691 - 700 AD
692 AD 98.Fergus the Gaelic Milesian Irian 16th King of Ulaid in the east of the Ulster Province, died, whose father was 97.Aedan the Ui Echach Cobo King descended from 91.Eochy / Echu the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Echach Cobo Sept who was one of the 3 sons of 90.Crond Ba Drui. 98.Fergus was the father of 99.Mael Cothaig who would become the direct male line ancestor of 102.Mael Bressail also to be a Ui Echach Cobo King and also the future 26th King of Ulaid while his other son, 99.Bressal, who had predeceased him, would become the direct male line ancestor of 104.Aitith also to be a Ui Echach Cobo King and the future 36th King of Ulaid.
97.Becc Bairrche became the Heremonian Dal Fiatach 17th King of Ulaid who had their territory in the mid - east of the Ulster Province, who was a son of 96.Blathmac the previous 14th King of Ulaid, one of the 2 sons of 95.Mael Cobo the 13th King of Ulaid, descended from 92.Cyril / Cairell the previous 3rd King of Ulaid, one of the 2 sons of 91.Murray / Muireadach Muinderg the 1st King of Ulaid who had been one of the 2 sons of 90.Forgg mac Dallain.
693 AD *93.Finsnechta Fledach - Snow of Wine who
was the
Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill
Siol nAedo Slaine
153rd King
of Ireland, who
was a son of 92.Dunchad, was told by his
kinsman, St. Adomnan that the end of the
World was coming on the following Monday
so he granted St. Moling a remission of the tribute
on Southern Leinster until then and after Monday had come
and gone he turned on St. Moling who cursed him, and he was to be eventually killed by
one of his own kinsman at the
Battle of Greallach Dollaith by
97.Aedh the Fir Chul
King, who was a son of
96.Dluthach, the son of
95.Ailill the direct male line ancestor of the
Siol nAedo Slaine Fir / Feara Chul
Breg Sept,
who was a brother to 95.Dunchad, as both had been sons
of
*94.Aed Slaine
the joint
141st King of Ireland. He was assisted by his
cousin, 97.Congalach the
Siol nAedo Slaine 10th King
of Brega, who was a son of
96.Conaing Cuirrc the previous
6th King
of Brega, a son of
95.Congal the 3rd King
of Brega who was another
of the 4 sons of
*94.Aed Slaine
who had also been the "southern" Ui Niaill 1st
King of Brega. With the
recent demise of
*96.Finsnechta Fledach and his son,
97.Breasal, who was also killed in the battle,
101.Bran Mut the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge 12th King of Leinster, died, who was a son of 100.Conall, the son of 99.Faelan the previous 10th King of Leinster descended from 94.Dunlaing the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Dunlainge Sept, a grandson of 92.Bressal Belach the 1st King of Leinster who was descended from 84.Cu Corb. His son, 102.Murrough / Murchad would become the 14th King of Leinster who would produce 4 sons who would also become Kings of Leinster in their own right and go on to produce a further 3 distinct Cu Corb Septs, the Ui Dunchada, the Ui Faelain and the Ui Muireadhaigh. These 3 Septs would all then continue to persist in the Kingship of Leinster until eventually 112.Murrough / Murchad would become the future 50th King of Leinster in 1036 AD who would die in 1042 AD, which would then end their Ui Dunlaing male line altogether to the Leinster Kingships.
694 - 701 AD
*98.Lynch
/ Loingsech mac Oengusso became the
Gaelic Milesian
Dal Cuinn "northern"
Ui Niaill
Cenel
Conaill 154th King of Ireland, whose father was
97.Angus
/ Oengus,
a son of 96.Donnell
mac Aedo
the previous 146th King of Ireland who was a
son of *95.Aed mac Ainmerech the
140th King of Ireland, a son of
*94.Ainmire the
138th King of Ireland descending from
91.Conall Gulban the
1st King of Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal, another of the
8 sons of *90.Niall
-
of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland).
695 AD The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Ui Niaill Kings of Ireland had continued to claim the tribute / boroimhe originally imposed on Southern Leinster by *81.Toole / Tuathal Teachtmhar the Gaelic Milesian 108th King of Tara / Ireland over the death of his 2 daughters in the 1st Century AD by the then King of Leinster. It had later been reinforced by his descendant, *85.Cormac mac Airt the 115th King of Tara / Ireland also in the 2nd Century AD for the terrible slaughter of all those innocent girls carried out at Tara by 92.Dunlaing the Heremonian Cu Corb Prince / Tanaiste of Leinster who was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Dunlainge / Dowling Sept.)
The Heremonian Ui
Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 3 Colla
territory of Magh Muirthemne in
Southern Ulster was
devastated by the Britons and the men of
Ulaid
during this year.
695 / 6 AD 98.Finguine the
Heberian Eoghanacht 16th
King of Cashel / Munster,
died, who was a son of
97.Cathal Cu cen Mathair - the
Motherless Hound the previous 14th King
of Munster, descended from
93.Criffan
/ Crimthann
Srem Feimin the 5th
King of Cashel / Munster
the direct male line ancestor of the
Glendamnach
Septs. 98.Ailill
his brother,
now
became the
Glendamnach
16a King of Cashel / Munster.
98.Finguine was also to be the father of
99.Cathal who would become the future
19th King
of Cashel / Munster,
whose son, 100.Artri would also become
the future 21st King of
Cashel / Munster, and in turn become the father of
101.Toole / Tuathal the future
21a King of Cashel / Munster.
St. Adomnan held a Synod at the
prehistoric Rath of Tara in Co. Meath in
the south - east of Northern Leinster.
696 AD The Battle of Tulach Garraisc occurred
at Farney
/
Fearnmhagh in Co. Monaghan in the south - west
of the
Ulster Province and 99.Conor
/ Conchobar Macha the
Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Colla
Da Crioch Airthir
/ Airtheara Oriors
Siol Fiachra
Cassan King, who was a son of
98.Mael Duin, along with his ally
Aed Aired
the
Gaelic Milesian
Irian Dal nAraidi King were
killed.
St. Moling / St. Mullins, died, who had founded the monastery of
St. Mullins near Barrow
in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the
Munster Province.
97.Congalach the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine 10th King of Brega, died, who was a son of 96.Conaing Cuirrc the previous 6th King of Brega, a son of 95.Congal the 3rd King of Brega who had been one of the 5 sons of *94.Aed Slaine the previous 141st joint King of Tara / Ireland. His male line from 91.Conall Cremthainne (one of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the Gaelic Milesian 126th King of Tara / Ireland) was to only produce one King of Ireland much later on in *104.Congalach Cnogba the future 172nd King of Ireland who would be their last.
100.Fergal
Aidni the
Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh
Ui Felim
Dal Cuinn
"southern"
Ui Fiachrach 17th King of Connacht,
died, who was a son of
99.Artgal, one of the 5
sons of
98.Guaire Aidni the
previous 14th King of
Connacht, descended from
92.Eochy
/ Echu the
direct male line ancestor of the "southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni
Septs, and his other grandson,
100.Ecomras,
(a son of one of his other sons, 99.Congal),
was also killed.
100.Murray
/ Muireadach
Muillethan became the Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn
Ui Briuin Ai
18th
King of Connacht,
With the weakening of the authority of the
Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim
Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch
Ui Maine
Septs in the south - east of Co. Galway in the
Connacht Province, and especially their overlords the
Heremonian Dal Cuinn
"southern"
Ui Fiachrach
Septs who were also in Southern Connacht, closer
relations
were by now evolving between both these Septs and their southern neighbours the Heberian
Dal gCais Septs who had secured most of the territory in
the very south of there in
Co. Clare,
which was by now made part
of the north - west of
the
Munster Province.
Geographically Co. Clare
is on the western
side of the River Shannon where it was originally physically part of
Southern
Connacht
until 315 AD when 89.Lewy
/ Lughaidh Men - of the
Irish Sea, the Heberian
King
of Thomond / Northern Munster,
who had been descended from
85.Cormac
Cass
- of the Curly Hair the
2nd King of Munster, secured it from the
Fir Bolg tribes there
and made it part of Thomond. The
ties between these particular Milesian Gaelic Septs
were to grow stronger over the following years due to their close proximity,
reliance and intermarriage. The Heremonian Dal Cuinn
"southern"
Ui Fiachrach, and the
Heremonian
Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch
Ui Maine Septs over time were to now move
further south still, due to the expansion of the
Heremonian Dal Cuinn
Ui Briuin
Septs further in the Connacht Province. In the future they were
to be the only other 2
Irish Septs who were to really support
*105.Brian
Boru - of the Tributes
when he became the Heberian Dalcassian
175th High King of Ireland at the
Battle at Clontarf in 1014 AD against the
all out Scandinavian Invasion when
7,000 Vikings and their
Heremonian Cu
Corb allies in
Southern Leinster would be slain.
The
Law of Adomnan / Cain Adomnain was proclaimed for all of
Ireland at Birr in
Co. Offaly in the north - west of
Southern
Leinster by the Abbot of
Raphoe, which was
designed to protect the lives of The Innocents (the women, children and the
clerics), during the outbreaks of conflict, which is now known in Latin as
Lex Innocentium.
Ferdar the
Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh
Scottii King of Lorn
in Dal Riada in the Scottish
Highlands,
died, and was from
the Gaelic Milesian
Heremonian Clann
Chattan, and Ferchar - the Long the
Heremonian
Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire
Scottii King
of Dal Riada also died.
94.Eochy / Eochaidh
became the new Heremonian King of Dal Riada, who was a son of
93.Aed, the son of
92.Domhanghart the previous
Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern"
Ui Niaill
Cenel nEogain King of
Dal Riada who had died in 673 AD.
Mael
Fothardach
mac Maele
Dubh
from the Heremonian Ui
Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla da Crioch
Ui Cremthainn Sept who had their territory in
Southern Ulster,
also died this year, who was the
King
of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel who was to be the only one from his particular Sept.
698 AD Fianamail
Ua Dunchada the
Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh
Scottii King of
Dal Riada, and 97.Flann the son of
96.Kennelly / Cenn
Faelad
/ Ceannfaeladh, the son of
*95.Sweeney
/ Suibhne
Mend, the previous
Gaelic Milesian Heremonian
"northern"
Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain
145th King of Tara / Ireland were killed,
and Aurthuile Ua
Crunnmaeil the Heremonian Dal Cuinn
"northern"
Ui Niaill
Cenel nEogain King was driven out as their
Chief into Albion / Briton.
St. Fechine
aka
Mo - Ecca founded a monastery at Fore near
Ard - Oilean in
Co. Galway in the south - west of
Connacht, which is still there to see today.
Ainbhcellach the
Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh
Scottii King of
Dal Riada was deposed, who was a descendent of
Ferchar - the Long the previous Heremonian
King of Dal Riada
who had died in 697 AD.
698 / 701 AD 98.Ailill the Heberian Eoghanacht Glendamnach 16a King of Cashel / Munster, died, who was the son of 97.Cathal Cu Cen Mathair the previous 14th King of Cashel / Munster, descended from 93.Criffan / Crimthann Srem Feimin the 5th King of Cashel / Munster and the direct male line ancestor of the Glendamnach Sept, who was one of the 2 sons of 92.Eochy / Eochaidh who had been the 4th King of Cashel Munster, a son of 91.Angus / Oengus mac Nad Froich the Eoghanacht Chaisil 3rd King of Cashel / Munster. This was to bring to an end his particular male line to the Kingship of Cashel / Munster.
97.Eterscel became the Heberian Eoghanacht Aine Ui Endae 17th King of Cashel / Munster, who was a son of 96.Mael Umai, a son of 95.Cuan the previous 12th King of Cashel / Munster, a son of 94.Awley / Amhalgaidh the 8th King of Cashel / Munster, one of the 2 sons of 93.Enda the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Endae Sept, who was a grandson of 91.Ailill the direct male line ancestor of the Heberian Aine Sept, who was a grandson of 89.Conall Corc the Chaisil 1st King of Cashel / Munster.
699 AD The Abbot Muirchu wrote a history of
St. Patrick's life, which included his Confessio.
The
Book of Durrow, which is 5 1/2" x 6 1/2," was produced at
Durrow / Dairmag (The Plain of
the Oak), which was a monastery founded originally by
94.St.
Columbcille / St. Columba, who held that
particular monastery dearest to his heart,
the remains of which have since been totally destroyed. The Book
of Durrow contains the Gospels inscribed by the monks
at Durrow Abbey in Co. Offaly in
the north - west
of Southern Leinster
The Heremonian Dal Cuinn
3 Colla Conaille Muirthemne Septs who had their territory in the north
of Co. Louth in the north - east of
Northern Leinster had formed a kingdom in the
Ulster Province with others in
the
Ards, and Armagh
who had by now won the Celtic Catholic Church Primacy, with the
Hebemonian Dal Cuinn Ui Niaill Septs now claiming to be the
overall Kings of Ireland. During the previous two
Centuries the Heberian
Dal Cuinn Ui Niaill
Septs had changed the sites of their Kingships,
but they were by now more then ready to further consolidate their position
over the Kingship of Tara / Ireland.
700 AD
St. Tola the
Bishop of Clonard (The
High Meadow) in Meath / Midhe in the south - east of
Northern Leinster
constructed the
Dysert / Hermitage
O Dea Church in
Co. Clare in the north - west of the
Munster Province, situated 3 miles
from Corofin and 7 miles from Ennis just off of the Clonrush Road where today
his 12th Century AD White Cross can still be seen there to the east of the church,
but the present building dates mostly from the 12th Century AD with it's Romanesque
doorway containing 12 human and 7 animal head figurines, and at it's north -
western corner are the remains of a
In the
The
Irish language before this period was known as Archaic Old
Irish. Dea Church in
Co. Clare situated 3 miles
from Corofin and 7 mil from Ennis. It is just off the Clon Rush Road were today
his 12 Century White Cross can still be seen there east of the church. The
present a
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