1371 - 1380 AD  

1371 AD Brian O Kennedy / Ua Cennetig the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough King of North - East Munster / Ormond in Co. Tipperary was killed by the English Galls and Edmond O Kennedy the Tanaiste / heir apparent to the Kingship also died.

          As a sign of things to come William Power / Le Poer from a leading Anglo - Irish family who had their Estates in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province was sent to jail as he could not speak a word of English.

 1371 - 1372 AD Another Norman English Parliament was held in Kilkenny City in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of the Leinster Province.

1372 AD Brian Mor - the Greater Mac Mahon the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch King of Orghialla / Oriel who had his territory in Southern Ulster was killed by a galloglass / mercenary.

     William / Uilliam Oc - the Younger O Kelly was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine King who had his territory in the east  of Co. Galway and nearby near Athlone in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province and     Shane O Dugan who was the Chief poet for the O Kellys who was also from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept, died this year, who had written "O Dugan's Topography. "

    William Burke was the son of Ulick Burke the Anglo - Norman Baron.

     William of Windsor the English appointed Chief Governor in Ireland, and also the English Military Commander, was called back to England.

1373 AD The English Galls who were set up in the O Melaghlins / O Loughlins Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill kingdom of Meath in the south of Northern Leinster attacked the Gaelic Milesian Irian kingdom of Annaly in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster and many of the O Farrells / Ferrells there were killed.

    William of Windsor was re - appointed as the English Chief Governor in Ireland with another substantial English Military force, which was again heavily subsidized by England.

1374 AD Theobold Burke, who was Mac William's heir, was killed by the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine O Kellys who had their territory in the east of Co. Galway in the Connacht Province.

    The Abbot at Dunbrody Abbey in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster was created a Catholic Bishop and he sat as a Baron in the Norman English Parliament in Kilkenny City were they confirmed the appointment of Sir William Windsor as the English Lord Lieutenant in Ireland.

1375 AD 119.Niaill Mor - the Greater O Niall the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King of Tyrone who had his territory in the north of Ulster Province defeated the English Galls at Downpatrick in the south - east of Ulster and many were killed in the battle.

      Donough Mac Murrough who was now the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig King of Leinster was killed by the English Galls and Donough Cavanagh / Donnchad Caomhanach now became the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig King of Leinster, who was also descended from 113,Diarmait Mac Murrough na Gall - of the Foreigners the previous 59th King of Leinster who had been responsible for bringing the English Galls into Ireland in the first place.         

    The Ennis Abbey in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province at this time had 350 friars and 600 students attending study there.    

   The English Government authorities erected walls around Limerick City in Co. Limerick in the north - west of the Munster Province to keep the Gaelic Irish Septs out of there. 

u    James Butler the Anglo - Norman second English Earl of Ormonde in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster captured the adjacent fortress nearby of Cahir in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, which was a Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlogh Ui mBriain O Brian stronghold that had been previously constructed there by Conor O Brian a previous Kings of Northern Munster / Thomond in the 12th Century AD.

October 16th: A Norman English Parliament was held again in Kilkenny City in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster where the Shires refused to send representatives to England because of the customs of the land of Ireland and also in a stand of defiance they refused to grant the future Richard 11 who would become the Norman Plantagenet English King, a subsidy, and Nicholas Dagworth who was his representative, advised them that they would have to elect representatives to go to England to assemble themselves before the English King Edward 111 and this further upset many of them.

    Sir Edmund Alpanach Mac William Burke, died.

1376 AD Teague / Tadhg O Rourke the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne King of West Breifne, died, and Tiernan / Tigernan O Rourke became their new West Breifne King in their territory in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht..  

      Aed O Toole / Ua Tuathail the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Mail King who had his territory in Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster was also killed by the English Galls,

1377 AD Mael Seachlann 11 O Kelly was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine King who had his territory in the east of Co. Galway and nearby near Athlone in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

   Fachtna O Moore / Ui Morda was the Gaelic Milesian Irian Ui Laeghis King who had his territory in Co. Laois / Leix in the mid - north - west of Southern Leinster.

      The Anglo - Norman Burkes who were set up in Galway in the south of the Connacht Province besieged the Heberian Dal gCais Mac Namaras / Mheic Con Mara and their Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Clan Culien in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province who were led at this time by Aed Mac Namara, (whose mother was a daughter of O Daly of Corcomroe), who was able to drive them off, and Theobold Burke, the son of Ulick Burke (who was now the leader of the Burkes) along with 3 of the sons of O Heyne from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Fiachrach Sept, and many others from the Anglo - Norman de Burghs' Clan Rickard were killed in the conflict.  

     Edward 111, died and his son, Richard 11 was now to become the Anglo - Norman Plantagenet King of England until 1399 AD, who was only 10 year old, and was to be be advised by Councils, and they were now at war with Scotland and France, and the English were therefore unable to send any further English Militia to back up the great Military forces they already had in Ireland, and once again they only controlled the area surrounding The English Pale around Dublin in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster. (It now only extended for 12 mile on each side on the coast and 30 miles inland). (The English Mounted Infantry at this time were known as the Hobilars). 

1378 AD  The Gaelic Irish Septs now set fire to the City of Cork in Co. Cork in Southern Munster, which had been under the control of the English Galls / foreigners for the previous 90 years.  

   Teague / Tadhg mac Loghlen Mac Namara from the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Sept, was slain by Aed Mac Namara, the son of the daughter of O Daly of Corcomroe in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province, and Mahon Mac Namara, the son of John Mac Namara, also died this year.    

1379 AD Mortimer was appointed the English Chief Governor in Ireland at 20 marks a year.

1380 AD Cu Mara Gearr - the Short Mac Namara / The Mac Namara from the Heberian Dal gCais Clan Culien / Coilean, who had his territory in the east of Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province, was slain by his own kinsmen.

     The "Statute of Absentees" was passed, whose only effect was to accelerate the process of the Old / English Anglo - Irish becoming "More Irish then the Irish."    

     Richard de Burgh the Anglo - Norman English Baron who was now the Red Earl of Ulster had his fortress at Molville Castle in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province. 

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