1241 - 1250 AD
1241 AD This year was to see the beginning of the major eventual rise of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill O Donnells as a very important Sept in their own right who were from the Clan Dalaigh / Daly who had their territory in Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal / Dun na Gall (Fort of the Strangers) in the north - west of the Ulster Province under the leadership of Donnell / Domhnall Mor - the Greater O Donnell the Cenel Conaill King of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell who was also now in control of adjacent territory in nearby Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of Ulster, and on his death this year his remains would be interred at Assaroe / Esroe / Ballyshannon. Mael Sechlainn O Donnell, his son, was to then become the new Cenel Conaill King who would take the opportunity to combine the forces of his Cenel Conaill Sept with his other Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill kinsmen who were under the leadership of *116.Brian Catha Duin O Niall who had previously been banished by his close Cenel nEogain rival, 113.Donnell / Domhnall Mac Loughlin who had then become the overall Cenel nEogain King of Ulster. 113.Donnell Mac Loughlin despite his previous rise to overall authority in Ulster,would be killed this year also in the Battle of Caim Eirge along with 10 close members of his immediate aristocratic warrior Mac Loughlin Family / Derb Fine and many of the other aristocratic warriors from the Cenel nEogain Sept, when he was to come up against *116.Brian Catha Duinn O Niall, over who now really had the overall authority in the "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain kingdom in Ulster. 113.Donnell Mac Loughlin, had been a son of 112.Murtough Og - the Younger Mac Loughlin the previous King of Aileach in Ulster who had died in 1196 AD, who had been a son of *111.Murtough Mor - the Greater Mac Loughlin who had been the previous 55th / 57th King of Aileach and 182nd King of Ireland - with opposition. As many of the aristocratic warrior Mac Loughlins were now killed during this particular conflict the Mac Loughlins were never again to challenge their close Cenel nEogain kinsmen, the O Nialls, for the overall authority within the Cenel nEogain Sept and *116.Brian Catha Duinn O Niall now became the new overall Heremonian Dal Cuinn Cenel nEogain "northern" Ui Niaill King of Ulster.
Maurice Fitz Gerald / Muiris mac Gerailt the Anglo - Norman Baron and English Justicar in Ireland, with his English Galls and their Irish allies, including some of the O Connor's men, besieged the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai kingdom of Mag nAi in the Connacht Province, plundering both the territory of the O Flynns / Ui Flainn and Donogh mac Dermot / Mheicc Diarmada, and as a result of this recent English onslaught Mac Gilla Kelly / Mheic Giolla Cellaig was killed along with many others, and he also took his English Gall followers to Ballylahan into the nearby Heberian Cianachta O Hara kingdom of Leyney in Co. Sligo in the north - west of Connacht were Teague / Tadhg O Connor was forced to make peace with him, and he then also plundered the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of Dartry and the Clann Fermaighe.
111.Donough
Cairbreach
O Brian
the
Heberian Dalcassian Ui mBriain
King of
Northern Munster / Thomond, who had accepted the
English title of the Earl of
Thomond, had finally finished the
construction of the
Ennis Abbey in
Ennis in Co. Clare in the north - west
of the
Munster Province, which he had granted to the
Franciscan friars, and near by there still are the ruins of
Clare Abbey
and Killone Abbey, which
had been
previously constructed there by his single - minded father, 110.Donnell
Mor O Brian
who had been
the last and 47th King
of
Cashel / Munster in the 12th Century AD.
Meyler de Bermingham the Anglo - Norman Baron who was the second English Baron of Athenry in Co. Galway in the south - west of the Connacht Province founded a Dominican friary church there, and a Franciscan friary was also constructed nearby at Athlone in Co. Westmeath in Northern Leinster on the River Shannon, were there is a stone on the bridge signifying the boundary between Northern Leinster and the Connacht Province.
Walter de Lacy the Anglo - Norman Baron who was now the English Earl of Meath who had his Estates in the O Melaghlins / O Loughlins Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain kingdom of Meath / Midhe in the south of Northern Leinster, who had been the chief counsellor for the English Galls in Ireland, died this year in England.
Teague O Gara, the son of
Rory O Gara from the Heberian Cianachta Sept
in their kingdom of Leyney in the Connacht Province, also died this year.
St. Finnian's monastery was also constructed this year at Aghadoe / Achadh da Eo (The Field of the Two Yew Trees) in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province in the Heberian Eoghanacht Mac Carthy kingdom of Des Muma / Desmond / Southern Munster.
1242 AD Brian O Dowd 1st / Ua Dubda was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide King who had their territory of Tir Awley / Tir nAmalgaid in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.
111.Donough
Cairbreach
O Brian,
the Heberian
Dal gCais Ui mBriain
King of
Northern Munster
/ Thomond
and English appointed Earl of Thomond, died this year,
as did one of his sons, 112.Turlough O Brian,
while another of his sons
112.Conor
na Suidane
O Brian
was to become the new
Heberian
Dalcassian
King
of
Thomond
until 1267 AD, who had two sons of
his own,
113.Teague / Tadhg
O Brian and 113.Brian O Brian and the
English Galls
were still in control of the O Brian's original
main seat of Killaloe, in the
north - east
of
Co. Clare, which had been the previous
Dal gCais Ui Turlough Ui mBriain stronghold
for Centuries, so 112.Conor na Suidane O Brian was forced to set himself up at
Clonroad
(The
Meadow
of the Long Rowing) in the town of Ennis
itself,
which is now
the main centre in
Co. Clare
in the north - west
of the
Munster Province.
Walter de Lacy's brother, Hugh / Hugo de Lacy another of the original Anglo - Norman Barons, was killed at Durrow, where is the first monastery of 94.St. Columbcille / St. Columba, by Gilla an Inathar - the Gutless Lad Ua Miadaig with an axe, who had been urged on by O Kearney / Ua Catharnaigh Sionnach - the Fox and O Brain, and he then escaped to Kilclare. (Many of O Kearney's descendants would anglicize their name later on to Fox.)
After the previous death of the erratic English King John "Lackland," Hugh de Lacy had been re - appointed the English Earl of Ulster, but he was to leave no heir, so Walter de Burgh / Bourke the Anglo - Norman Baron took up this "official" English position and title in Ireland for himself and he would also be followed into this position later on by his son, Richard / Rickarde - the Red Earl de Burgh / Burke.
The
Heremonian Dal
Cuinn Ui Briuin Ui Maille
Sept of the O Malleys
/ Ui Maille, who were descended through another individual
Heremonian Dal
Cuinn Ui Briuin Sept
also eminating from
*91.Daui Tenga Uma - of the Sweet Tongue the
128th King of Tara / Ireland,
who had their territory on the coast
in Westport in Co. Mayo in the west of the
Connacht Province were to also become subject to the
English Barons the de Burghs
at this time.
1243
Henry 111, the
son of King John "Lackland," who was now the
Norman English King was in conflict with the King of France and he
called on all of the English Galls in Ireland to support
him and Rickarde de Burgh / Richard Burke went to give him his support and he was
to be killed
in the ensuing conflict.
1244 AD 117.Teague / Tadhg mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor, the son of 116.Aed mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor who was still held in captivity by his Heremonian Dal Cuinn kinsman, Cu Chonnacht O Reilly was not only blinded, but also emasculated on O Reilly's Island / Inis na Connire in Loch Allen in the O Reilly kingdom of East Breifne in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster. 117.Rory mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor, who was his brother, was also drowned at Curreen near Ballyleague and his remains were interred in the Clontuskert monastery, while another brother, 117.Conor mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor also died this year. 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor the "unofficial" 61st King of Connacht who was their uncle, took his followers into the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of East Breifne in Southern Ulster to besiege Cu Connacht O Reilly to avenge what he had done to 117.Teague mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor his foster son and kinsman and he set up camp at Fenagh where the Co - Arb's foster son was also accidently killed by suffocation and the Co - Arb upset went straight to 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor and demanded the blood fine for his death, who told him to choose whatever fine was suitable to him on account of this. The Co- Arb demanded 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor himself, and said that he would not leave until he received his fine, so 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor then left the region with his followers, but the Co - Arb was determined to get his compensation and he followed 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg to Heron's Ford / Ath na Cuirre on the Yellow River, which was then in flood. 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg's followers decided that they would break up the holy house that was situated near the ford, intending to use the materials from it to construct a bridge to cross over the Yellow River, but during the demolition, Magnus O Connor was accidently killed by a falling beam from the roof, which they then took as a sign of restitution. Magnus O Connor's remains were then interred outside of the church door, and a stone cross was constructed and set over his remains, but later on the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne O Rourkes from the kingdom of West Breifne took exception to it being there and demolished it altogether. Tuam was also burnt along with its 4 churches and all the houses, and the Catholic Archdeacon of Tuam was also drowned in Glaislinn Cluana.
Cormac Mac Dermot the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Clann Maolruanaidh / Mulrooney King also died this year at the monastery at Boyle in the Connacht Province were he had retired as a grey monk, after he had previously reigned as King of the Rock in the Connacht Province for 26 years.
Geoffrey de Turville an Anglo - Norman this year became the Catholic
Bishop of Ossory in Co. Kilkenny
in the south - west of Southern Leinster.
The
O Malleys
/ Ui Maille
from the
Heremonian
Dal Cuinn
Ui Briuin Ui Maille
Sept, also descended from 91,Daui Tenga Uma - of the
Sweet Tongue the 3rd King of Connacht, who were now basically the
Chiefs of the Isles there in the north west of
Ireland, founded a
Carmelite
friary on
Clare Island in
Co. Mayo in the mid - west of
the
Connacht Province,
which is still in existence today and
"The
O Malley Mor - the
Greater"
himself also founded
the Murrisk Abbey
on the southern shores of
Clew Bay, where there is a tomb of
the
O Malleys still
in existence, and also leading from there is a pathway to St. Patrick's holy
mountain of Croagh Patrick.
Walter de Burgh
/
Burke the
Anglo - Norman Baron who was now the
English
Earl of
Ulster
also, founded a friary at
Newtownards in
Co. Down
in the south - east
of the Ulster Province,
which he dedicated to
94.St. Columbcille
/ St. Columba, and interred
therein are members of the
Montgomery family, of which some members of whom also Gaelicized
their name to Mheic Iomaire
as they were to come into
Ireland in the 17th Century AD, and were also to be known as Goonery,
Maglammery, Mongney and Mac Givern who were all from the various branches of the
Stewart /
Stuart families.
1245 AD Murtough Mac Dermot / Muirchertach Mheic Diamada from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh / Sil Murray was killed by men from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Sept, and Murtough O Mulrooney / Mael Ruanaid (Mac Dermot Sept) became the King of the Rock as the successor to Cormac Mac Dermot who had died the previous year, and he was now to hold this position for 21 years while Cormac O Mulrooney / Mulrony / Ui Maol Ruanaid (Mac Dermot Sept) was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai King of Moylurg / Mag Luirc who had their territory also in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.
Maurice Fitz Gerald the English Anglo - Norman Baron and English Justicar in Ireland, constructed another castle in the town of Sligo in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province along with the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh / Sil Murray Sept this year to oversee the crossing at the ford there.
Henry 111 the Norman English King attacked Wales and sent for the English Galls / foreigners in Ireland to support him there also, and Maurice Fitz Gerald his Justicar in Ireland took a great army from Ireland to Wales to assist him, while 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor the "Unofficial" 61st King of Connacht also took his followers across to support the Celtic King of Wales.
November: John Fitz Geoffrey was appointed the new Anglo - Norman English Justicar in Ireland to replace Maurice Fitz Gerald.
1246 AD Maelsechlainn O Connor from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh / Sil Murray Ui Conchobair Sept was killed by O Dowd / Ua Dubda the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaidhe King in the Connacht Province, and Murtough was banished overseas.
John Fitz Geoffrey took up his position as the new English Justicar in Ireland.
117.Turlough mac Cathail O Connor, the son of 116.Aed mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor, escaped from his crannog prison on Loch Leisi in the Connacht Province after drowning his warders.
Maurice Fitz Gerald the English Baron, besieged the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill O Donnell's Cenel Conaill territory of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and handed over half of it to Cormac O Connor from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh / Sil Murray Ui Conchobair, and also took hostages from O Donnell for the other half, imprisoning them all in the castle at Sligo in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province and in November Maelsechlainn O Donnell besieged the castle at Sligo, intending to releaset the prisoners and put his own men in charge there, but he could not take it, and the English Galls there then hung all of the hostages holding them up on the roof for all to see, and among them were Ua Mianain who was O Donnell's foster - father, and also his foster - brother.
116.Aed mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor was captured and all of his possessions were taken, and his son, 117.Turlough O Connor was also recaptured while seeking Sanctuary with the Catholic Bishop of Clonfert and was handed over to the English Galls, and imprisoned in Athlone Castle nearby in Co. Westmeath in the south of Northern Leinster on the eastern side of the River Shannon.
1247 AD 117.Turlough O Connor, the son of 116.Aed mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor, escaped from the Athlone Castle, and Costello / Milidh mac Goisdealbh the English Baron, took over the territory in the kingdom of Feda Conmaicne in the Connacht Province and expelled Cathal Mac Rannal / Reynolds / Mheic Ragnaill their Gaelic Milesian Irian King, and put English Galls into the crannog there and Cathal O Connor and 117.Turlough O Connor with their followers went to assist Cathal Mac Rannal by driving Costello out of Feda Conmaicne and also stop him from getting into the castle at Lecc Derg. The English Galls would not leave the castle until the Catholic Archdeacon of Connacht came to lead them out over the River Shannon to Tuinna, so the O Connors had to go and bring him to there from Trinity Island to carry this out, and the English Costelloes / Mheic Goisdealbhs were then expelled from out of the territory altogether.
Maurice Fitz Gerald / Muiris Mac Geralt, the English Baron, attacked Sligo and Assaroe / Ballyshannon in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province, and Cormac O Connor, the son of Diarmait O Connor, seeking his opportunity joined in with them and the combined forces of the O Donnells from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept who had their territory in the north - west of the Ulster Province, and their kinsmen the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Cenel nEogain Sept then came up against the English Galls at Ballyshannon / Bealaseanay where they managed to stop them from crossing over the ford. The English Galls then sent their new ally, Cormac O Connor, westwards near Mointech, while they went to Ballycoolan on the River Erne, and after besieging the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Cenel nEogain Sept there from behind, they crossed over the ford, where Maelsechlainn O Donnell the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Cenel Conaill King was to be killed along with Mac Somerled the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill King of Argyle and many of the Chiefs from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept. The English Galls were also killed or drowned on this occasion, and others also at Termon Mac Grath during the pursuit, and the English Galls then plundered the whole of the territory and left Rory O Canon / Ua Canannain behind to act now as the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King in the north - west of Ulster as their new puppet.
Donough Mac Gilla Patrick / Fitz Patrick, the son of
Anmchaid Mac Gilla Patrick,
from the
Heremonian
Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla
kingdom of
Ossory /
Co. Kilkenny in the south -
west of
Southern Leinster, and
117.Turlough mac Cathail
Crobhdhearg
O Connor, the son of
116.Aed mac Cathail
Crobhdhearg
O Connor
from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn
Ui Briuin Ai
in the Connacht Province
now began a great
combined war
against the English Galls and their
foreign
takeover in the Connacht Province
and Donogh
Mac Gilla Patrick was able to kill Fitz Elget the Anglo - Norman
Baron who was the English Seneschal of Connacht
during this particular conflict
O Dowd / Ua Dubda the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide King and O Boyle / Ua Baoighill the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Clan Chindfaolad King put together a combined large fleet of ships and raided the English Galls in Carbury in the territory there that they had also previously taken over in the Connacht Province.
Rory
/
Ruaidri
O Donnell was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn
"northern"
Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill
King in their territory of
Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell
/ Co. Donegal
in the west of the Ulster
Province and would be followed later on in this position by
Maelsechnaill
O Donnell.
112.Conor na Suidane O Brian the Heberian Dalcassian King of Northern Munster / Thomond had completed the Franciscan monastery at Clonroad in Abbey Street in Ennis in Co. Clare, were the ruins are still there next to the River Fergus in the north - west of the Munster Province, and there also was a Gothic style church constructed at this time at the O Brian's old stronghold at Killaloe, above Ennis that was still being occupied by the English Galls.
116.Fionnuala
/ Finnguala
O Connor, who was another of the daughters of
*115.Rory O Connor,
the previous and last
Heremonian Dal Cuinn
Ui Briuin Ai
183rd King of Ireland, died at Cong in the
Connacht Province.
1248 AD Magnus O Connor's sons, together with a son of Conor O Connor and their followers attacked the English Galls and burnt mac Henry's Castle, which was held by a son of Henry Butler the Anglo - Norman Baron, who was raiding the territory of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Maille O Malleys in their kingdom in North Umall in the north - east of the Connacht Province, and then went over to the islands of Clew Bay, while the English Galls who were now under the leadership of Jordan de Exeter and John Butler who were both Anglo - Norman Barons, also raided Aghagower and the O Malley Ui Briuin kingdom of Umall, both the north and the south. Mac Henry the English Baron, also brought an army of English Galls to Umall, and Donnell O Connor, the son of Magnus O Connor was to promise him support to attack his own kinsmen, and as a result Diarmait O Connor, the son of Magnus O Connor was killed along with many others. Teague / Tadhg O Connor was another also killed by the English Galls, as he had previously been their "greatest fear" while they were trying to take over the Connacht Province. Maurice Fitz Gerald the English Baron marched on the kingdom of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province killing and plundering the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Septs there as he went, and banished the puppet, Rory O Canon / Ruaidhri Ua Canannain who they had installed previously as the Cenel Conaill King who fled to their Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill kinsmen, the Cenel nEogain Sept, leaving the Cenel Conaill Septs in the care now of Goffraidh O Donnell, one of the sons of Donnell Mor - the Greater O Donnell (Ua Domhnall). The Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept and Rory O Canon / Canannain combined their forces and marched to Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell where a great battle occurred and many more from these "northern" Irish Ulster Septs were killed, including Rory O Canon / Ua Canannain himself, and Goffraidh O Donnell then became the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King in his own right in their territory of Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in Ulster. Maurice Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman Baron and his English Galls then attacked the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Cenel nEogain Sept who were forced to give up hostages to bring about peace there, and the English Galls then decided to plunder all of the kingdom of the Connemara in the mid - west of Connacht, to the south of Ulster, where they besieged O Flaherty the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ui Seola King who had their territory in the west of Connacht, who was able to not only ward off their attacks, but defeated them as well. A son of Ua Sechnusary was also killed by the English Galls this year.
William de Burgh the Anglo - Norman English Baron, had died in England and his body was brought back to Ireland and interred at Athassel in the Connacht Province.
The Co - Arb of St. Patrick returned to Ireland this year.
116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor the "unofficial" 61st King of Connacht gave Rath na Rovanagh to the religious order of the Canons of Kilmore in the Connacht Province.
Aulaf / Amlaib O Rourke, the son of Cathal Riabach O Rourke from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin West Breifne Sept who had his territory in Co. Leitrim in the north - west of the Connacht Province was killed by Conor Carrach Mac Donagh / Donnchada (Mac Dermot Sept) from the Hermonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh / Sil Murray Ui Conchobair Cenel Diamada mheic Donnchada Sept, this year.
1249
AD
John Fitz Geoffrey the English
Justicar in Ireland attacked the
Gaelic
Irish Septs in Southern Leinster who were
besieging the English Galls there, and he ravaged the Province totally,
and
Donough Mac Gilla Patrick / Fitz Patrick, who had fought hard and
long to oust the English Galls out of his territory in Ireland, who was the son of
Anmchaid Mac Gilla Patrick, the son of
Donough Mac Gilla Patrick,
in their kingdom of Ossory / Co. Kilkenny in
Southern Leinster was
killed.
The English Galls also constructed a castle against the Irish Septs this year on the site of the previous ancient capital of the Heremonian Dal Fiatach Sept's kingdom of Mourne at Green Castle in Co. Down in the south - east of the Ulster Province at the entrance to the Carlingford Loch.
1250 AD Diarmait O Hara / Ua
h Eaghra was now the Heberian
Cianacht King who had their kingdom and territory at
Leyney
/
Luigni in Co. Sligo
in the north - west of the Connacht Province.
Niall O Canon / Ua Cananain was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King who had his territory in their kingdom of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province.
The English Galls now controlled most of the territories in Ireland, except for small areas were the Irish Gaelic Kings were still allowed to rule under their strict supervision and high taxation, and realising their situation more fully the Irish Gaelic Chiefs were determined to try and begin a more concerted resistance against any further English encroachments, and to this end they began to revolt once again in the Connacht Province and the Leinster Province, especially in the O Melaghlins / O Loughlins Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain kingdom of Meath / Midhe in the south of Northern Leinster. Unfortunately the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Septs in the Ulster Province at this time also were once again brought into conflict with each other, while they were also once again attempting to bring about some unity of purpose and overall authority among their particular "northern" Septs to oust the English Galls / foreigners from out of their particular territories there. With the Gaelic Irish Septs in Ulster now also up against the other Gaelic Irish Septs there, this only continued to reduce their overall numbers of aristocrastic warriors further, and this infighting among the Septs in Ulster really only suited the English purpose further. *116.Brian Catha Duinn O Niall who was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King of Tir Eogan / Tyrone in Ulster was trying to combine the Tuaths / Family regions under his single overall leadership, while intending to revive the position of High King of Ireland, and then with such a combined Irish force drive out the English Gall foreign invaders from Ireland, and he would be forced to continue on with this plan for the next 10 years until 1260 AD. With the assistance of his nearby Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill kinsman, Maelsechlainn O Donnell, the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal / Dun na Gall (Fort of the Strangers) in the north - west of Ulster, he was eventually then to once again be able to secure the highest position among the "northern" Ui Niaill Septs to become the overall Cenel nEogain King of Ulster. He was able to defeat Donnell Mac Loughlin / Lochlainn who was the other Cenel nEogain / Tanaiste / heir apparent to the Cenel nEogain Kingship who had also controlled the kingdom of Ulaid / Ulidia in the east of Ulster, and the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel that took in Co. Armagh and Co. Monaghan and ther nearby territory in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.
116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor the "unofficial" 61st King of Connacht who was now also supported by the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Cenel nEogain Septs returned to the Connacht Province with a great force of Irish Septs into the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom there, and Conor O Rourke the Ui Breifne King of West Breifne, the son of Tiernan O Rourke, went to the territory of Tir Maine and drove the English appointed "puppet" 117.Turlough mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor out of Connacht who was also 116,Felim's nephew, and the son of 116.Aed mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor, who had been previously installed at the "unofficial" 62nd King of Connacht by the English Galls, who now sought refuge with his English supporters. 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor the previous "unofficial" 61st King of Connacht was now able to gather all of the Gaelic Irish Septs in Connacht to him, and the English Galls seeing which way the wind was now blowing sent envoys to make peace with him and allowed him to take back the kingdom of Connacht without giving him any trouble. Meanwhile, the English Galls who were nearby on the eastern side of the River Shannon in Athlone in Co. Westmeath in Northern Leinster blinded all of their Gaelic Irish hostages. 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor now in overall control in Connacht then laid siege to Cathal O Connor also and banished him also from out of Connacht altogether.
Diarmait O Hara / Ua h Eaghra the Heberian Cianacht King of Leyney who had his territory also in Co. Sligo in the Connacht Province, died while being imprisoned by Mac Maurice Fitz Gerald the English - Norman Baron, who joined with Cathal O Reilly and and his brother, Chu Chonnacht O Reilly and all of the Chiefs of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of East Breifne in Co.Cavan to invade the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Septs with a great force over 3 days and they suffered great losses at Tullahogue. On venturing further into the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill territory in the north - west of the Ulster Province he took the unfortunate Niall O Canon / Ua Canannain who had recently assumed the Cenel Conaill Kingship the previous year, prisoner, although he was under the Catholic Bishop O Carolan's / Ua Cearballain's protection Niall O Canon was later killed while trying to escape.
Fitz Hugh Roche the
Anglo - Norman Baron
founded
Bridge Town Abbey
at
Castle Town Roche in
Co. Cork
in Southern Munster
and also had their castle there at
Ballyhooly /
Baile Atha hUlla, and his
descendants also over time were
to eventually also become "More Irish then the Irish."
A Franciscan friary was constructed at Multyfarnham / Muilte Farannain in Co. Westmeath in the north - west of Northern Leinster during this period, and it is still there to be seen today after being restored, together with a modern Franciscan College on the site, while another was built nearby at Clane in Co. Kildare in Central Southern Leinster on the River Liffey which it is now only a ruin, while another was also constructed there at Bodenstown and still another at Castle Dermot, while the Abbey Lara was also founded this year in Co. Longford in the Gaelic Milesian Irian O Farrell kingdom of Annaly in the north - west of Northern Leinster.
Maelsechlainn O More
/ Moore
the Gaelic Milesian Irian King
of the
Ui Laeghis Sept who had his kingdom in Co. Laois
in the mid - west of Southern Leinster, died
this year, and was interred there in a tomb in Abbey Leix.
The
Mac Mahons
who were
the
Heberian Dalcassian
Ui Bloid
Ui Turlough Ui mBriain
Chiefs
descended from
Mahon O Brian and
*105.Brian Boru the
175th High King
of
Ireland, at this time
held the
Urlanmore Castle at
Newmarket on the River Fergus
in Co. Clare
in the north - west of the
Munster Province.
King John's Castle was also finally finished this year at Athenry in Co. Galway in the west of Southern Connacht as a further English stronghold against the Irish Septs there.