590 - 599 AD
590 / 594 AD The Battle of Eadan Mor was won by 94.Fiachnae, the son of 93.Baetan who had been the Heremonian Dal Fiatach 7th King of Ulaid, a son of 92.Cyril / Cairell, the previous 3rd King of Ulaid, a son of 91.Muireadach Muindearg who had been the Dal Fiatach 1st King of Ulaid, against Gerthidhe the Heberian Cianachta Glinne Gemhin King who had his territory in Co. Derry in the north of the Ulster Province also, who was a son of Ronan descended from 85.Cian and 84.Ailill Oluimm who had been the Heberian 1st King of Munster.
590 AD - 593 AD 95.Felim / Feidhlimidh, the Heberian Eoghanacht Raithlind Cenel nAedo 8a King of Cashel / Munster, died, during this period in time who had his territory in Desmond / Desmuma / Southern Munste,. and had been a son of 94.Tierney / Tigernach, whose father was 93.Aed Ualgarb the direct male line ancestor of the Cenel nAedo Sept, descended from 90.Mac Cass, who was another of the 7 sons of 89.Conall Corc the 1st King of Cashel / Munster descended from 85.Eoghan Mor and 84.Ailill Oluimm the Heberian 1st King of Munster.
591 AD 99.Aed Cera who was a Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge King of Leinster, died, who was a son of 98.Colman Mor the previous 6c King of Leinster, a son of 97.Cairbre / Coirpre, the previous 6b King of Leinster descended from 94.Dunlaing the direct male line ancestor of the Cu Corb Prince who is the ancestor of the Ui Dunlainge Septs.
St. Columbanus was to leave the Leinster Province to join St. Comgall in Bangor in the south - east of the Ulster Province from were he was to also leave later on with his 12 disciples to spread the Gospels on the Continent and establish his monastic schools throughout Europe. 598?
591 / 592 AD 94.St. Columbcille / St. Columba attended the Assembly / Oenach of all the Kings of Ireland at Droim Ceata under the auspices of his kinsmen, *95.Aed mac Ainmerech the Gaelic Milesian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 140th King of Ireland and he was able to save the poets / fili who were threatened with banishment at this time because of their costs, their intolerable arrogance, and their unsettling satire. 95.Fiachnae Lurgan mac Baetain the Gaelic Milesian Irian Dal nAraidi 7th King who would become the Irian 9th King of Ulaid was another who also supported the poets in this instance against the wishes of *95.Aed mac Ainmerech. 89.Aedan mac Gabhrain the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "northern" Cenel nEogain Scottii King of Dal Riada, whose main territory was now in the Scottish Highlands was also in attendance with 94.St. Columbcille, and he had agreed with *95.Aed mac Ainmerech to an alliance against 93.Baetan mac Carroll / Cairell the heremonian Dal Fiatach 7th King of Ulaid whose territory also was in the central - east of the Ulster Province. The part of the kingdom of Dal Riada that was still situated in the north - east of the Ulster Province was now to be subject to *95.Aed mac Ainmerech as the 140th King of Ireland, but the territory in the Scottish Highlands was to remain independent, except to serve *95.Aed mac Ainmerech if required with his fleet.
592 AD Lughaidh / Lewy of Leas Mor, died.
594 / 598 AD The Battle of Dun Bolg occurred near Bealach Conglais / Baltinglass in Co. Wicklow in Southern Leinster between *95.Aedh mac Ainmerech the Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 140th King of Ireland, the son of *96.Ainmire, and 99.Bran Dubh - of Dark Complexion the Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig 7th King of Leinster as *95.Aed mac Ainmerech and his son, 96.Cummascach had gone on a circuit to express his overall personal authority in Ireland while trying to collect the long ongoing obnoxious tributes imposed previously against them for the sins of their ancestors to the Kings oF Tara / Ireland, and 96.Cummasach was to be killed by 99.Bran Dubh. *95.Aed mac Ainmerech had besieged Southern Leinster, but 99.Bran Dubh was able to defeat him supported by Becc mac Cuanaich the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla Ui Mac Uais King of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel in Southern Ulster who was also killed during the conflict. One of 99.Bran Dubh's followers, Ron Cerr had been able to gain entry into *95.Aed mac Ainmireach's personal campsite, disguised as a leper with a wooden leg, and attacked *95.Aed mac Ainmerech cutting off his head, and due to his sudden demise this brought an end to any further idea of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Niaill Septs' expansion into the territory there in Southern Leinster. The Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill male line from *95.Aed mac Ainmerech was from now on to continue on through 2 of his other sons, *93.Mael Cobo / Cobh who would become the future Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 144th King of Ireland and *93.Donnell / Domhnall mac Aedo who would become the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 146th King of Ireland after him.
With the recent death of *95.Aed mac Ainmerech the Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 140th King of Ireland, an internal "northern" Ui Niaill conflict, known as the Battle of Sleamhain occurred among the 2 main "northern" Ui Niaill Septs, in Meath / Midhe in Northern Leinster, over who now had the overall sovereignty in Ireland, when *95.Colman Rimid the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 7th King of Aileach came up against 93.Conall Cu, another of the sons of *95.Aedh mac Ainmerech the recently deceased "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 140h King of Ireland and 93.Conall Cu was defeated.
595 AD Eogan, the son of Gabhran, died.
595 / 598 - 600 AD. *94.Aed Slaine a son of *93.Diarmait mac Cerbaill / Carroll the previous Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern"" Ui Niaill Cenel Cremthainne 133rd King of Tara / Ireland, and *95.Colman Rimid from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain became the joint 141st and 142nd Kings of Ireland respectively. *94.Aed Slaine had previously been the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Cremthainne 1st King of Brega in the south - east of Northern Leinster who was one of the 3 sons of *93.Diarmait mac Carroll while *95.Colman Rimid had been the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 7th King of Aileach in the north - east of the Ulster Province, who was the son of *94.Baetan mac Muirchertaig the previous Gaelic Milesian 137th King of Ireland. *94.Aed Slaine was to rule over his particular territory for 4 years and 3 months during which time he was to hold a Council of Irish Kings and Irish Abbots at Drumceat in Co. Derry in the north - east of Ulster. *94.Aed Slaine who was the youngest of the 3 sons of *93.Dermiat mac Carroll / Diarmait mac Cerbaill the previous 133rd King of Tara / Ireland who had been a son of 92.Fergus Cerrbel one of the 2 sons of 91.Conall Cremthainne, (one of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland), at this time was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill 1st King of Brega who had his territory in the south - east of Northern Leinster. He became involved in an internal struggle within the "southern" Ui Niaill dynasty for overall authority in the kingdom of Midhe / Meath / Northern Leinster. which was the Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Tuath / Family region. During the conflict he was to kill his nephew and kinsmen, 95.Sweeney / Suibhne the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain 8th King of Meath at Bridamh in the north - east of Northern Leinster. (95.Sweeney had been a son of *94.Aed Slaine's deceased older half - brother, 94.Colman Mor - the Greater the previous 6th King of Meath who is the direct male line ancestor of the Clann Cholmain Sept.)
The Great School / University at Armagh in Co. Armagh in the south - east of the Ulster Province was one of the most celebrated in Ireland at this time, with one of it's sections known as the Trian - Saxon / Saxon's Third, and there were over 3,000 students attending with many from Albion / Briton.
596 AD The Battle of Raith in Druad occurred. The Battle of Ard Sendaim also occurred. The Battle of Corann also occurred.
Bran and Domhanghart the sons of Aedan were killed.
597 AD Brendan / Brenainn the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine King, died, who was the son of Cairbre / Coirpre, the son of Fechine.
94.St. Columbcille / St. Columba, died at the age of 75 years on the Island of Iona (Holy Island) to were he had retired and his body was brought back to Ireland to be buried in St. Columba’s Bed under a stone slab at Glen Columbcille (The Valley of Columbcille) in Co. Donegal in the far - west of the Ulster Province where there is his Holy Well and his Oratory (19' x 11') and where the altar still remans to be seen. 94.St.Columbcille was originally trained as a poet / fili and as he had previously defended the poets, against the Assembly / Oenach held by *95.Aed mac Ainmerech, he was to be eulogised by the leading poet of his time in Dallan Forgaill who composed the Song of Columbcille / Amra Coluim Cille, and Onan / Adomnan the Abbot of Iona became his biographer. 94.St. Columbcille left behind a legacy of over 90 diocese / paruchia in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands, and also had a monastery and diocese in the north of England were the Northumbrian people were Hiberno / Saxons, which made Iona very important also as a political base. (This was the same year that St. Augustine / St. Austin went into Kent in England.)
Cumascach, the son of Aed was killed by Brandub, the son of Eochy / Echu in Dun Buchat ?
The Battle of Cua in Mumu occurred where Fiachna, the son of Baetan was the victor.
Tipraite, the son of Calgach, died.
598 AD The Battle of Echros in the territory of Muirisci in the north of the Connacht Province occurred this year, when Colman the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Cairbre King there came up against 93.Mael Cothaid / 93.Donn Cothaid the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Fiachrach 10th King of Connacht. 93.Mael Cothaid who had his territory there at Muirisci was from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Fir Chera Sept descended from 91.Macc Ercae who had been a brother to *91.Nathi / Dathi / Feradach the Gaelic Milesian 127th King of Tara / Ireland and 91.Awley / Amalgaid the Ui Fiachrach 1st King of Connacht, who were all sons of 90.Fiachra who had been the second Dal Cuinn King of Connacht and the direct male line ancestor of all of the Ui Fiachrach Septs in Connacht. 93.Mael Cothaid was to be defeated in the battle and would not leave any aristocratic warrior Ui Fiachrach Septs from his Fir Chera male line to carry the Kingship of Connacht forward although his grandfather, 94.Feradach had also been the Ui Fiachrach Fir Chera 7th King of Connacht before him.
Baethine the Abbot of Ia, died. Eochy / Eochu the Abbot of Ard Macha, also died.
599 AD The Celtic Catholic Church by now was well established throughout Ireland and the ties to kinship in all the Tuaths / Family regions were still very strong, and for any Irishman to go abroad and leave his Family and his homeland was a truly great sacrifice, as to the Celtic Irish it really meant exile. It was the thought of self - sacrifice, rather then any missionary zeal that drove them on to make what they considered was the ultimate personal commitment, as to leave Ireland was considered worse then death itself. To this end St. Cuthbert also decided to go into exile in Albion / Briton to spread the Christian Gospels from his homeland of Scotia / Ireland.
Ailither the Abbot of Cluain mac Nois, in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster, died
The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept who had their territory in the south - west of the Connacht Province were now to be cut off from the east of the River Shannon area by the further expansion of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Septs throughout that region who were by now doing there own thing and going their own way.
Many of the Irish Celts had still remained hostile to the inroads of Christianity during the 5th and into the 6th Century AD, especially the learned classes, the druids, the poets and the lawyers who were all threatened by it, but as time was to elapse the fusion of the Gaelic and Latin cultures would firmly continue to lay down the continuing basis of the Irish Celtic Catholic Church.
Cainnech of Ached Bo, died.
During this Century St, Finan Lobhar - the Leper from the Heberian Dal gCais Sept had founded In Faithleann monastery in Loch Lein / Killarney Lake and also founded Ard Finan in Co. Tipperary.
During this Century also St. Loman from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Septs founded a monastery on Church Island in Bright / Loch Gill in Co. Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province.
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