501 AD - 520 AD
501 AD In the Battle of Cenn Ailbhe, 91.Cairpre / Coirpre Mor - the Greater, from the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill, (another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the previous Gaelic Milesian 126th King of Ireland the direct male line ancestor of all of the Dal Cuinn "southern" and "northern" Ui Niall Septs), defeated the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb Septs in battle in the Leinster Province. 91.Cairpre Mor's son 92.Cormac Caech would become the father of *93.Toole / Tuathal Mael Garb the future Celtic Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niall Ui Coirpre 132nd King of Tara / Ireland who would be the only one from his particular aristocratic warrior male line.
91.Fiacha / Fiachu the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill 2nd King of Meath, another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland who was to be the direct male line ancestor of all of the Dal Cuinn southern and northern Ui Niall Septs, was defeated in the Battle of Freamhain in Meath / Midhe in Northern Leinster by Failge Berraidhe. the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Cu Corb King, 91.Fiacha was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Cenel Fiachach Sept who were not to leave any KIngs of Ireland from their aristocratic warrior male line.
93.Fergus Mor mac Ercae the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill King of Dal Riada, whose mother was a daughter of Loarn the previous Heremonian Scottii King of Dal Riada who also had territory in Co. Antrim in the far north - east of Ulster Province in both Ireland and Alba / Scottish Highlands, died this year. The kingdom of Dal Riada ranged from Co. Antrim back over the Irish Sea into Kintyre, Knapdale and Lorn and his descendant 96.Gabhran was to eventually set up at Knapdale were he was to build a fortress on Dunadd Rock where he became the direct male line ancestor also of the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian "northern" Ui Niaill Scottish Highland Kings. Within 50 years the Scottii Septs in the Highlands of Scotland were come into conflict with the Scythian Gaelic Picts who were also under attack themselves from the Britons and the Teutonic Angles in the south. The Kings of Strathclyde who were set up on Dunbarton Rock were also against the Scythian Gaelic Picts and the Gaelic Milesian Scottii.
502 AD 91.Daui Tenga Uma aka Duach Galach / Duach Teangumha - of the Sweet Tongue the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin 3rd King of Connacht who had ruled the Connacht Province since 482 AD, had been killed in the Battle of Seaghais, who had been a son of 90.Brion who was to become the direct male line ancestor of the 4 aristocratic warrior Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Septs in Connacht in the future. One of his 2 sons, 92.Senach would leave the aristocratic warrior Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Seola Septs, culminating in the O Flahertys, while his other son, 92.Eogan Srem would be the father of 93.Fergus the direct male line ancestor of the 2 Dal Cuinn Ui Bruin Breifne Septs culminating in the O Rourkes and the O Reillys, and also his brother, 93.Muiredach Mal would become the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Briuin Ai culminating in the O Connors, Mac Dermots and Mac Donaghs. 91.Daui Tenga Uma's other son, 92.Eogan Srem, would rule for 27 years in his own right, and then become the direct male line ancestor of both the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne Septs through 93.Fergus, culminating in the O Reillys the Kings of East Breifne in Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster, and the O Rourkes the Kings of West Breifne in Connacht. Despite this the most important Sept would be the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai descending from 92.Eogan Srem's other son, 93.Murray / Muireadach Mal who would produce the future O Connor Kings of Connacht and Ireland.
94.Eogan Beal / Bel became the new Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach 4th King of Connacht who was a son of 93.Kelly / Cellach, a son of *92.Ailill Molt the previous Ui Fiachrach 2nd King of Connacht who had also been the Gaelic Milesian 129th King of Tara / Ireland, a son of *91.Nathi / Dathi / Feradach the previous 127th King of Tara / Ireland, a son of 90.Fiachra who is the direct male line ancestor of the Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Aidni "southern" Septs culminating in O Heyne and the Ui Fiachrach Muaide "northern"" Septs culminating in O Dowd.. 94.Eogan Bel would rule for 37 years in his own right.
503 AD. In the Battle of Druim Lochmaige the Septs in Leinster / Laigin defeated the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Niaill Septs.
92.Eochy / Eochaidh the Heremonian Dal Fiatach 2nd King of Ulaid who now had their territory in the north - east of the Ulster Province, died this year, who was a son of 91.Murray / Muireadach Muindearg, who had been the 1st Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid and a son of 90.Forgg mac Dallain the direct male line ancestor of all of the Dal Fiatach Septs in Ulster. 92.Eochy was to leave no aristocratic warrior issue towards the Kingship of Ireland. 92.Cyrill / Cairell, now became the 3rd Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid in the north - east of Ulster, who was a brother to 92.Eochy / Eochaidh the previous 2nd King of Ulaid as he was another son of 91.Murray Muindearg who had been the 1st King of Ulaid.
94.Domhanghart who was now the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill King of Dal Riada, also died this year, who was the son of 93.Fergus Mor mac Ercae the Dal Cuinn "northern"" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King of Dal Riada who had recently died in 501 AD. His son, 95.Eochy / Eochaidh was to be the father of 96.Gabhran who would be the father of 97.Aedan / Aodhan who would also be Inaugurated as the the future King of Dal Riada in Argyle (The Land of the Gael) in the Scottish Highlands by his maternal kinsmen, 94.St.Columbcile / Columba who was himself set up on Iona / Holy Island situated between Ireland and Scotland. 95.Cowall / Comgall his other son, would become the new King of Dal Riada.
St. Patrick had previously given St. mac Cairthenn a religious relic, and his successor, Tierney / Tigernach now became the first Abbot or Bishop of Clones when he built a new Church, to which he removed the relic and the See of Clones. (It was a copy of the Gospels previosly belonging to St. Molaisse aka St. Laserian from Devenish Island in Loch Erne who was also a contemporary of 94.St.Columbcille / Columba.)
The Battle of Manu was won by Aedan.
Cerpan the Bishop of Ferta Cerpain at Tara, died.
505 AD Bruide, the son of Maelchu, died.
506 AD Bishop mac Cairthinn of Clochar, died.
507 AD. The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Fiachach Sept, descended from 91.Fiacha / Fiachu who had been the 2nd King of Meath, one of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland, assumed control of the Heremonian territory and kingdom of Uisnech in Midhe / Meath in the south - west of Northern Leinster in the Battle of Droim Dearg Aighe. 91.Fiacha had finally defeated Failghe Berraidhe the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb King of the Ui Failge Sept who was descended from 91.Ros Failge one of the 9 sons of *90.Cahir / Cathair Mor - the Greater the previous 109th King of Tara / Ireland, who were to leave aristocratic warrior issue.) From this time forward all of the land from Cluain In Dibhair to Uisnech in Northern Leinster was to come under the control of the "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Fiachach Sept descended from 91.Fiacha.
Domhanghart mac Nissi of Rete, the Bishop of Condaire, who had retired into religion in his 35th year, died.
507 / 508 AD The Battle of Ard Corann.
508 / 512 AD Saw the death of *92.Lewy / Lughaidh the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Laoghaire 130th King of Ireland, who was killed at Achad Farcha when struck by lightning. He was a son of *91.Leary / Laoghaire the direct male line ancestor of the Dal Cuinn Cenel Laoghaire who had been the previous 128th King of Tara / Ireland and another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland, and this bought a quick end to his particular aristocratic warrior Cenel Laoghaire "southern" Ui Niaill male line to the Kingship.
510 AD The Battle of Freama occurred in which 91.Fiacha another of the sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Ireland, was defeated by Failge Berraidhe.
511 AD The second Battle of Ard Corann occurred.
512 AD Bishop Bron, died and St. Keiran / Ciaran was born.
513 AD Dubthach from Druim Derb the Bishop of Ard Macha in Co Armagh in the Ulster Province, died.
513 AD - 536 AD *93.Murtaugh / Muirchertach mac Ercae was to be the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niall Cenel nEogain 131st King of Tara / Ireland, who was the son of 92.Murray / Muireadach the 2nd King of Aileach, the son of 91.Eogan the 1st King of Aileach the direct male line ancestor of the Dal Cuinn Cenel nEogain Septs who had their territory in the north - east of the Ulster Province who had been another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland. His mother was 73.Earca the daughter of 72.Loarn who had been the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire King of Dal Riada (riata), a son of 71.Erc the 1st King of Dal Riada in Co. Antrim, and a brother to 72.Fergus Mor - the Greater mac Ercae the recently deceased King of Dal Riada. *93.Murtagh mac Ercae was to be the first from the "northern" Ui Niall Cenel nEogain Sept to be a King of Ireland and his male line would then persist down to 111.Murtaugh Mac Loughlin who would become the Gaelic Milesian Cenel nEogain 182nd King of Ireland who would die in 1166 AD just before the Anglo - Norman English Invasion.
513 AD The Battle of Dedna occurred in Droma Breagh in Meath in Northern Leinster, which was brought on by *93.Murtagh mac Ercae the Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 131st King of Tara / Ireland, and by Colgan the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 3 Colla King of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel, who had his territory in Southern Ulster and Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster, who was a son of Loite, a son of Crunn, a son of Felim / Feidhlimidh, a son of Colla Dachrich. 92.Ardgal the Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill 3rd King of Meath was killed in the conflict, who is the direct male line ancestor of the Cenel nArdgail Sept, who was also one of the 2 sons of 91.Conall Cremthainne who was another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland. 92.Ardgal's aristocratic warrior male line was to play no part at all from now on in the southern Ui Niaill Kingships.
514 AD St. Erc, died who had been previously consecrated the Bishop of Slain by St. Patrick personally, and his ruined church (Hermitage) is still in existence in Slane on the banks of the River Boyne in Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster on what was later to become part of the Estates of the English Marquis of Conyngham, after the Anglo - Norman English Invasion in 1167 AD, who was also to have Slaine castle to the west of there.
94.Cairpre Dam Aircit / Cairbre an Daimh Airgid, the son of 93.Eochy / Eochu, son of 92.Criffan / Crimthann, a son of 91.Fiach, the son of 90.Daig Duirn, a son of 89.Rochadh, a son of 88.Colla Da Crioch, who was the King of Orghialla, died, who was from the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Sept and he was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Chremthainn Sept, and Eogan mac Niallan the direct male line ancestor of the Colla Da Crioch Ui Niallain Airthir Sept who had his kingdom at Loch Gall in the north - east of Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province. They were both descended from 88,Murray / Muireadhach Colla Da Crioch - of the Two Countries one of the 3 sons of 87.Eochy Doimhlen, the son of *86.Cairbre Liffeachair the 117th King of Tara / Ireland who were to leave aristocratic warrior Septs.
Angus mac Nissi the Bishop of Condaire, died.
515 AD / 519 / 523 - 599 AD 94.St. Columbcille / Columba (The Dove of the Church) was to be from the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept, whose original name was 94.Criffan / Crimthann, and his father 93.Felim / Feidhlimidh was a son of 92.Fergus Cendfota, a son of 91.Conall Gulban, the direct male line ancestor of the Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept who was another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland. 94.St. Columbcille was born at Gartan, just 4 mile from Glenveagh Castle in Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell (The Land of 91.Conall Gulban) later to be known as Co. Donegal / Dun na Gall (The Fort of the Strangers) due to a fort being set up there later on by the Danes, in the north - west of the Ulster Province. The Stone of Raith Cno’on on which 94.St. Columbcille used to take his rest is still there in existence today, and he was baptised in the ancient church there, which is now only a ruin at Temple Douglas / Dughlaise (The Church of the Dark Stream) situated on the River Glaslagh. His mother, Eithne was descended from the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Kings of Leinster, and he was reared at Kilmacrenan where his fosterers were the O Freels, and he was to attend St. Finnan’s school at Moville on Loch Foyle. He also spent nearly 7 years in Rome studying and then attended at the Leinster school for Irish Bards run by Gemman. From there he went to what may have been the first monastery established in Ireland on Aran More (Big Aran Island), which had previously been founded by St. Enda / Enna who had been educated at Candida Casa in northern Briton, then onto Clonard on the River Boyne where St. Finnian had 3,000 students attending at his monastery from all over Europe. He was to receive his new name from the children who would call him Columb na Cille (The Dove of the Church). He was a great - great paternal grandson of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland through his great - grandfather 91.Conall Gulban who had been the initial "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King of Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell in the north - west of Ulster who had previously had his own fortress (dun) at the river crossing at Mullaghnashee situated 4 miles north - west of the town of Bally Shannon.
516 / 517 AD St. Kieran / Ciaran who was from the Ulster Province founded Monasterboice monastery in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster, although his father, a carpenter, had migrated to the Connacht Province settling at Magh Ai (The Plain of Ai) mostly situated there in Co. Roscommon, which was to be the main territory of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Sept. He studied at Clonard in Co. Westmeath in the south - west of Northern Leinster under St. Finnian also, going onto the Arran Island off the coast of Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province under St. Enda and was later to return to Co. Westmeath were he was to receive land to build a church from *92.Diarmait mac Carroll the future Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill 133rd King of Tara / Ireland, which became known as Ciaran's Low Place / Seal Chiarain. Leaving a disciple in charge he was then to go on to Inis Ainghin on the River Shannon to the west of Kilkenny and found another church and the ruins bearing his name are still there also to see today.
516 / 517 AD 91.Fiacha / Fiachu, another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages, who is the direct male line ancestor of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Fiachach Sept, defeated the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Failge Sept at Droim / Druim Derg and the Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill was then to gain the Plain of Meath from the Cu Corb Ui Failge Sept altogether, where the boundary there for Centuries had been the bog - lands of Co. Offaly and Co. Kildare in the west of Southern Leinster.
Over - lordship created a great intricacy among the various Septs because of the amalgamation and sharing that was now occurring between all of the particular Irish Clanns throughout Ireland, as for an example the Dal Cairpre Arad Sept who were directly descended from 87.Cairpre Cluichechar, a son of 86.Cu Corb, and were therefore of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Septs in the Leinster Province had their territory at this time on the border of Co. Limerick and Co. Tipperary in Northern Munster. Meanwhile the Heberian Cianachta Eli Tuath / Family region who were from Northern Munster had originally had their territory in Southern Leinster when it was then still in Mogha's Half. From now on the Gaelic Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Septs and their Gaelic Heberian kinsmen the Eoghanachta Septs further south in the Munster Province were to be more prominent and consolidate their territories even more, which were then joined at the border at the monastery of Birr in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster at the expense of the Heremonian Cu Corb Septs of Leinster, and also the Fir Bolg Septs there in those regions.
516 / 520 AD St. Comgall of Bennchor / Bangor was born.
517 AD St. Kenneth / Canice / Cainnech was born who was to be greatly venerated in Alba / Scottish Highlands, and much later on 104.Kenneth mac Alpine was to bear his name, and unite the Scythian Gaelic Picts and the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Scottii Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenell nEogain and Ui Conaire Septs in Dal Riada to form the united Scottish Highland kingdom of Albany, that would later become Scotland under the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn Kings of Dal Riada. St. Kenneth was also to found a monastery on the river bank in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster, which later became the residence of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla aristocratic warrior Kings of Ossory descended initially from *60.Leary / Laoghaire Lorc the previous 68th King of Tara / Erinn.
517 / 519 AD Dar Ercau / Ercae of Cill Sliebe Cuilen / Cill Moninni, died.
519 / 523 AD, which see, St. Buite son of Bronach, died.
520 AD The Battle of Detnae in Dromma Breg occurred where 92.Ardgal, the son of 91.Conall Cremthainne, another of the sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostage the previous Heremonian Dal Cuinn 126th King of Ireland, Colgu Moo Chiethi the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Airthir King and *93.Murtaugh / Muirchertach mac Ercae the Dal Cuinn 131st King of Ireland were the victors,
The Golden Age of the Irish monasteries had really begun when St. Finnian founded the monastery at Clonard from which the Irish monks were to carry the Christian message back into Europe, which was to last until the coming of the Teutonic Vikings in the future around the year 800 AD. St. Benedict of Nursia (480 - 550 AD) an Italian monk had been the founder of monasticism in the West and had introduced the Benedictine Rule. St. Kevin who was also of aristocratic Gaelic descent founded Glendalough in Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster where the land was given to him by Toole / Tuathal the Cu Corb Leinster King, who himself was later buried there in the Reefert / Refeart Church.
Conlaedh the Bishop of Cill Dara, died.
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