1177 - 1180 AD 

                                                                                                                                               "John De Courcy further into Ulster Province. 

1177 AD January: Meanwhile in the north - east of Ireland, John de Courcy, the Anglo - Norman Baron, acting for Henry 11 and in his own interests, was still trying to "take over" the territory of the Irish Septs in their north - eastern kingdom of Ulaid in Ulster Province, which included the coast of Co. Antrim and part of Co. Derry, Co. Armagh and Co. Down to Loch Neagh. He had previously arrived at Rath Celtchair / Down in Co. Down, which was then the capital region of Ulster  Province, where he had added Patrick to its name and it became known then as Down Patrick, and with his 22 Norman Knights and 300 of his English Galls / foreigners he invaded Portaferry / Bally Phillip in Co. Down. He then went on through the Moyry Pass into the Ulaid territory surprising 113.Rory Mac Dunleavy / Ruaidri mheic Donn Sleibe who was the Heremonian Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid and his Irish forces who then fled from the area, but despite this only 2 of John de Courcy's Anglo - Norman Knights were to succeed in getting "into" the territory there. One of these Knigts, de Moinbhiol / de Mandeville was to make it as to the far north - east into the territory of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Dal Riada Sept, and William le Savage another of his Anglo - Norman Knight was to succeed in getting into The Ards Peninsula. (Their Portaferry Castle "ruins" are still there to be seen in the north - west of Derry in Co. Derry). Meanwhile, 113.Rory Mac Dunleavy the Heremonian Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid together with the Catholic Bishop and the clergy there, had fled further to the south - west into Co. Armagh and were returning with "thousands" of Irishmen to take on John de Courcy and his Ënglish Gall / foreigners, but despite their great numbers and outstanding show of "courage" they were to be "defeated" by the superior weapons of the Anglo - Normans. (After the battle John de Courcy, as a gesture of "goodwill" on his part, then allowed the "survivors" to go free as he had other things on his mind). John de Courcy had decided to set up his own "personal" kingdom in the north -east of the Ulster Province in an area east of Loch Neagh and the River Bann and so he constructed a "castle" at Belfast on the northern border of Co. Antrim and Co. Down, and was from then on to "rule" the region there from Downpatrick and Carrickfergus for 30 years until 1203 AD, and he also "brought over" from England, "Cistercian" and "Benedictine" monks in opposition to the Irish monks. He "divided" up the territory that was the kingdom of Ulaid situated in the east of Ulster Province between his Anglo - Norman Barons, the Savages, the Whites, the Russells, the Hackets and the Logans, after also "defeating" the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Septs who were under 112.Murtough Mac Loughlin / Mac Lochlainn the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 58th King of Aileach in the north of Ulster Province. 112. Murtough Mac Loughlin at this time was to be the "overall" Irish overlord of the "eastern" territories of the Ulaid Irish Septs in Ulster Province, and the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Oriel in Co. Monaghan and Co. Armagh also in the south - east of Ulster Province, who also had adjoining territory further south in nearby Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster. The Irish Septs under battle conditions were still at a "great disadvantage," as they had no armour and they did not believe in the use of "bows and arrows," but only "one on one" combat, and because of this they were "no match" for John de Courcy's Anglo - Norman Knights, and especially his "bowmen," and as John de Courcy had his own "personal" agenda in Ulster Province he did "not expel" any of the Irish Septs, nor "planted" any other English Galls, and also married Alfreca, the daughter of Gottfried the Norse Viking King of the Isle of Man and the Southern Hebrides. De Moinbhiol / de Mandeville, one of his Anglo - Norman Barons was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Mac Quillans / Mheic Uighilin the English Earls of the Route, with some members of the family also "changing" their names later on in Ireland to Mac Cullen, Mac William and Mac Collin. (Much later also he was to be the direct male line ancestor of the Mansfields in Co. Tipperary and Co. Waterford in the east of the Munster Province.)

        114.Aedh Macaomh Toinleasc O Niall - the Lazy Limbed Youth was to become the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King of Aileach for only "one year"" and was also the heir apparent / Tanaiste of Ireland, whose main territory was actually in Tir Eogain / Tyrone in the "southern centre" of the Ulster Province.as he was to be "slain" this year by Mael Sechlainn Mac Loughlin / Lochlainn also from the Cenel nEogain Sept, and his son Ardgal Mac Loughlin who was also slain himself during the conflict by 111.Aedh Macaomh Toinleasc O Niall - the Lazy Limbed Youth at the same time. (The Mac Loughlins would from now on basically be in control of the Cenel nEogain Sept for the next 22 years.) 114.Aedh Macaomh Toinleasc O Niall's sons, would be 115.Niall Ruadh O Niall - of Red Complexion who would die in 1223 AD and 115.Aedh Meith O Niall who would become the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Cenel nEogain King of Aileach in 1199 AD, and die in 1230 AD after "re - establishing" the O Nialls' male line over that of the Mac Loughlins and the Kingship of Aileach. Meanwhile over the next 64 years there would be an "escalation" of the "hostilities" between the Cenel nEogain O Nialls and their kinsmen the Cenel nEogain Mac Loughlins over who was to have the "overall" authority in regard to the Cenel nEogain Septs in Ulster Province, as it would not be up until 1241 AD before it would all be brought to a "final conclusion."

May:  Henry 11 "Curtmantle" the "first Plantagenet Norman Angevin English King from"out of Oxford in England was to "divide" the Munster Province also in to a further "two parts,"  the kingdom of Des Mhumhain / Desmond / Southern Munster in Co Kerry between 2 of his Anglo - Norman Barons, Robert Fitz Stephen and Milo de Cogan, while Waterford in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province was put under Robert le Poer / le Paor - the Poor Man's control, and he also reaffirmed the confiscation of the O Melaghlins / Mac Loughlin's Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain kingdom of Meath / Midhe, situated in the south of Northern Leinster, once again to his main man, the Anglo Norman Baron, Hugh de Lacy. He also granted the overall Lordship of Ireland to his younger son, Prince John, who was then only 9 years of age, and all of these Anglo - Norman "grantees" were made to do homage to his young son as the intended future Anglo - Norman King of Ireland, as part of the Angevin Empire. (Over 900 years of tremendous and immense English "persecution" would follow on from this in the future on the "majority" of the Irish population.) As Prince John was still "too young" to run Ireland, he put in an English Viceroy instead. (Sir Almericus Tristram who became the first Anglo - Norman Baron, English Earl of Howth near Dublin, when he captured the Peninsular there, and his descendants later also "changed" their family surname to St. Lawrence, some of whom were to be in Co. Clare in the north - west of Munster later on). Richard Talbot / Talboid another English Baron, was to also build Malahide Castle at Malahide / Mullach Ide / Ide's Hilltop in Dublin, where his family was to remain for over 800 years up to the modern era and be highly involved in the Catholic Irish "cause" in the future.

1178 AD Donnell O Fogarty the Catholic Bishop of Ossory, died, and the See of Ossory / Co. Kilkenny there was moved from Aghaboe to Kilkenny City in the south - west of Southern Leinster by Felix O Dullany / Ua Dubhshlainey who became the new Catholic Bishop of Ossory until 1202 AD who was also to lay the foundation stone for St. Canice's Cathedral there.

      110.Donnell Mor O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Ui mBriain 47th King of Cashel / Munster who was still pushing on with his own personal agenda now went into "battle" against the Heberian Eoghanacht Septs, the Mac Carthys, the O Collins and the O Donovans over who now had the real authority also in Southern Munster, and during the conflict these 3 Eoghanacht Septs were able to escape"" to the north into the west of Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province. The Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Mac Namaras who acted as the Lord Marshalls for the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain Sept, were the Princes of East and West Clann Cuilean, who had their territory in the east of Co. Clare from Tulla to Broadford in the north and they now "drove" the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough O Kennedys / Ui Cennetig  from out of the Ui Turlough territory there down nearly to the Shannon River. (The O Kennedys were the descendents of *105.Brian Boru's brother, 105.Duncan / Donncuan) from one of his sons, 106.Kennedy.) The O Kennedys would migrate across the River Shannon to the "eastern side" to create their kingdom of Ormond / Aur Mumu / North Eastern Munster and be eventually also "driven out" of there, much later on, by the English - Norman Gall foreigners to Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster, and then from their migrate to America to produce John. F., Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy.

1179 AD Henry 11, the "first" Plantagenet Angevin Anglo - Norman King of England now granted the Anglo - Norman Baron, de Vesey / de Vesci, the territory of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Septs in Co. Kildare in Central Southern Leinster, and also the territories of the other Irish Septs in Co. Cork in Des Mhumhain / Desmond / Southern Munster) to de Barri / Barry, another of his Anglo - Norman Barons, and all they had to do in return was "clear out" the Irish Septs from those regions by any means whatsoever and hold the territories there for the English Crown.

      Ivar O Casey from the Heberian Cianacht Sept in Co. Meath in Northern Leinster, "died this year. 

     Felix O Hea a Heberian Dal gCais "Cistercian" monk was appointed to the See of Lismore in Co. Waterford after Giolla Chriost O Conarchy died.

     The Clonfert Monastery in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht was ravaged by "fire" this year. 

1180 AD Hugh de Lacy, the Anglo - Norman Baron, who was the main man for Henry 11, by now who was all powerful was solidly set up in the O Melaghlins / Mac Loughlin Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain kingdom of Meath / Midhe in the south of Northern Leinster, and he too had his "own personal" agenda, and to this end he married the daughter of *115.Rory O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai 183rd King of Ireland, to also gain further "overall" control in Ireland and Henry 11 the Norman Angevin King of England was now "suspicious" also of his personal "motives" and made the English - Normans "separate" from the Irish Septs, as he wanted them to remain committed to the English - Norman cause only. Robert Fitz Stephen one of his Anglo - Norman Barons had the "opposite" approach as he was personally committed to the "belief" that in the future the integration of the Anglo - Irish would be in the "best" interests of preserving Ireland as a "united people."

     Muldoon / Maol Duin O Donoghue, the son of Daniel O Donoghue, this year "ransacked" the Innis Fallen Monastery on Loch Leane in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province and was put to "death" for this sacrilege.

     St. Laurence / Lorcan O Toole from the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Muireadhaigh Sept in Southern Leinster, who had been the "first" Irish Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, "died" this year in Normandy, and was so revered that his "heart" was removed and "preserved" in a heart - shaped metal case that is still chained to the wall of Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin. 

    Donnell O Kennedy who was now the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough King of North - Eastern Munster / Ormond in Co. Tipperary, "died" this year.

     Jerpoint Abbey in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory, which was a "Benedictine" monastery in the south - west of Southern Leinster, founded originally by Donough O Donoghue the Heberian Eoghanacht King of Cashel was given over to the "Cistercian" Order of monks, and its "restored ruins" can still be seen there today. The construction of the Cathedral of St. Kenneth / St. Canice had also previously begun in Kilkenny in Co. Kilkenny that now contains the remains of the original members of the Anglo - Norman Butlers / le Buitleir who would become the future English Earls of Ormonde who were to have their confiscated Estates in Co. Kilkenny and nearby Co. Tipperary. This year also the Woodstock Castle was built by Richard de St. Michael another of the Anglo - Norman Barons, at Athy in Co. Kildare in Central Southern Leinster. The Inch Abbey, situated in the south - east of the Ulster Province, was also founded this year, three mile downstream from Down Patrick in Co. Down, but it too is now also a "ruin."

      Henry 11, the Anglo - Norman Angevin King of England gave Mullingar, the centre of the O Melaghlins / Mac Loughlins Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain kingdom of Meath / Midhe in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster, also to his main man, Hugh de Lacy the Anglo - Norman Baron, and a part of the Tuath Mhumhain / Thomond / Northern Munster to Herbert Fitz Herbert / Fils Hoireabard another of his Anglo - Norman Barons, who later "resigned" the claim, and Henry 11's younger son, Prince John "Lackland" was later on to give it to William and Philip de Braosa / de Briouze / Bruce who were to be his personal particular Anglo - Norman Barons, who he would later severely "turn against. "

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