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                                                                                                                                         1501 - 1510 AD  -- Henry V111

1501 AD Sligo Castle in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province was now taken over by the sons of Rory O Connor from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair Sept.

1503 AD Pope Julius 11 revoked Pope Alexander VI's previous Bull of 1497 AD that had previously banned the Catholic Gaelic Irish and Anglo - Norman pilgrimages to St. Patrick's Purgatory on Station Island in Co. Donegal in the west of the Ulster Province.

     Theobold Mac William Burke, the son of Walter Mac William Burke, the Ango - Norman Baron who had his confiscated Estates in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province who was now the English Lord of Conmaicne Cuile Tolad there, died.

1504 AD Henry V11,  the Welsh Usurper, the Tudor English King now carried out an all out onslaught on the Irish Septs when he had Sir Leonard Grey proceed with a wide spread savage campaign in Ireland against the Gaelic Irish Septs from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobhair O Connors who had their kingdom and territory in the Connacht Province, the Heberian Cianachta O Carrolls of Ely who had their kingdom and territory in the south of Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster and the north of Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Mac Geoghegans who had their territory in the O Melaghlins / Mac Loughlins Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain kingdom of Meath in Northern Leinster, the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ui Maille O Malleys who had their kingdom and territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province, the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge O Tooles who had their kingdom and territory in the south - east of Southern Leinster, and the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui mBriain O Brians who had their kingdom and territory in Thomond / Northern Munster.

      Conor Mac Dermot was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhach / Sil Murray Mac Diarmada King of Moylurg / Mag Luirc who had their kingdom and territory in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.    

    The Battle of Knockdoe occurred when Gerald Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman eighth Earl of Kildare, who was now the Deputy to the English Viceroy, with English Galls and Gaels from both Southern Leinster and Leth Cuinn / Northern Leinster attacked the Clan Rickarde, and Mac William Burke the Anglo - Norman English Earl in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province asked Turlough Don - of Brown Complexion O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Chief with his Dalcassians, Mulroney O Carroll the Heberian Cianachta Chief of Ely and many more from the Ormond / North Eastern Munster Septs in Co. Tipperary to assist him against his foreign Gall enemies. They went into battle at Knockdoe 8 miles west of Galway in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht were Gerald Fitz Gerald the English Earl of Kildare was the victor, and 2,000 of the Gaelic Irish warriors of Ormond were killed, and once again this only played further into the hands of the English authorities in Dublin Castle (The Devil's 1/2 Acre) in Ireland, by further weakening the overall strength of the Irish Septs. 

     During this period the "foreign planter from Scotland who were in Ireland were on the small farms.

1505 AD Aed Ruadh - of Red Complexion O Donnell / The O Donnell, the son of Niall Garb - the Rough O Donnell, who was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King who had his kingdom and main territory in Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in the west of the Ulster Province, died, after ruling for 44 years and his son, Aed Dub Og - the Younger of Dark Complexion O Donnell was in as their new King and they had also begun the construction of the Donegal Castle in Donegal town itself.

      Fingen Mac Carthy Riabach, the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil Chief of Southern Munster / Desmond, died, who had his kingdom and territory in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province.

     Henry V11 Tudor the Welsh Usurper, appointed Piers Butler, the Anglo - Norman English first Earl of Ossory and the eighth English Earl of Ormonde, who was to have his main confiscated Estates in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster until 1539 AD, who was a great - great - grandson of James Butler the previous third English Earl of Ormonde, and he constructed Ballinakill Castle at Paulstown nearby in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, 2 mile south - west of Roscrea against the Irish Septs there.   

1506 AD A monument was erected in the Sligo Abbey in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province to Cormac O Craian and his wife, Aecca, who had recently died and they were interred there.

1507 AD Thomas O Farrell from the Gaelic Milesian Irian kingdom of Annaly began building a monastery at Ballindoon in his territory in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster.

1508 AD Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman eighth English Earl of Kildare with English Military forces captured the City of Cork in Co. Cork in Southern Munster for Henry V11 the Welsh Tudor Usurper English King, and then advanced onto the City of Limerick in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province to attack the O Brians and their Heberian Dal gCais Septs in their kingdom of Thomond / Northern Munster, but the Dalcassians were waiting on the western side of the River Shannon in Co. Clare observing their every move and were well aware of the impending English attack that was soon to occur. The Mac Namaras who where the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Lord Marshalls for the O Brians were backed up by Mac William Burke the Anglo - Norman English Earl of Clan Rickarde with his entire forces,as Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald the eighth Earl of Kildare with his English forces had already destroyed the bridge near Portoroise across the River Shannon at Castle Connell on the boundary with Co. Clare, so instead of waiting for the English to attack the Dalcassians went on the offensive instead. They crossed the other bridge to the north - east at Killaloe and proceeded down the eastern bank of the River Shannon to take the English head on and this forced Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald and his English forces to withdraw further south back down towards Limerick, where the battle was to continue all day and the English forces were eventually defeated and Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald, nor his son Garrett Fitz Gerald who was to follow after him in the service of England also, were never ever to attack Co. Clare again.

    Aed Dubh Og - the Younger of Dark Complexion O Donnell, the son of Aed Ruad - of Red Complexion O Donnell, who was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King who had his kingdom and main territory in Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in the west of the Ulster Province, captured Enniskillen Castle in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of Ulster where Brian Maguire the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch King of Fermanagh then demolished his own castle also in respect of Aed Dubh Og O Donnell.

      Margaret O Rourke from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of West Breifne, who was the wife of Eogan O Rourke, rebuilt the Franciscan Creevelea friary in Co. Roscommon - Co. Leitrim in the Connacht Province, situated on the River Bonet, which still exists today, although a ruin without its roof, and it was to be the last Franciscan friary to be built before the confiscations and destruction of the Irish Catholic Institutions, which were to come under Henry V111 the future Usurper and Welsh Tudor King of England..

       A memorial to James Shortall, who was descended from the original Soirteil / Seartal family who had arrived in Ireland in the 13th Century AD, whose family had also become "More Irish then the Irish," was constructed by O Tunney at St. Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster and it is still there to be seen today.

1509 AD Donnell O Niall, the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King who had his kingdom and territory in Tir Eogain / Tyrone in the centre of the Ulster Province, died, and Art O Niall, the son of Aed O Niall became their new King.

        Eogan O Niall, the son of Conn O Niall, the son of Aed Bhuidhe - of the Yellow Hair O Niall, died.

       Art O Niall, the son of Conn O Niall, the son of Enri O Niall, the son of Eogan O Niall was captured by Art O Niall, the son of Niall O Niall, the son of Art O Niall and handed over to Aed Dubh Og - the Younger of Dark Complexion O Donnell the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King.   

     Henry V11 the Welsh Usurper who was the first Tudor English King, died, and his second son became, Henry VIII the Usurper and second Welsh Tudor King of England and married Catherine of Aragon, the daughter of the King and Queen of Spain, after previously seeking a dispensation from Pope Julius 11, as she had been the young widow of Arthur his older juvenile brother who had previously died when he was only 16 year old and Henry V111 was 11 years old as his father, Henry V11 had kept her in England after Arthur's death for this specific purpose. Henry V111 would reign until 1547 AD doing untold damage to the future generations of the World including the murder of 72,000 innocent souls in his own time while trying to bring about his forced "conversions" to his Ascendancy Church of England.

1510 AD Turlough O Donnell / The O Donnell was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King who had their kingdom and main territory in Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province.

     Sean O Reilly, the son of Cathal O Reilly from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne kingdom of East Breifne who had their kingdom and territory in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster, died this year.

     Aed Dubh Og - the Younger of Dark Complexion O Donnell, the son of Aed Ruad - of Red Complexion O Donnell, who was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King went on a pilgrimage to Rome  

    Turlough Don - of Brown Complexion O Brian / The O Brian was to be the Heberian Dal gCais King of Northern Munster / Thomond until 1522 AD.

    Gerald Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman eighth English Earl of Kildare, took a great army composed of English Galls and his Irish allies from the Leinster Province into the Munster Province and built a castle at Carrig Kittle against the Gaelic Irish Septs there in Munster, and The O Donnell followed him with a small force through the O Melaghlins / Mac Loughlins Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain kingdom of Meath in Northern Leinster and then went westwards into Munster, where he joined up with him there, raiding into Duhallow taking the Kanturk Castle and plundering the surrounding country side. They then went onto Desmond / Southern Munster and captured the Pallis Castle and the castle at Castlemaine that was situated at the head of Dingle Bay, and then returned to the city of Limerick. James Fitz Gerald, the son of Fitz Gerald the Anglo - Norman English Earl of Desmond gathered together all of the English Galls of Munster, along with Donnell Riabach Mac Carthy, Cormac Og - the Younger Mac Carthy the son of Cormac Mac Carthy, and the English Galls and Irish allies from the kingdom of Meath and from all of the Leinster Province and also marched toto Limerick. Turlough Don O Brian, the son of Teague O Brian, the Heberian Dal gCais King of Northern Munster / Thomond, along with his Lord Marshall Mac Namara / Mheic Con Mara and their  Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin Siol Aeda and Mac William Burke the English Earl of Clan Rickarde. Fitz Gerald the Earl of Desmond then advanced on the bridge previously that was previously constructed there by the O Brians over the River Shannon, which he destroyed the next day and the O Brians from the Heberian Ui Bloid Siol mBriain then attacked the English Galls and were able to kill many of them.

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