1321 - 1330 AD 

1321 AD  Cathal O Connor who was now the "unofficial" 77th King of Connacht, the son of Donnell O Connor, destroyed the Rock of Loch Key.

     Niall O Hanlon / Ua hAnluain the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Airthir Ui Niallain Clann Cernaich King of Aithir / Orior who had their territory at Oneilland East and West in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province was killed by the English Galls.

   Mac Feorais / de Bermingham the Anglo - Norman English Baron and the English Galls / foreigners who were set up in the kingdom of Meath in the south of Northern Leinster defeated the Gaelic Princes / Tanaists of Co. Offaly in their territory nearby in the north - west of Southern Leinster. 

    The Book of Innisfallen had been compiled up to this date from 944 AD in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province.

May: The Irish religious orders still refused to allow any further English Cistercian monks into Ireland.

1322 AD Gillibert / Gilla Brighde O Kelly the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine King who had his territory in Co. Galway in the south - east of the Connacht Province, died, as did Mulrooney Mac Dermot the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai King of Moylurg who also had his territory there in Connacht, and also the belligerent Mac Feorais / de Bermingham the Anglo - Norman English Baron of Athenry who also had his Estates in Co. Galway in Connacht .

     Brian Bane O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain Tanaiste / heir apparent who had his territory in the east of Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province defeated the English Galls there.

      Edward 11 the Anglo - Norman English King at this time was also in great conflict with his own English Earls.

1323 AD Cairpre O Melaghlin / O  Loughlin / Ua Maelsechlainn at this time was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain King of Meath / Midhe in the south of Northern Leinster. and Cormac O Melaghlin / Ua Maelsechlainn was to become the future Heremonian Dal Cuinn Clan Cholmain King of Meath.

       Giolla Airuin O Casey who was the Erenagh of Cluan Da Rath / Clondra / Barony of Longford, died.

1324 AD Cathal O Connor, the son of Donnell O Connor, who was the "unofficial" Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair 77th King of Connacht who had been King for 6 1/2 years, was killed  in the terrtory of Tir Briuin na Sinna, by Turlough O Connor, the son of Aed O Connor, and 121.Turlough O Connor was now back in as the previous "unofficial"  76th King of Connacht.

    Donough Mac Gilla Patrick, who was the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla King of Ossory / Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of the Leinster Province, died this year.

      Alice Kyteler was put on trial in Kilkenny City in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster by the English secular and ecclesiastical authorities for diabolism, invocation and sorcery, but she was still able to escape their vindictiveness.

      William de Burgh / Burke the Anglo - Norman English Baron built a Church at Athenry in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht, which eventually became the main burial place for the de Burgh English Earls of Ulster, and for the main Gaelic aristocratic Irish Families in the west of Ireland, but later on, during the Oliver Cromwell Invasion, his soldiers were to destroy all of the monuments there.

       The English authorities in Dublin Castle (The Devil's 1/2 acre) tried once again to introduce English friars into the Irish friaries in the west to increase their English influence over the Irish Septs.    

       Arnold Power / Le Poer the Norman English Seneschal in Kilkenny City brought forward much more anti - English feeling in the Dublin English Parliament against the Anglo - Norman English Catholic Bishop of Ossory / Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster who was calling the Irish population "heretics" and excommunicating many people in Ireland.

1325 AD 117.Donnell O Niall the long serving Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King of Tyrone, died this year, who had been a son of *116.Brian Catha Duinn O Niall the previous Cenel nEogain King of Tyrone and 184th King of Ireland who had been killed in 1260 AD by John de Courcy the Anglo - Norman Marcher Baron in the Ulster Province, just as he had achieved his goal of combining all of the Gaelic Irish Septs to drive the English Galls out of Ireland.

      Donnell 1st Mac Dunlevy / Mheic Duinnshleibhe was now the Heremonian Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid who had their territory now in Co. Antrim and Co. Down in the central - east of the Ulster Province.

     Thomas O Lynch the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Catholic Archdeacon of Cashel. died, as did Brian O Gara the Heberian Cianacht Chief of Coolavin in the Connacht Province.

1326 AD John Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman English first Earl of Kildare this year rebuilt the castle of the Heberian Eoghanacht O Donovans on the Margue River in Co. Limerick in the north - west of the Munster Province against the Irish Septs who were still survivig there.   

      Richard de Burgh / Burke the Anglo - Norman English Red Earl of Ulster, died this year, and was interred at Athassel in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, and the castle that he had constructed at Ballymote in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province was now taken over by 121.Turlough O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai "unofficial" 76th King of Connacht, and later on it was also to be held by their Ui Briuin Ai Mac Dermot kinsmen, the Mac Donaghs, and then eventually by Aed Ruadh - of Red Complexion O Donnell the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King of Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal who had their main territory nearby also in the north - west of the Ulster Province. 

     England under Edward 11 the English Anglo - Norman King was again at War with France.

1327 AD Southern Leinster now controlled by the English Anglo - Norman Barons supported as their "puppet" one of the Mac Murroughs who was elected the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Ui Cheinnselaig 60th King of Leinster, the first since the death of the infamous 113.Diamait Mac Murrough na Gall - of the Foreigners who had originally brought the Anglo - Normans into Ireland to suite his own personal agenda.

      Simon Purcell / Puirseil the English Sheriff of Kilkenny City in Ossory / Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster was killed along with 20 others while fighting against the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla O Brennans there.

      Fergal O Hara was at this time the Heberian Cianacht Luigni King of Leyney in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

      Robert 1st - the Bruce the Norman Gaelic King of Scotland, was in the Ulster Province again, and Robert Outlaw the English Chancellor in Ireland, was sent to the north to discuss the circumstances of this with any of those persons in Ulster whose loyalty to England was suspect.

     Only English Law was now allowed in Ireland with no Irish Brehon Law with the English March Law also prescribed as to boundaries, but despite this the Irish Brehon Law was still continued on by the Gaelic Irish and some members of the Old English / Anglo - Irish who had become "More Irish then the Irish."

      The Fitz Geralds who were the Anglo - Norman Geraldines and the de Berminghams the Anglo Norman Barons and their followers fought the Anglo - Norman Powers / Le Poer and the Anglo Norman de Burghs / Burkes, while other Anglo - Normans who were also involved were the Walls / de Valle, de St. Aubyns / Tobins and the Keatings / Ceitinn and this meant that the whole of Southern Leinster was now ablaze because of their onging greedy conflicts while Maurice Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald who was now the English first Earl of Desmond / Southern Munster also conducted open warfare against the English Government's authority in Ireland, with factions also occurring around many of their different families. (An English jury was to find later on that Maurice Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald wanted to bring back ancient Gaelic Irish provincial kingdoms with himself as the High King.

     Edward 11 the Anglo - Norman King of England, the son of Edward 1st, was now gone from the scene and his son, Edward 111 was in as the new Anglo - Norman King of England and was to be a much stronger opponent for the Irish Septs.

    Overlooking  Loch Coumshingun in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province is Killmalloch / Cill Mocheallog in the Golden Vale, were there is a Round Tower attached to the old church of the Anglo - Norman Fitz Gerald Desmonds that was to be given by the new Anglo - Norman English King, Edward 111, who would also give a Charter to the town, surrounded by walls and 4 gates, with only Blossom's Gate and some of the walls still in existence today. The Fitz Geralds of Desmond were to assist Edward III against the Scottii with their Gaelic Irish forces, and his 3 cousins were to be put in command under him at the Battle of Halidon Hill, and Edward III would knight them as the White Knight, the Black Knight and the Green Knight by the colour of their armour. The White Knights would be associated with Killmallock, with the last one being Edmond Fitz Gerald / Fitz Gibbon who was to die in 1608 AD and be interred in a tomb there at the Dominican Friary, which would be be sacked often under the reign of the Welsh English Tudors, while during the Oliver Cromwell destructions his forces were to also destroy the fortifications there.

1328 AD Maelsechlainn O Reilly the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Muintir Mael Mordha Chief from their kingdom of East Breifne in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster died from the wounds inflicted on him by the English Galls who had their confiscated Estates in the nearby kingdom of Meath in the south of Northern Leinster.

     James Butler, the son of Edmund Butler, whose original male line ancestor in Ireland had been Theobold Fitz Walter -  the butler / le buitleir to Prince John, was now to be appointed the English first Earl of Ormonde in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster by Edward 111 until 1337 AD and he expanded the territory of their Ormonde Earldom eastwards taking in Kilkenny City. At this time the Le Poers / Powers the Anglo - Norman Barons were in the south of Leinster Province with the other Anglo - Norman Barons, the de Barrys, the Roches, the Cogans, the Cantetons / Candons and the Purcells, while the Archbolds, Harolds, Lawlesses and Rochforts were in the Leinster Province also. The  Logans, the Mandevilles and the Savages who were also Anglo - Norman Barons were in the north in the Ulster Province, and the Tivyts, the Flemings and the Petits had their confiscated 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, with the Anglo - Norman de Exeters and Barretts in the west in the Connacht Province. 

     The son of Cu Mara Mac Namara this year was killed in a contest against Brian Bane O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais UI mBriain Tanaiste / heir apparent of Northern Munster / Thomond /and 115.Murtogh O Brian was still the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain King of Northern Munster / Thomond.

    William de Burgh / Burke, the Anglo - Norman Baron who was the son of Sir John de Burgh, the son of Richard de Burgh the Red Earl of Ulster, came to Ireland were he was to be known as the Brown Earl, and in the meantime Walter de Burgh was still carring out raids into the Connacht Province attacking 121.Turlough O Connor the "unofficial" 76th King of Connacht's followers and Seon Mac Feorais / de Bermingham the Anglo - Norman English Earl of Louth was to be killed by his own English Galls in the kingdom of Orghialla / Oriel in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster.

     William de Burgh who was now the Anglo - Norman English Earl of Ulster, who was supported by 121.Turlough O Connor the "unofficial" 76th King of Connacht  and 115.Murtough O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais King of Northern Munster / Thomond attacked Brian Bane O Brian the previous Heberian Dal gCais Tanaiste / heir apparent who was able to defeat them, and Conor O Brian who was now the Ui mBriain Prince / Tanaiste was killed, and Mac William de Burgh was also defeated by mac Donagh / mheic Donnchada the son of Donagh Mac Dermot from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Mac Diarmada Sept in the Connacht Province.

     John Darcy, who had been re - appointed the English Chief Governor in Ireland by Edward 111 the new Anglo - Norman English King, demanded all Irishmen should now have some status under English Law as Englishmen.

    Donough Ruadh - of Red Complexion O Gara along with 5 members from his Heberian Cianacht Sept were killed and Dermod O Gara was also to kill Teague O Connor. 

1329 AD The Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla O Brennans in the kingdom of Ossory burnt Drumhythyr / Kilmadum the settlement of the English Galls in the Cantred of Oskelan. in their territory in the north- east of Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster,

   122.Teague O Connor, the son of 121.Turlough O Connor who was once again the "unofficial" 76th King of Connacht, was killed, and Cathal O Connor, the son of Aed O Connor, was driven out of the Faes and from Tir Maine by the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine O Kellys under the orders of the Anglo - Norman Baron William Burke.

   Cathal O Rourke, the son of Donnell O Rourke, who was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne King of West Breifne who had their territory in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht was also killed by the English Galls who were to come out of the kingdom of Meath nearby in the south of Northern Leinster. 

     Kerns (foot soldiers) belonging to John de Bermingham the Anglo - Norman English Earl of Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster, who had his manor at Braganstown murdered a man at Ardee and the townspeople there not only killed his retainers, but pursued the rest to Braganstown where the Earl refused to hand them over, so they also murdered him and his brother and 8 other of his kinsmen and this was despite the fact that Talbot / Talboid, who was another of the English Norman Barons, and 12 others from the English Gentry along with 150 others where staying there at the time.

      Maurice Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald was "officially" created the English first Earl of Desmond / Southern Munster by Edward 111 the Anglo - Norman English King.

1330 AD 121.Turlough O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai "unofficial" 76th King of Connacht attacked Walter de Burgh, the Anglo - Norman Baron who was a son of William de Burgh, who was in the Mac Dermots kingdom of Moylurg in the Connacht Province and drove him out of the territory there, and Gillibert Mac Goisdealbh / Costello the English Earl of Sliabh Luga and mac Donagh / Mheic Donnchadha from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Sept of the Mac Dermots, came to his assistance and 121.Turlogh O Connor was able to return to his own territory in the Connacht Province, but Walter mac William then returned with a great English army into Connacht and killed 121.Turlough O Connor and seized control over the Kingship of Connacht.

    Another Norman English Parliament was held in Kilkenny City in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster and an English force was assembled with the intention of driving Brian Bane O Brian the previous Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain Tanaiste / heir apparent from Urkuffs near Cashel in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province and further towards this goal Walter de Bermingham the Anglo - Norman Baron along with another member of the de Bermingham family were created new English knights by Walter de Burgh / Burke the English Earl of Ulster in a camp near Moyalby, Richard de la Rokel and Gilbert de Bermingham were also created English knights by Sir Walter de Burgh, Edmund le buitleir / Butler, Robert Travers and Patrick Travers were also created English knights by James Butler who was now the first English Earl of Ormonde, John de St. Aubyn / Tobin and John Monsell were also created English knights by Sir William de Bermingham also for this purpose. 

     Gilla Iosa Ruadh - (devotee of Christ of Red Complexion O Reilly the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Muintir Maelmordha King of East Breifne died, who had his territory in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster, and he would be followed into this position by Art O Reilly.

     An English Ordinance was put forward in Ireland that all free Irishmen should have available to them the rights of English Law, but due to the previous never - ending oppression, cruelty and confiscations it was all too late as the Gaelic Irish were still very committed to the Irish Brehon Law and despite the ongoing oppression there was also still a majority Gaelic Irish population.

March: Edward 111 the Anglo - Norman English KIng imposed English Law in Ireland again but this time with heavy burdens on the majority Gaelic Irish population, and Richard Fitz Ralph who was now the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh denounced it as the "Law of the Devil" so Edward 111 the Norman English King sent over Anthony de Lacy to be the new English Justiciar in Ireland to undo whatever Roger Mortimer had previously introduced, and to restore the English overall authority in Ireland, and to also attack Maurice Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald the English first Earl of Desmond who had Irish leanings and to also arrest any of the lower Anglo - Norman English Barons. Among these were Henry de Mandeville, Walter de Burgh and Walter de Bermingham, and also William de Bermingham who would be eventually executed in July; 1332 AD. This severe direct harsh action was to really shock the Anglo - Irish / Old English and this then led to no more casual treason being carried out by them as regards the English cause in Ireland.

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