RAINBOW FARMS AUSTRALIA                                            

                                                                                                                                                       1251 - 1255 AD 

                                                                                                                                                  " Donough O Reilly"

1251 AD Teague / Tadhg O Connor, the son of Toole / Tuathal O Connor from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh / Sil Murray Ui Conchobair Sept was slain by the English Galls in the Connacht Province

     Hugh de Mapleton who was to be the English Anglo Norman Catholic Bishop of Ossory / Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster until 1260 AD, was to build the Episcopal Palace at Uppercourt, and also continued to construct St. Canice's Cathedral there at great cost.

 1252 AD The English Galls invaded the Ulster Province with a great force, and there was now also further "infighting" occurring between the English Galls themselves in the O Melaghlins / O Loughlins  Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill  kingdom of Meath / Midhe in the south of Northern Leinster, and also in the Munster Province, driven on by their ongoing "avarice" to gain greater territory individually for themselves and because of this many of the English Galls in Munster Province were also slain. 

      Mac Maurice Fitz Gerald the Anglo Norman Baron who was now the English Earl of Kildare in Southern Leinster constructed a castle near Caeluisce at Belleek and Mag Caba - Dromore? in the Connacht Province, and also founded the "Dominican" Abbey at Sligo in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province for the "Dominican" religious order that would be rebuilt in 1404 AD after a fire was to occur there at that later dateo destroying it, and it was then to be "rebuilt" again in 1641 AD by Sir Frederick Hamilton the English Undertaker, but It too is now only a ruin. (Maurice Fitz Gerald was to construct another castle there also against the Gaelic Irish Septs throughout that region.)

     The "Franciscan" friars founded an Abbey at Castlebar in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province, which was later taken over by the "Dominican" religious order who are still there, but it is now without a roof.

1253 AD Mac Maurice Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman Baron who was the English Earl of Kildare besieged the territory of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niall Cenel nEogain Sept in Tir Eogain / Tyrone in the north of the Ulster Province who were now under the leadership of *116.Brian Catha Duin O Niall and many of the invading English Galls were slain during the conflict, and because of this setback the English Galls were to make "no" further inroads into the territory there at this time and *116.Brian Catha Duinn O Niall the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King then besieged the English Galls who had previously taken up confiscated Estates in the Ulster, Province and he destroyed many of their castles, and burnt their settlements, while devastating the countryside there in the areas where they had previously gained control of the Irish Septs there by "force of arms."

    Donnell O Reilly and Caech O Reilly from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Ui Raghailligh Sept, in Co. Cavan in their kingdom of East Breifne, along with Cathal O Connor from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ui Conchobair Sept in the Connacht Province, and Gilla O Farrell from the Gaelic Milesian Irian Clan na Rory Ui Fearghail Sept in Co. Longford in Northern Leinster also "combined" their Irish forces and besieged the English Galls in the territory held by them in the Irian kingdom of the Muintir Eolais Sept who were situated also in the Connacht Province, and Gilla O Farrell was to then leave them at Annaduff, and Cathal O Connor and the O Reilly / Ui Raghailligh Sept continued on to the other Irian kingdom of Conmaicne at Cluain Conmaicne also situated in the Connacht Province. 117.Aed mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor, the son of 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai "unofficial" 61st King of Connacht, then went after the English Galls as far as Cloone and drove them out of the territory there, but Donough O Reilly and many of the others were to be slain during the attempt.

      116.Felim / Fedelmid mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor, the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai "unofficial" 61st King of Connacht, founded a "Dominican" friary on the site of the monastery that had previously been constructed there in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province by St. Coman in the 8th Century AD, while another monastery was also constructed for the "Preaching Friars" in Sligo in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province, and another was also begun to be constructed at Ath Lethan in the Heberian Cianachta O Hara kingdom of Leyney / Luigne in Co. Sligo. The Heberian Dal gCais O Hogans also founded a "Dominican" friary at Athy in Co. Kildare in Southern Leinster.

     Thomas Fitz Maurice Le Gros / Grace was to be the first Norman English Baron in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province when he constructed the Ardfert Abbey there to the east of Ardfert for the "Franciscan" friars, and the ruins are still there to be seen today. 

     The daughter of de Burgho / Burke the Norman English Earl of Ulster who was the wife of the English Norman Baron, Costello / Milidh Mheic Goisdealbh, "died" this year, and was interred in the Boyle monastery in the Connacht Province.

      Allen O Sullivan the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil Catholic Bishop of Cloyne in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province, "died" this year at Lismore, who had been dedicated to St. Cuddy / St. Mochuda who was also from Co. Kerry who had founded Lismore originally, and his kinsmen eventually incorporated the Mac Gilli Cuddy / Mheic Giolla Mochuda (Descended from a son of the servant of St. Cuddy) into the O Sullivan name thereby forming another Sept of the O Sullivan family. (See also Mac Elligott.)

          Roger de Pippart / Peppard the Anglo - Norman English Baron this year constructed a castle at Ardee in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster, against the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Septs there, while the Anglo - Norman de Barri / Barrys also built a castle for the same purpose and founded a "Franciscan" friary in the town of Buttevant in Co. Cork in Southern Munster. (It was to receive its name from the family's War Cry (Boutez en avant  / push forward). Kiltinane Castle was also constructed by the English Galls this year at Fethard in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, for the same purpose and it is still in existence there today.

1254 AD The Gaelic Milesian Irian Muintir Gilgan / Ui Giollagain who had their territory in Co. Leitrim and Co. Sligo in the Connacht Province "combined" with the English Galls to slay the sons of Mac Carron / Carroon / Mheic Carrghamhna, (who were to be later also known as O Growney / Ua Gramhna), and the Muintir Mael Shinna from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill who had their territory in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster. 

        Donough O Reilly / Ua Raghailligh from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of East Breifne who had their territory in Co. Cavan in the south of the Ulster Province was slain at Cloone / an Chluain / The Medow by Septs from the Connacht Province who were under the leadership of Cathal O Connor, and his "demise" was to then cause "great internal" repercussions amongst the Ui Briuin Septs of Connacht, West Breifne and especially nearby East Breifne. 

      Manus O Gara from the Heberian Cianachta Sept who had their territory in the Connacht Province was slain this year.

     The Nenagh monastery was founded by the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough O Kennedy Chiefs of Ormond / North - East Munster in Co. Tipperary.

        John Fitz Geoffrey who wa still the English Justicar in Ireland returned to England, as Henry 111 the English Norman King was now engaged in War with "Spain." Henry 111 the "fourth" Norman English King had granted most of the vast confiscated Estates previously held by Richard Marshall who nhad been the third Marshall and an Anglo - Norman Baron who held territory in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, the Channel Islands, and Gascony, to his own son, the future Edward 1st, who would become (The Hammer of the Scots) while he retained the English Lordship of Ireland for  "himself." An English Parliament was now set up in Dublin in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster made up of Anglo - Norman Barons and clergy "only," with another one for the "commoners" to voice their grievances, which certainly did not prosper, as the English Galls, due to their continual ongoing "greed," now fought among "themselves" for position and territory, and the Charter land of Ireland was never separated from the Crown of England, but Henry 111's aggressive son, Prince Edward (Edward 1st) "Longshanks" was to still interfere in Ireland never the less.   

1255 AD 117.Aed mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor, the son of 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai "unofficial" 61st King of Connacht, went to Tir nEogain / Tyrone in the Ulster Province and made "peace" with what was by now the leading Irish Sept the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain, and also with his father, 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor and then returned with Septs from the Connacht Province who were "against" his father,who were from the "official" legitimate Sept of his father's brother the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobair Sept of *115.Rory O Connor who had been the last and 183rd King of Ireland. 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor now acting as the "unofficial" 61st King of Connacht sent envoys to Henry 111 the English King who were to then return without "any success" for their deputation, and Maurice Fitz Gerald the English Norman Baron also went to England to push his own English personal point of view on the situation in the devestated Connacht Province. Florens Mag Flynn / Mheic Flainn the Catholic Archbishop of Tuam in the Connacht Province then went himself to England to see Henry 111 personally and was more successful, returning with the "petition granted," but the rapacious English Galls in Ireland who were "never" satisfied then decided to raid the territory of the O Flynns / Ui Flainn in Connacht, but 116.Felim mac Cathail Crobhdhearg O Connor and Mac William Burke the other more "important" English Norman Baron then met at Tochar Mona Conneda where they once again made "peace."

       Meanwhile, *116.Brian Catha Duinn O Niall the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King in the Ulster Province, attempting to pursue his dream of gaining the "overal"l Kingship of Ireland, to try and drive the English Galls out altogether, attacked  the rebellious Cathal O Reilly and his brother Chu Connacht O Reilly in their Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of East Breifne in Co. Cavan in the south of the Ulster Province 3 times, but still could not get them to submit to fall into line and follow his overlordship.

 

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