1341 - 1350 AD 

1341 AD Turlough O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair King of Connacht captured the English Galls' Roscommon Castle in Roscommon in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

     Edward 111 the Anglo - Norman English King used the name of St. George as his War Cry, and introduced further English officials into Ireland were they were to control the Lowlands, who were utterley detested by the Irish Sets and the Anglo - Irish, and he had personally created 3 English Earldoms in Ireland, with Maurice Fitz Gerald in Desmond / Southern Munster, Fitz Gerald in Co. Kildare / Central Southern Leinster, and James Butler / le buitleir in Ormonde / North - Eastern Munster. He also gave a charter to the town of Fethard in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, (There also at Cappagh White and still to be seen is the Ballysheeda Castle of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb O Dwyers of Kilmananagh). Edward 111 also resumed all re - grants of confiscated territories and liberties in Ireland previously granted by the English Crown since the accession of his father, Edward 11 in July 1307 AD. (The Gaelic Irish Septs themselves were now supposed to only control the territories 600' above sea level where they would be meant to starve to death.)

       Edward Fitz Gerald who was of Anglo - Norman / Old English stock, although he was to eventually become the English second Earl of Desmond / Southern Munster, at this time was feeling more like an Anglo - Irish man then an English man, as he was actually originally of Italian Norman and Welsh descent, and he was to lead a demand for Irish Home Rule, while he was in Southern Leinster, and during this period also the Anglo - Norman / Old English Burkes / de Burghs, the Costellos / Costelloes / de Goisdealbh, the Cusacks, the Fitz Geralds, the Nagles, the Roches, the Walls / de Valle and the Wises were by now also becoming more aware of their growing conection to their Irishness.       

October: The Norman English Parliament that was held this time in Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster was up in arms, and it moved to Kilkenny in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster again, were Edward 111 the English King’s own ministers were actually frightened to attend, while the Anglo - Irish / Old English among them called for redress in Ireland from him, and in a real turn of the books they now denounced Edward 111's foreign English officials, as it seemed that they had found a new political voice as the "Anglo - Irish" who were by now expressing outright opposition to the recently imposed English authorities, and were actually spouting anti - English feelings as Ireland was now seen as their homeland.

    In Old / English inter - Anglo - Irish rivalry Mac William Burke the Anglo - Norman English Baron defeated the English Clan Maurice / Murias and Thomas mac Maurice was killed  along with 139 of his followers.

1342 AD Turlough O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair King of Connacht was now in conflict with Conor Mac Dermot the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Mac Diarmada King of Moylurg in the Connacht Province, and the Siol Muireadhach / Sil Murray renounced their previous allegiance to Turlough O Connor, and Aed O Connor the son of Aed Brefnech O Connor was now installed as the new King of Connacht by the men of Connacht and Mac William Burke the Anglo - Norman Baron.

     Conor O Donnell the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King who had his territory in the north - west of the Ulster Province was killed along with many others from his household by Niall Garb - the Rough O Donnell, who was also another of his father's sons, who now became the new Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King of Tyrconnell in Co Donegal in the north - west of Ulster, after being installed by some of the Cenel Conaill Chiefs.

     Fergal mac Dermot / Mac Diarmada was now the Heremonian  Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Mac Diarmada King of Tirerril (The Land of 90.Ailill) in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province. 

    Sean / Seon Mac Mahon was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch King of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel who had their territory in Co. Monaghan and Co. Armagh in Southern Ulster.

March 16th: To strengthen their position in the scheme of things in Ireland Maurice Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman English first Earl of Desmond created the Anglo - Norman Richard Fitz Redmund L'Ercedekne / Archdeacon an English knight who then created 3 further English knights of his own, and William Grant also created John le L'Ercedekne / Archdeacon an English knight.

1343 AD Turlough O Connor was to resume the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair Kingship of Connacht and made peace with Conor Mac Dermot the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Mac Diarmada King of Moylurg in the Connacht Province who was also to die this year and Fergal Mac Dermot, his brother was to become the new Heremonian King of Moylurg.

    Niall Garb - the Rough O Donnell was deposed by Angus O Donnell who was supported by Aed Remor - the Stout O Niall from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain and the Clann Sweeney / Suibhne, and Angus O Donnell became the new Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King in Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and he allowed the Clann Murtough who had been driven out of the kingdom of Breifne to settle in the territory of Tir Aeda (The Land of 95.Aed Ruaid Mac Badbuirn) in Co. Donegal who then allied with him against Niall Garb - the Rough O Donnell in battle.

     Slaine O Brian, the daughter of O Brian, who had been the wife of Turlough O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ui Conchobhair King of Connacht died, who was his own mother's younger sister.

     Thomas O Hogan the Catholic Canon of Killaloe in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province who was from the Heberian Dal gCais Sept was consecrated the Catholic Bishop of Killaloe.     

    The Heremonian  Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill territory of Tir Ainmirech (The Land of 94.Ainmere) in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province was under the Cenel Conaill O Boyle / Ui Baigill Chiefs this year.

    115.Murtough O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Ui mBriain King of Northern Munster / Thomond  / Tuaisceart Mhumhain died this year, after having reigned for 30 years, and at this time their Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Mac Namara kinsmen who acted as their Lord Marshalls were growing in strength and power in their own right due to their strong support position in the scheme of things and they now held the territory in the east of Co. Clare in their own right from the lower River Fergus to the Glendaree Hills, and from Tulla to Broadford and down to the Shannon River, where they began to build many castles to hold onto the territory there and because of this castle building activity, Co. Clare came to have more castles than in any other County in Ireland. Diarmait O Brian became the new Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Ui mBriain King of Northern Munster / Thomond, but he was soon driven out by Brian Bane O Brian who had previously been the Prince / Tanaiste of Thomond who was now supported by the Heberian Dal gCais Septs themselves and he was to become the new King of Northern Munster / Thomond until 1350 AD). 

      The Book of Ballymote was created at the Franciscan friary at Ballymote in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province containing the key to the ancient Ogham Stone writings.

    Ulick Burke, the son of Richard Burke, the son of William Liath Burke, died this year.

1344 AD Art Mor - the Greater O Melaghlin / O Loughlin / Ua Maelsechlainn, the son of Cormac O Melaghlin, was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain King of Meath / Midhe in the south of Northern Leinster who was killed this year by Cormac Ballach O Melaghlin who then became the new Clann Cholmain King of Meath.

     Aed mac Mahon / Mheic Mathgamain the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch King of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel, died this year, who had their territory in Co. Monaghan and Co. Armagh in Southern Ulster, and Murrough / Murchad Oc - the Younger Mac Mahon became the King of Orghialla, but he too was to die within a few weeks, and Magnus / Manus O Mahon then became the new Heremonian King of Orghialla.

1345 AD Turlough O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair King of Connacht was killed by an arrow in the Gaelic Milesian Irian kingdom of the Muintir Eolais in the north - west of the Connacht Province and his son, Aed O Connor became the new Heremonian Dal Cuinn King of Connacht.

     118.Aed Mor - the Greater O Niall was to become the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King of Tir Eogain / Tyrone in the Ulster Province until 1364 AD, who was a son of 117.Donnell O Niall the previous King of Tir Eogain / Tyrone who had died in 1325 AD.

1347 AD Kilcoman Castle at this time was held by the English Spencers who were to live there for 12 years.

1348 AD Summer Plague / The Black Death arrived into Ireland from England carried by rats, where it had previously occurred in various places along the east coast, and at first in Ireland it made it's appearance in the densely populated City of Dublin in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster, and before it would be finished 1,500,000 people or one third to one half of the population of Ireland at this time were to die also after it devastated the heavily populated English Gall settlements, thereby creating depopulated areas, and deserted villages with further recurring Plague to follow.The English and Welsh foreigners in the towns suffered most while the Anglo - Normans were on the Lowlands and the Iris Septs who were now driven above the 600 ' level where to be less effected physically by the rats, and they were now to re - occupy most of their Country.   

      Jordan Duff Mac Costello / Costelloe / Goisdealbh  the English Anglo - Norman Baron who had Gaelicized his name as Mac Oisdealbhaigh initially, constructed a friary at Ballyhaunis in the east of Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.

1349 AD Patrick de la Freyne another of the English Anglo - Norman Barons was involved in a battle with the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Mac Gilla Patricks / Fitz Patricks, who were besieging their castle in the Cantred of Aghaboe in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of the Southern Leinster.

      Mac Eniry / Eineiry from the Heberian Eoghanacht Ui Fidgeinti Ui Cairbre Aebda Sept constructed a castle at Kilmoodan / Castletown Mac Eniry. 

       Risderd O Reilly who was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne King of East Breifne who had his territory in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster, died.   

1349 AD - 1450 AD During this period 60% - 75% of Europe was to be effected by the Plague. 

1350 AD Brian Bane O Brian, the Heberian Dal gCais King of Northern Munster / Thomond, who was a son of Donnell O Brian, the son of Brian Ruadh - of Red Complexion O Brian, was killed by the sons of Lorcan Mac Keoghane  / Mheic Eochain, and Turlough O Brian was to also kill 16 members of their Clann taking their cattle and territory from them altogether.

      Aed O Connor who was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair King of Connacht, the son of Turlough O Connor the previous King of Connacht, was deposed by Mac William Burke the Anglo - Norman Baron and the Tuatha of Connacht, and another Aed O Connor, the son of Felim O Connor, was now installed as the new Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair King of Connacht.   

1350 AD - 1355 AD Diarmait O Brian was the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Ui mBriain King of Northern Munster / Thomond who was to produce no descendents of his own, but would rule Thomond peacefully during his reign.    

      At this time the Anglo -  Norman English Barons were to abandon any further plans to try and take back the north of Ossory / Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster from the Gaelic Irish Septs there, after the Septs went on the attack against them.

     Bally Larkin Abbey in Freshford  in Co. Kilkenny was constructed this year by the Anglo - Norman Shortalls / Soirteil / Seartal who were also becoming "More Irish then the Irish."

      Brian O Connor was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair King of Moylurg / Mag Luirc in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

      Diarmait Mac Carthy was the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil King of Southern Munster / Desmond.

      118.Aed Mor - the Greater O Niall known as "The O Niall" the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King who had his territory in Tir Eogain / Tyrone in the Ulster Province had by now formed his region once again into a Gaelic Irish kingdom with the territory there ranging from the Glens of Antrim down to Belfast and to the north of Co. Down in the east of Ulster, and he overrun the English Galls there, and removed the Heremonian Dal Fiatach Sept of the Mac Dunlevys and the O Flynns and then became the overall overlord there in his own right.

    The Norman English Galls efforts to promote the further extension of their stronghold surrounding The English Pale around Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster was in trouble, as in reality the reverse was occurring, as they were now basically only holding onto an area surrounding Dublin itself and the nearby English Gall formed towns.               

      The Anglo - Norman Ballymoon Castle, was constructed against the Gaelic Irish Septs there, 2 miles east of Muine Bheag in Co. Carlow in the south of Southern Leinster where there had been previously an early Anglo - Norman stronghold.  

      The Anglo - Norman Roches / de Roiste also constructed a castle and a church at Glanworth in Co. Cork in Southern Munster this year were they too were to become "More Irish then the Irish."

      The Cistercians founded an Abbey at Strawry on the River Ilen in Co. Cork in Southern Munster, where hundreds of the Great Famine victims later on in the 1840's were eventually to be buried.  

     A Franciscan friary was also constructed this year at Cavan in the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne O Reilly kingdom of East Breifne in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster.  

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