661 - 670 AD
662 AD 96.Maenach the
Eoghanacht Chaisil 13th King
of Cashel / Munster, died, who was a son of
95.Fingen the previous
9th
King
of Cashel / Munster
descended from 92.Felim / Fedelmid the
4a King of Munster, one of the 3 sons of
91.Angus / Oengus mac Nad Froich
who had been the
3rd
King
of Cashel / Munster the
direct male line ancestor of all the Eoghanacht Chaisil, Aine,
Airthir Chliach and Glendamnach Septs who was a grandson of
89.Conall Corc the
1st King of Cashel / Munster. His
aristocratic warrior male line would
be continued
on through his grandson,
98.Cormac, who would become the future
18th King of Munster.
Mael Duin the King of Durlas, died
this year, who was the son of Furadhran.
Mael Fuataigh the aristocratic Heberian Cianachta King, who was the son of Ernaine, was killed, who was descended from 85.Cian one of the sons of 84.Ailill Oluimm the 1st King of Munster, a son of 83.Mogha Nuadhat the King of Mogha's Half.
662 AD A battle occurred at Ogamhain near Ceann Corbadain, involving *95.Diarmait and *95.Blathmac the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine joint 149th and 150th Kings of Ireland, who were 2 of the sons of *94.Aed Slaine, with Onchu a son of Saran, Mael Milchon, and Casey / Cathasach, the son of Eimhin, over 96.Conaing Cuirre the 6th King of Brega, a son of 95.Congal (another of the sons of 94.Aed Slaine), was killed, along with Ultan the Heberian Cianachta King, the son of Ernaine, Kennelly / Ceannfaeladh the Heberian Cianachta Arda King, the son of Geirtidi, and Faelchu the son of Mael Umha. 96.Conaing Currie was to continue on their male line becoming the direct ancestor of the future Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine Kings of North Brega / Knowth / Cnodhbha in Meath / Midhe, and his 2 sons where to leave 2 future Kings of Ireland in *98.Kenneth / Cinaed the 153rd, and *104.Congalach Cnogba the 168th, and he was also to be the ancestor of the Kings of Knowth and North Brega who were to have their territory in the south - east of Northern Leinster. Throughout the 7th - 10th Century AD his descendants in North Brega were to continue to mostly begin their names with the letter C. (The name Conaing was originally derived from Cynyng (King), which was an Anglo Saxon term).
St. Feichin
aka St. Mo - Ecca founded a monastery at Fore in Co. Westmeath near Loch Lene in the south -
east of
Southern Leinster where he had 300 monks
in residence there during his
time, and another at Ballysadare / Baile Easa Daire
(The Place of the Waterfall
of the Oak Tree) in Co. Sligo near the mouth of
the river in the north - west of the Connacht Province where there are the
ruins of Tempall Feichna still to be seen, and he also founded one at
Cong in
Co. Mayo on the Co. Galway
border, and still another on High Island in Co. Galway.
St.
Laserian also founded a Church at Holy Wood / Bally Derry in
Co. Down in the south - east of the
Ulster Province.
St. Kevin
/ St. Caemgen died at the grand old age of
120 years.
At this time
in England only one Bishop was not
Irish, and he was a Frenchman who had been
trained in Ireland, and they were to found a school in Wessex and students were
also coming from Europe into Ireland to continue
their studies.
96.Cuimmine Fota, died, as the Abbot of Clonfert / Cluain Fearta (The Meadow of the Grave) which is situated two miles west of the River Shannon where St. Brendan had founded the monastery there among the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Septs in the south - west of the Connacht Province. Mugain had been his mother and 95.Fiachnae / Aed Find the King of Iar Mumu in West Munster his father.
The
boundary of the Munster Province
during this
period continued on down through Southern Leinster
and across Belach Gabhrain in Southern Ossory
were the prehistoric fort of Friestone Hill guards the pass, while in the north
Sliab Bladma / Slieve Bloom formed
a natural barrier followed on by the bogs of
Co. Offaly
in the mid - west of Southern Leinster.
The Heberian Cianachta kingdom of
Eile in
Munster and Co. Offaly was also connected to the
Heremonian Cu Corb
Ui Failge /
O Faley Sept in
Southern
Leinster and the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern"
Ui Niaill
kingdom of the Cenel Fiachach, descended from
91.Fiachu (another of the 8 sons of
*90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the
Gaelic Milesian 126th King of
Tara / Ireland), and the sub kingdom of
Delbna
Bethra. (There was also a royal
road still existing at
this time known as Slige Dala).
663 AD 98.Guaire Aidhne the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni 14th King of Connacht,(Cineal Guarie) died this year, whose father had been 97.Colman mac Coffey / Cobthaigh the previous 11th King of Connacht descended from 92.Eochy / Echu the direct male line ancestor of the "southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni Sept, who had been a son of *91.Dathi / Nathi / Feradach who had been the Gaelic Milesian 127th King of Tara / Ireland killed by lightning. *91.Dathi had ruled in Ireland after *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages, and he had been a son of *90. Niall's half - brother, 90.Fiachra the second Heremonian Dal Cuinn King of Connacht who would become the direct male line ancestor of both the "southern" and "northern" Ui Fiachrach Septs. 98.Guaire Aidhne had been connected to Cuimmine Fota of Clonfert, Caimmine of Inis Celtra and Colman mac Duach of Kilmacduagh and was associated with the church at Tuam Greine / Tomgraney, which was to become the seat of two 8th Century Abbots there. He may have also had the overlordship of Corco Mruad and Corco Baiscind in what is now Co. Clare and also other territory there in what was once part of the Ui Fiachrach territory of Aidhne. 98.Guarie Aidhne left behind 5 sons and was to be the direct male line ancestor of the Cineal Guarie. 99.Artgal the father of 100.Fergal Aidni who would become the future 17th King of Connacht, 99.Kelly / Cellach, 99.Airmedach, 99.Congal. His other son; 96.Murtaugh / Muirchertach Nar was to now become the new "southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni 15th King of Connacht.
664
AD
Oswiu / Oswry the Teutonic King of Northumbria held the
Synod of Whitby in
Britain, (as it was closer to Rome), to
demand the Catholic Celtic Church customs be set aside to conform with the Roman
Easter. This was argued against by St. Colman who
was the
Bishop of Lindisfarne there in Albion / England who put forward the Irish case citing
94.St. Columbcille / St. Columba against Peter.
Despite this Oswry
decided for the Roman Easter date, but the members of the Celtic Catholic Church
would
not accept the change, and
St. Colman retired from Lindisfarne to return to Co. Mayo
/
Maigh Eo (The Plain of the Yew Trees) in the mid - west of the Connacht
Province
were he founded a monastery for students from all over Europe. (The
ruins are still there to be seen today).
The Teutonic Anglo - Saxons now attacked the north of
Albion / England and all of the ethics of
Christianity sown there by 94.Columbcille
/ St. Columba
and his followers
disintegrated, and the
Pope could get no one who was willing to
risk going to Canterbury,
and due to the
ongoing constant harassment the Irish
monks
also left Lindisfarne, and eventually took St. Cuthbert’s
remains to Durham were they built a Church over them.
A great Plague once again occurred in
Ireland and the Albion / England scholars
who were attending Bangor Monastery founded by St. Comgall on the outer shore of Belfast Loch in
Co. Down on the south - east coast of
the
Ulster Province, (where up to 3,000 students attended), left,
but despite this terrible setback they were to continue to attend there later on up until the end of the 7th
Century AD.
665 AD
*95.Diarmait
and
*95.Blathmac the Gaelic Milesian
Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern"
Ui Niaill Siol
nAedo Slaine joint 149th
and
150th Kings of Ireland both
died this same year from
the Buidhe Connail (Yellow Plague), which also killed many thousands of
people. (B
Mael Caech the
9th ? King
of the Gaelic
Milesian Irian Dal
nAraidi
Sept, who had their territory in the north - east of the
Ulster Province (descended from 94.Baetan the
Dal nAraidi 5b King who
are both descended from
90.Crond Ba Drui, *62.Rory Mor the
Gaelic Milesian
86th King of Tara / Ireland
and 37.Ir, (Irians)
died
Talamnach mac Laidcind the
Gaelic Milesian
Irian Corco Baiscind King in the south of
the
Connacht Province in the north - west of
Co. Clare, descended from
37.Ir was killed in battle at
Loch Fen
/ Loughfane in
Co. Limerick in the north - west of
the
Munster Province during a conflict between
the Septs in
Connacht and Munster.
97.Cathal
Cu cen Mathair - the Motherless Hound the
Heberian Eoghanacht Glendamnach
14th King of Cashel /
Munster, also died in the plague, who was the son of 96.Cathal
the previous 10th King
of Cashel / Munster, a
grandson of 94.Coirpre
/ Cairbre Cromm who had been the
6th King of Cashel / Munster,
a son of
93.Criffan
/ Crimthann
the 5th King of Cashel / Munster the direct male line ancestor of the
Glendamnach
Sept descended
from 91.Angus / Oengus mac Nad
Froich the Chaisil
3rd King of Cashel / Munster.
Mael Bressal mac Maele Duin, died, who was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Uais King of the Mugdorna Sept who had their territory in Southern Ulster who were descended from 88.Carroll Colla Uais the Gaelic Milesian 121st King of Tara / Ireland.
666 AD 96.Eochy / Eochaidh Iarlaithe the Gaelic Milesian Irian Dal nAraidi 10th King in Ulaid who had their territory in the east of the Ulster Province, died, who was one of the two sons of 95.Fiachnae Lurgan the previous 9th King of Ulaid, a grandson of 93.Eochy / Eochaidh the 4th King of Ulaid descended from *91.Coelub who had been the 47th King of Ulster and Gaelic Milesian 123rd and the last Irian King of Ireland, one of the 3 sons of 90.Crond Ba Drui whose male line from 62.Rory Mor the Gaelic Milesian 86th King of Tara / Ireland and 37.Ir (Irians) had produced the Dal nAraidi Kings.
99.Faelan mac Colman the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge 10th King of Leinster, died, who was a son of 98.Colman Mor the previous 6c King of Leinster who was a descendent of 95.Ailill the 6th King of Leinster who was a son of 94.Dunlaing the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Dunlainge Sept and it would be only through his son, 100.Conall that the Ui Dunlainge male line would be continued on to 111.Murrough / Murchad the future 50th King of Leinster who would be their last in the early 11th Century AD prior to the Anglo - Norman English Invasion.
667 AD The Battle of Aine occurred in
the
Munster Province between
the Heberian Eoghanacht Aradha Septs and the
Eoghanacht
Ui Fidgeinti Septs, and 97.Eoganan the
Eoghanacht Ui Coirpre
Aebda
King was killed, who was a
son of 96.Crundmael, a son of 95.Aed,
a son of 94.Angus
/ Oengus Lappae,
a son of 93.Ailill
Cendfota, a son of 92.Ercc, the son of
91.Coirpre the direct male line ancestor of the
Ui
Coirpre Aebda
Sept who had been one of the 2 sons of
90.Brion, the son of
89.Fiachu Fidgennid the direct male
line ancestor of
the Ui Fidgeinti Sept and the Ui Chonaill Gabhra Septs who had carried their
aristocratic warrior male line forward through
88.Maine Munchain from
85.Eoghan Mor
668 AD 99.Murtaugh / Muirchertach Nar the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Fiachrach 15th King of Connacht, died, who was a son of 98.Guaire Aidni the previous 14th King of Connacht descended from 92.Eochy / Echu, the son of *91.Nathi who had been the Gaelic Milesian 127th King of Tara / Ireland (after *90.Niall), who was a son of his half - brother, 90. Fiachra the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Fiachrach Septs.
95.Kennelly / Cenn Faelad became the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Seola 15th King of Connacht, who was a son 94.Colgan / Colgu, a son of 93.Aed, the son of 92.Senach the direct male line ancestor of the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Seola Sept who was one of the 2 sons of 91.Daui Tenga Uma - of the Sweet Tongue the the son of 90.Brion the direct male line ancestor of all of the Ui Briuin Septs in Connacht, and a brother to 90.Fiachra (Ui Fiachrach) and half - brother to *90.Niall (Ui Niaill.)
96.Cernach Sotal - the Arrogant, died, who was the son of *95.Diarmait the previous Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill joint Siol nAedo Slaine 149th King of Ireland and his son 97.Niall would become the father of *98.Fogartach the future Gaelic Milesian 159th King of Ireland and the direct male line ancestor of the Siol nAedo Slaine Kings of Lagore / South Brega in Meath who would have their territory in the south - east of Northern Leinster.
Mael
Fothartaigh / Foharty the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch King of the
Cenel Thuirtre Sept, died
who had their territory in upper and lower Toome north and north
- east of Loch Neagh above Tulach Oc
in
Co Antrim
in the north - east of the Ulster Province
to the west and east of the Sperrin Mountains, who was descended from
The magnificent
Ardagh Chalice was created at this time, and although it was only
7
" high
it was very heavy due to being composed of 354 separate pieces of gold, silver, bronze, brass,
copper and lead, and
2 hands were required to lift it, and
it would be re - discovered buried much later on by
boys digging potatoes near Ardagh in Co. Limerick
in the north - west of the Munster Province.
St. Mura
aka St. Murchad who was from the Dal Cuinn
"northern"
Ui Niaill
Cenel nEogain Sept had been the
Abbot of Fahan
at Inishowen in Co. Derry in the north of the
Ulster Province, and he had become the Patron Saint of the
"northern"
Ui Niaill there in Ulster,
while the Cathach
of 94.St. Columbcille / St. Columba
was to be carried by them and their kinsman the "northern"
Ui Niaill
Cenel Conaill
O Donnells into battle.
St. Carthach
aka St. Carthy had founded a monastery at Lismore in
Co.
Waterford in the south - east of the Munster
Province were eventually
20 buildings were to be erected there, and this
was were Alfred the Great
the Saxon Christian King of England was to also study under
St. Colman Mac
Duagh / Duach.
669 AD *98.Seachnasach the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine joint 151st King of Ireland, who was a son of *97.Blathmac the previous joint 150th King of Ireland, was killed by Dubh Duin the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Cairbre King descended from 91.Coirpre, another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages who had been the Gaelic Milesian 126th King of Ireland and this was to see the end of his particular aristocratic warrior male line from 91.Conall Cremthainne,
Bran Finn the
Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Deisi
King who had his territory now in the
Munster Province, who was a son of Mael
Ochtraigh, was killed this year.
670 AD *98.Kennelly / Cenn Faelad the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine joint 151st King of Ireland, with his brother, who was also a son of *97.Blathmac the previous joint 150th King of Ireland, who was the the joint 152nd King of Ireland was to continue to rule in his own right until 673 AD.
Dungal the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Cenel Boghaine King, the son of Mael Tuile, was killed by 98.Lynch / Loingseach the Cenel Conaill King and future Tanaiste of Ireland, who was a son of 97.Angus / Oenghus, the son of *96.Donnell / Domhnall mac Aedo who had been the previous Gaelic Milesian 143rd King of Ireland.
St. Fiachra was born.
96.Blathmac
from the Heremonian Dal Fiatach
Sept who was the 14th King
of Ulaid, in the east of the
Ulster Province, died, who was a son of
95.Mael Cobo the previous
13th King of
Ulaid, and their male line to the
Kingships would now be
carried forward by his son, 97.Becc
Bairrche
the future 17th King of
Ulaid. (96.Blathmac was also
a brother to 96.Angus / Oengus whose
male line
was to produce the Dal Fiatach
Leth Cathal Sept.