1351 - 1360 AD  

1351 AD Aed mac Turlough O Connor who had previously been deposed as the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair King of Connacht regained his authority in the Connacht Province and banished Aed mac Felim O Connor who had been previously installed as the King of Connacht for a year.

    The Franciscan friary of Ross Errilly was founded on the banks of the Black River at Headford in Co. Galway in the mid - west of the Connacht Province to the north - west of the road to Cong, where it still exists as an extensive ruin and in the future the friars there were to continue to live around the surrounding region long after the confiscations of all the Catholic Institutions and lands in Ireland by Henry V111, until 1765 AD when the Anglo - Irish English Ascendancy Government was to be involved in some of its worst oppression on the Irish Catholic majority population in Ireland.

1352 AD Aed mac Turlough O Connor was to seize back the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair Kingship of Connacht again by force.

     Aed O Rourke the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne King of West Breifne was killed by Cathal O Connor and the Clann Murtough along with galloglasses from the Clann Sweeney / Suibhne, and Flaherty O Rourke / Flaithbertaigh Ua Ruarc became the new King of West Breifne, who had their territory in Co. Leitrim in the north of the Connacht Province, but he too also died this year. 

     Angus O Donnell the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King who had their main territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province was killed by Magnus O Donnell who had also killed Eogan Mac Sweeney the year before.    

    John Fitz Oliver de la Freyne the Anglo - Norman Baron, was appointed the new English Sheriff of Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster, as prior to this Kilkenny had been divided into "The County of the Cross," which included church lands that were governed from Dublin.    

1353 AD The Anglo - Norman Bunratty Castle in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province previously built in stone by Thomas de Clare the Anglo - Norman Baron, was this year taken over by the Heberian Dal gCais Septs in a battle against the forces of Sir Thomas Rokeby, who was now the appointed English Justicar in Ireland for Edward 111 the Anglo - Norman English King, who they were able to defeat.

       John O Karbri who was a monk from Clones in Co. Monaghan in the See of Clogher in Co. Tyrone in Central Southern Ulster, died this year, who had created the Silver Shrine / Domnach Airgid to protect the book containing a copy of the Gospels previously belonging to St. Molaisse / St. Laserian who had previously been a chief teacher from Devenish Island in Loch Erne and a contemporary of 94.St. Columba / Columbcille.

1354 AD Mac Murrough was killed by the English Galls and because of his murder great turmoil broke out once more in Southern Leinster.

     118.Aed Mor - the Greater O Niall / "The O Niall" the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King of Tir Eogain / Tyrone in the Ulster Province was defeated by his close kinsmen the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Clann Aeda Buidhe / Clannaboye who were once again supported by the English Galls of Dundalk in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and many were also killed in this conflict. 

     Rory / Rudraige O More / Ua Morda was now the Gaelic Milesian Irian King of the Ui Laigis Sept in Co. Leix / Co. Laois in the mid - north - west of Southern Leinster.

     Brian 11 O Dowd / Ui Dubda was at this time the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide King, descended from 90.Fiachra, who had been the Heremonian Dal Cuinn second King of Connacht and the direxct ancestor of all of the Ui Fiachrach Septs, who had his territory in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

    Thomas O Hogan the Heberian Dal gCais Catholic Bishop of Killaloe, died, and was interred in the Dominican Friary of Nenagh. 

1355 AD Diarmait O Brian from the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Ui mBriain Sept who had been the previous King of Northern Munster / Thomond was treacherously slain by the Heberian Cianacht Keogh Sept, and his body was interred in the site that was to become the Quin Abbey in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province, that was to be constructed in the future by Sheeda / Sioda Cam Mac Namara to be the place of his own burial, on the base of the castle previously constructed there by Thomas de Clare the recently deceased Anglo - Norman Baron who had violently terrorized the Irish Dal gCais Septs there for 31 years. Diarmait O Brian's nephew, Mahon Moinmoy O Brian became the new Heberian Dalcassian King of Munster after having taken the seat from him by force, and he now made the English Galls who werte settled in the Munster Province pay him rent.

     Sir Maurice Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman English first Earl of Desmond / Southern Munster who was also this year the English Lord Lieutenant in Ireland, died, and Edward Fitz Maurice Fitz Gerald - the Rhymer became the Anglo - Irish second Earl of Desmond. (In the future, John Fitz Gerald their descendant, was to become the fourteenth Earl of Desmond although he was to be a lay brother in the Convent at Tralee in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province).

     The Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Ui mBriain Mac Mahons constructed a castle at Carrigholt in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province.

    The English Galls in the west of the Connacht Province defeated Mac William Burke the Anglo - Norman English Baron in battle there and many were killed.

1356 AD Aed mac Turlough O Connor who was once again the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair King of Connacht was killed at Balloughclacker by Donough O Kelly from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept for having eloped with O Kelly's wife, and Aed mac Felim O Connor who he had displaced previously in 1352 AD re -assumed the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Kingship of Connacht.

    Diarmait Mac Carthy the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil Chief and his son were killed by Donough O Sullivan / Ua Suileabhain in Southern Munster.

    Dubgall Mac Sweeney was killed by Donnell O Connor.

    James Butler the Anglo - Norman second English Earl of Ormonde created a foundation at Jerpoint Abbey in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster for the Carmelite Order of friars, which had been originally constructed in 1158 AD, and its extensive ruins are still there to be seen and fairly complete with effigies dating from the 13th - 16th Century AD, including the tomb of the Catholic Bishop Felix O Dullany who had been interred there in 1202 AD. (There also is a tomb in which Peter Butler who would later die in the 15th Century AD is interred). When Henry V111 was to also confiscate it later on in the 16th Century AD, among the many other Catholic Institutions, along with its surrounding lands, he was to give it together with 6,500 acres to another of the Butlers who was to be then known as the English Marquis of Ormonde. (James Butler the second Earl of Ormonde also founded a White Carmelite priory at Knocktopher in Co. Kilkenny in Southern Leinster and its Holy Well is still there near the church and the Carmelite Order is also still there today).

    Sir Thomas Rokeby the English Justicar in Ireland, died, and Mac Feorais / de Bermingham the Anglo - Norman English Baron was killed by the English Galls.

1357 AD Donough Mac Namara from the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Sept, was slain by the son of one of the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid U Turlough Ui mBriain O Brian Chiefs.

     Magnus Mac Mahon the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch King of Orghialla / Oriel in the Ulster Province, died.

     Sir Mauriice Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald the English Earl of Desmond was to be drowned going to England ?

1358 AD 118.Aed Mor - the Greater O Niall / "The O Niall" the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King of Tir Eogain / Tyrone in the Ulster Province defeated the Mac Mahons from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch kingdom of Orghialla / Oriel, which was also in Ulster and 94.Raghnall from the Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Magh Rein Muinter Eoluis / Eolais Sept was also supporting 118.Aed Mor - the Greater O Niaill there in the 9 years war against the English Galls.

     The Fir Manach O Morda Sept defeated the English Galls of Dublin killing 240 of them.

    Donnell O Hara was now the Heberian Cianachta Luigni King who had their kingdom of Leyney in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

1359 AD Brian mac Donagh / Mheic Donnchada was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai King of Tir nAililla (The Land of 90.Ailill) in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province. -

     Magnus O Dowd was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide King who also had their territory in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.

    Edward Fitz Maurice Fitz Gerald - the Rhymer the Anglo - Irish second Earl of Desmond was now the leader of the Anglo - Irish Desmonds in Southern Munster and he was now totally committed to Ireland.             

   The Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Ui mBriain O Brians who had their kingdom in Northern Munster / Thomond now also held the Firmince Castle near Cahir in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province that had been originally constructed there by Conor O Brian the King of Northern Munster in the 12th Century AD.   

1360 AD Diarmait O Brian was deposed by his own brother's son ?

    The English Parliament at Kilkenny in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster seeing the resurgence of the Irish Septs had their representatives advise Edward 111 the Anglo - Norman English King, that unless “succour and remedy“ was forthcoming Ireland and his lieges would be lost, and to this end they requested that a large English Military force be sent to Ireland as soon as possible.

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