassian King of Northern Munster / Thomond, and who would ultimately also try to "regain" the Heberian Kingship of Cashel / Munster, if they could from the Heberian Eoghanachta Septs in Southern Munster, with the "majority" of the Heberian Dal gCais Septs naturally ready to "support" the "older" brother, 106.Teague / Tadhg to be the King of Thomond / Northern Munster over his younger half - brother, *106.Donough, while the Heberian Eoghanacht Septs in Southern Munster were to be also still in dispute with them over the even "greater" overall Kingship of Cashell / Munster. Finally the increasing pressure from the Eoghanachta Septs at first forced the two Heberian Dal gCais half - brothers to "combine" their efforts, and together they were able to "defeat" and re - submit the Eoghanachta Septs with their fully committed Dalcassian warriors under the "leadership" of another of their Heberian Dal gCais kinsman, Donnell O Brian in a battle fought out at Limerick in Co. Limerick, situated in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province. 

       111.Teague / Tadhg in Eich Gil O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh Ui Conchobair 47th King of Connacht descended originally from 90.Brion the first Heremonian Dal Cuinn King of Connacht who is the direct male line ancestor of "all" of the Ui Briuin Septs in the Connacht Province, and who had been the "oldest" son of *89.Eochy / Echu Mugmedon the previous 124th King of Ireland, also had his mind set on their Sept's long "lost right" to the even greater Kingship of Ireland, and following on from the previous  actions of *105.Brian Boru that showed it was possible for any of the other Irish Septs to acheive the Kingship of Ireland he too decided that now was also a good time to besiege the "weakened" Heberian Dal gCais / Dalcassian Septs, and to this end he was to destroy the O Brians / Ui mBriain fortress at Kincora in the north - east of Co. Clare in Thomond / Northern Munster. Once again this too "backfired" as 106.Teague and 106.Donough with their combined Dalcassian warriors were still going strong enough to be physically able to drive them completely out of Co. Clare and force them back to the north into the Connacht Province as far as Loch Ree, but despite this "combined" success unfortunately the 2  Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Ui mBriain half - brothers after they returned to Co. Clare continued to "dispute" with each other until 1028 AD, as to who should be the greater overall Heberian Dal gCais King of Cashel / Munster.

      104.Meanma, a Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin son of 103.Aodh the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin King, descended from 92.Caisin the "second" oldest son of 91.Cas the direct male line ancestor of all of the Dal gCais Septs "died" this year, who was to be the father of 105.Donnell / Domhnall the "grandfather" of 107.Cu Mara (Warrior / Hound of the Sea) the direct male line ancestor of all of the Mac Namaras in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province.

     Realising what a "great gap" had been left by the recent death of *105.Brian Boru the Tuaths (Family regions) of Ireland decided to hold a meeting where they resolved to place a "Chief Poet" and a devout man in charge of Ireland, and run it as a "Free State" and all of the Irish history up to this date was then "recorded."

     Despite the successful result of the "Battle of Clontarf " in the meantime the Teutonic Scandinavian Vikings had been able to physically establish 12 permanent settlements / townships on the coastal belt of Ireland, including the main port of Dublin in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster, which they would continue to "hold" onto for another 150 years until the coming of the Teutonic Scandinavian Anglo - Norman English Invasion that would begin in 1167 AD.  

1015 AD *107.Malachy 11 who was once again the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain 174th King of Ireland besieged the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla kingdom of "Ossory" in the south - west of Southern Leinster to also further stabilize his "overall authority" throughout Ireland once again, and 110.Dunghal, another of the sons of 109.Gilla Patraic was "slain" during this conflict.

     107.Flaherty an Trostain O Niall - of the Pilgrim's Staff the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 40th King of Aileach in the Ulster Province carried out an "expedition" into the south again into Meath / Midhe in Northern Leinster to "support" his reinstated Heremonian Dal Cuinn kinsman, *107.Malachy 11 the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill 174th King of Ireland. 

     107.Murtough / Muirchertach O Niall from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept, who was a son of 106.Murray / Muireadach O Niall, was "slain" this year in a conflict over "sovereignty" with the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Thuirtre Sept who had their territory nearby in the north of the Ulster Province.

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