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                                                  *113.Diarmait Mac Murrough na Gall the 59th King of Leinster - *126.Cavanagh / Kavanagh of Southern Leinster.

113.Diarmait / Diarmait mac Murrough na nGall - of the Foreigners who was to die in 1171 AD was originally the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb  65th King of the Ui Cheinnselaig Sept who later became the 59th King of Leinster, and was to be the "last" absolute King of Leinster after the Anglo - Norman English Invasion brought on by him in his own interests regardless of the cost to the population in Ireland. He was a brother to 113.Murrough / Murchad na nGaedhael - of the Gael Mac Murrough who is the "direct male" line ancestor of the Mac Davymores / Mheic Daibhith Mor Fine / Family. 113.Diarmait Mac Murrough na Gall was to be the father of 6 offspring of his own,

114.Dervorgilla who married into the Mac Gilleholmocks of Dublin,

114.Donnell Caoimhanach / Cavanagh the "direct male" line ancestor of the Cavanaghs / Kavanaghs,

114.Orlacan Mac Murrough who married 110.Donnell Mor O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain 47th King of Munster who was in constant dispute with *115.Rory O Connor the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Sil Murray Ui Conchobair 56th King of Connacht and *183rd King of Ireland who was to also be the last absolute King of Ireland after the Anglo - Norman Invasion.

114.Eve / Aoife Mac Murrough who 113.Diarmait na Gall had promised in marriage to Richard de Clare / Strongbow 11, the leader of the Anglo - Norman invaders, to support him in Ireland against *115.Rory O Connor.

114.Conor Mac Murrough who was to be held by *115.Rory O Connor as a hostage for 113.Diarmait na Gall to keep his promise not to bring any further "foreigners" into Ireland, who was then subsequently slain after 113.Diarmait na Gall went back on his word.

     Another Mac Murrough Sept also descending from *113.Diarmait mac Murrough na Gall are from his second son;

114.Enda / Enna Cheinnselaig / Cinsella who took up the Cinsella / Kinsella / Kinsellagh / Kingsley / Kinsley name who was also taken hostage by the nearby Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla kingdom of Ossory in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster after 113.Diarmait na Gall was originally "exiled" from Ireland by *115.Rory O Connor for his previous bevy of misdeeds. When 113.Diarmait na Gall - of the Foreigners was to Ireland return a year later this son 114.Enda / Enna was "blinded" by the men of Ossory and then released, to "exclude" him from the Leinster Kingship. In 1172 AD after 113.Diarmait na Gall's early demise 114.Enda retired to live with his sister 114.Dervorgilla near Dublin.

114. Donnell / Domhnall Caoimhanach / Cavanagh whon was also one of sons of 113.Diarmait na Gall is the direct male line ancestor of the Cavanaghs / Kavanaghs, who was a brother to 114.Enda / Enna the actual direct male ancestor of the Kinsella (Ui Cheinnselaig) Fine / Sept, and 114.Art Mac Murrough who was slain by *115.Rory O Connor and left no issue.

114.Donnell's son was;

115.Donnell / Domhnall Cavanagh / Kavanagh the father of;

116.Murtough / Muirchertach Cavanagh / Kavanagh, who was a brother to 116.Art Cavanagh the direct male line ancestor of Diarmait / Diarmuid Laimdhearg (Murchad son of Brian) He was the father of;

117. Art Cavanagh / Kavanagh the father of;

 118. Art Og - the Younger Cavanagh / Kavanagh the father of;

 119.Gerald / Geroit Cavanagh / Kavanagh the father of;

 120. Donnell / Domhnall Riabach Cavanagh / Kavanagh the father of;

 121. Art Buidhe - of the Yellow Hair Cavanagh / Kavanagh the father of;

 122.Murtough / Muirchertach Cavanagh / Kavanagh the father of;

 123.Cahir / Cathaoir Carrach Cavanagh / Kavanagh the father of;

 124.Donough / Donnchad Kavanagh the father of;

125.Donnell / Domhnall Spainneach Cavanagh the father of;

 126.Sir Murrough / Murchad Kavanagh.

 

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