1101 AD *108.Murtough Mor - the Greater O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain 44th King of Cashel / Munster, after prompting from St. Anselm the Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury in England, who had written again to him personally recognizing him as the King of Ireland, had decided to hold a "religious" convention on the Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province where he was to personally hand over the previous Royal Fortress of the Heberian Cashel / Munster Kings to the Catholic Church in Ireland with all it's churches and fortifications. He was to transfer its use for the devout and religious, and the Catholic Bishop of Cashel now became the Archbishop of Cashel there, and *108.Murtough Mor O Brian was now also generally recognized as the 180th King of Ireland although - still with opposition in the "north" and to improve his position in the overall scheme of things he besieged the Grianain of Aileach / Ailigh / Oileach, which had been the "main fortress" of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept on Mt. Grianan situated on the Inishowen Peninsula in Co. Donegal in the north - east of the Ulster Province, which he "burnt" to the ground to express his personal overall authority further now over the "whole" of Ireland. He also had his men carry back a "stone" to Co. Clare in each of their empty sacks, which he was to use later on to build a parapet upon the top of his own palace, where St. Mary's Cathedral now stands in Limerick, and to get there and acheive this he was to be forced to take his large force over Eas Ruadh / Ashroe (The Cataract of *60.Red Aed) who had been the ancient Gaelic Milesian Irian 61st King of Tara / Ireland) who had drowned there in 724 AD. (It is  now known as Ballyshannon). His initial main reason for carrying out this particular raid had been in "retaliation" for the actions of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill's attack two hundred years before, when they had then cut down trees in Creatalach in the Heberian Dal gCais territory in the north - west of the Munster Province to roof their palace at Aileach. While *108.Murtough Mor O Brian had been there in the "north" he had also decided to take on the Norse Vikings who were set up there nearby in the Derry / Daire area in Ulster Province who he "drove" out. After the "destruction" of Aileach the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill  Cenel nEogain Sept then moved their "main seat" to the south of Co. Tyrone at Ennis Enaigh / Inchenny at Urney and their Inauguration Stone / Leac na Righ (Flagstone of the Kings) was to be at Tullahogue (Hill of the Youths) at Desert Creagh in Dungannon, the "official" seat of the Heremonian Cenel hEogain O Hagans / Ui  hAgain, who had the right to be involved in the "inauguration" of "The O Niall" by fitting his golden sandal, which is included in the O Hagan armorial arms, and down to Cromwell's time, which would be demolished by Blount / Lord Mountjoy acting under the "Slash & Burn" orders of Elizabeth 1st the Welsh Tudor English Queen who would create 6 "Rebellions" in Ireland against her intolerable repressive policies.

1102 AD *108.Murtough Mor O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais 180th King of Ireland married one of his "daughters" to the Norman, Arnulf of Montomery, whose brother was the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury who was against Henry 1st who was now the new Teutonic Norman King of England as the marriage had been negotiated by Gerald of Windsor who was the steward at his Castle of Pembroke in Wales, and who would later become the "direct male line" ancestor of the Geraldines (Fitz Geralds) in Ireland and he would also come to play a big part in the future in Ireland when his Cambro Norman descendants would come into Ireland after the Anglo - Norman English Invasion that was to begin very soon in 1167 AD. *108.Murtough Mor O Brian also married another of his "daughters" to Magnus Bare Legs the Teutonic Viking King, and he also decided now to make Limerick in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province his "main fortress," breaking with the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Ui mBriain tradition of ruling from Kincora in the north - east of Co. Clare.

1103 AD *108.Murtough Mor O Brian the 180th King of Ireland was "defeated" this year in the "Battle of Mag Cobo," and the Ulaid Septs in the north - east of the Ulster Province who had previously sought his "help" then found that they now had to make "peace" there with their previous overlord *109.Donnell Mac Loughlin / Mheic Lochlainn the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 51st King of Aileach who was the 179th King of Ireland - with opposition who still basically only ruled in the "north" anyway.

       Magnus of Norway, the "last" of the Scandinavian Sea Viking Kings, decided to now try and take over Ireland for himself, and to this end he had set sail from Norway down to the Orkneys, then onto the Hebrides, until he finally reached Ireland, where he began creating further havoc by "besieging" the Irish Septs all over Ireland, and during this time while he was sailing along the the coast of the Ulster Province feeling he was well now in control of his destiny he demanded that, the Irish Septs along the way there, kill their cattle to supply his men with "fresh meat," but they "refused" his order, so he had his Viking warriors disembark from their ships and head inland to obtain the necessary provisions he required. On their return journey back to the ships Magnus of Norway and his Viking warriors found that they had to travel through coastal "marshes" and the Irish Septs who were there then attacked them and many of the Vikings were slain during the ongoing confusion, while Magnus of Norway was personally protected by his Viking warriors who continued to "surround" him with a wall of sheilds, but soon they found that their escape route was hindered by a "dyke," and during the ongoing conflict Magnus of Norway was severely "wounded" with a spear that went through "both his legs" below his knees, which he personally grabbed hold of and broke off. Meanwhile some of the surviving Viking warriors eventually managed to climb over the dyke wall, while others continued to flee back towards their anchored ships. As the Irish Septs continued to move in on the remaining surviving Vikings, Magnus of Norway received a final "mortal blow" on the neck with an axe while his immediate defenders who were still trying to protect him were also slain, but Vidkunn one of his Viking warriors was able to retrieve Magnus's sword and Standard and carry them back to their ships, and along with the other Viking warriors who still survived he hoisted their sails and went directly back to Norway. Despite this devastating result for the Teutonic Vikings on this occassion they were to continue to have control over Dublin on the north - east coast of Southern Leinster, and during this year, they were also to construct Reginald's Tower on the quay in their onging settlement at Waterford in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province, which is still in existence there today.

     Gilla Patrick Ruadh - of Red Complexion the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Connla King of Ossory in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster, "died" this year, whose father was ? and 114.Donnell mac Donogh mac Gilla Patrick (Fitz Patrick) became the new Heremonian Ui Connla King of Ossory until 1113 AD, who was a son of 113.Donough mac Donnell / Donnchada mheic Domhnaill who had been a previous King of Ossory,     

1105 AD Kelly / Ceallach from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Sinaig Sept who had their territory in the Ulster Province was to become the Abbot of Armagh this year, as the Clann Sinaig / Sinaich, a sub - Sept of the Ui Echdach Sept, had previously held the Abbacy of Armagh for over 100 years despite the fact that their Abbots were only ever laymen.

1106 AD Kelly / Ceallach from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Sinaig Sept now became the Catholic Bishop of Armagh in the Ulster Province, "unifying" both positions of Abbot and Bishop (supervisor) creating a new diocese at Armagh, which would come to rely heavily on St. Malachy O Morgair - the Reformer also from Armagh in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province, who was to be a student during the Rath Breasail Synod there as St. Malachy's father was the head teacher / fer Leginn at the school at Armagh and St. Malachy was to later also became a great friend of St. Bernard who had previously founded the Cistercian Order, which was to have a great effect on him, and who later also wrote his life story. (St. Malachy later became Ireland's "first"Papal Saint).

       114.Donnell O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh / Sil Murray Ui Conchobair 54th King of Connacht was "deposed" this year, and his more ambitious brother, *114.Turlough O Connor became the new 55th King of Connacht, who was one of the 3 sons of 113.Rory na Saide Bhuidhe O Connor the previous 51st King of Connacht who had been "blinded" in 1092 AD and was to "die" in 1118 AD and *114.Turlough O Connor would later become the "first" of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Sept to become the 181st King of Ireland in 1136 AD.

      Raghnall O Dea the Heberian Dal gCais Chief of Dysert O Dea in Co. Clare in Northern Munster, "died" this year.

       The Cong Abbey in Co. Mayo in the mid - western region of the Connacht Province was "constructed" this year, and became an important centre of "learning" with 3,000 scholars being educated there at one time.

1109 AD Flaherty O Lynch the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid successor to St. Ciarain of Clonmacnoise in Co. Offaly in Southern Leinster, "died".

      Maolisa O Collins the Heberian Eoghanacht Ui Fidgeinti Catholic Bishop of Leath Cuinn, died this year.

1110 AD Pope Paschal 11 had previously presented *106.Donough mac Brian, the previous 176th King of Ireland (who had been the son of *105.Brian Boru - of the Tributes the Heberian Dal gCais 175th High King of Ireland and Gormlaith), with a portion of the "True Cross of Jesus Christ" which had been enshrined and therefore attracted many "pilgrims," and because of this later on the Holy Cross Abbey was to be constructed in 1169 AD by 110.Donnell Mor O Brian who would then be the King of Northern Munster / Thomond, to hold this sincerely revered relic. (It still exists today and is kept at the Ursurline Convent at Blackrock in Co. Cork in Southern Munster). 

      Felix O Hea a Heberian Dal gCais Cistercian monk was appointed to the See of Lismore in the Munster Province.

     Flann O Kennedy the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Abbot of Trim, who was a learned poet, "died" this year.

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