RAINBOW FARMS AUSTRALIA                                            

                                                                                                                                                                                     761 - 770 AD 

761 AD Angus / Oengus the Scythian Gaelic Pictish King in Alba / Highlands of Scotland, died this year. .     

     100.Ailill the Gaelic Milesian Dal nAraidi Ui Echach Cobo King, died, who was a son of 99.Felim / Fedelmid, a son of 98.Mael Cothaig, the son of 97.Fergus the first of the Ui Echach Cobo Sept to be the previous 16th King of Ulaid in the north - east of the Ulster Province, who was descended from 91.Eochy / Echu the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Echach Cobo Sept, who was one of the 2 sons of 90.Crond Ba Drui  the direct ancestor of the Dal nAraidi and Ui Echach Cobo Septs descended from *62.Rory Mor the Gaelic Milesian 84th King of Tara / Ireland and 37.Ir (Irians.)

762 AD The Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Cairpre / Cairbre Sept descended from 91.Coirpre, (one of the 8 sons of *90.Niall of the Nine Hostages) the previous 126th King of Tara / Ireland now under the pressure of maintaining their survival in their divided region in the Connacht Province defeated the Heberian Cianachta Luigni Sept in battle.      

     100.Flann the Heberian Eoghanacht Ui Fidgeinti King, died, either this year or the next, who was a son of 99.Ercc. a son of 98.Doncnach the previous Ui Fidgeinti King, a son of 97.Angus / Oengus, the son of 96.Nechtan, the son of 95.Brenainn, a son of 94.Mac Arda who was the son of 93.Conall the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Chonaill Gabra Sept whose father was 92.Intat, a son of 91.Daire, one of the 2 sons of 90.Brion, whose other son, 91.Coirpre was the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Choirpri Aebda Sept, and all were descended from 85.Eogan Mor. (Eoghanachta). One of 100.Flann's sons, 101.Olchobur would become the future 20b King of Cashel / Munster, and the other, 101.Scandlan was to be also a Ui Fidgeinti King.

764 AD Tuaim Snamha, the Heremonian Ui Connla King of Ossory, (the son of Flann), was able to defeat the sons of Kelly / Ceallach, (who was the son of Faelchar) when internal conflict occurred over who now had the real overall authority in the Heremonian Ui Connla kingdom of Ossory in their territory Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster.

     98.Ailill Medraige, the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide 26th King of Connacht, died, who was a son of 97.Indrechtach the previous 20th King of Connacht, one of the 2 sons of 96.Dunchad Muirisci the previous 16th King of Connacht, who was descended from 92.Fiachnae, one of the 3 sons of *91.Feradach / Dathi / Nathi the Gaelic Milesian 127th King of Tara / Ireland, one of the 3 sons of 90.Fiachra who had been the second Dal Cuinn King of Connacht and the direct male line ancestor of all the Ui Fiachrach Septs in Connacht. (Although this would see the end of his particular male line to the Kingship his son, 99.Cathal was to be an aristocratic warrior Ui Fiachrach King who would die in 816 AD.  

     102.Dub - Indrecht became the new Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh Siol Cathail 27th King of Connacht, who was a son of 101.Cathal the previous 23rd King of Connacht, who was one of the 2 sons of 100.Murray / Muireadach Muillethan the 18th King of Connacht who is the direct male line ancestor of the Siol Muireadhaigh (Sil Murray) Sept, who had been one of the 3 sons of 98.Reilly / Raghallach the 12th King of Connacht the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Briuin Ai Sept. 102.Dub - Indrecht was to defeat the Gaelic Milesian Irian Conmaicne Cuile Tolad Sept at Shrule / Sruthair in Co. Mayo in the south - west of the Connacht Province, as the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Septs continued to push further westward. 101.Cathal, his father, is the direct male line ancestor of the Siol Cathail Sept who were to be the rivals of their kinsmen the Siol Muireadhaigh Sept for over one hundred years for the Kingship, who had carved their territory out in the east in Co. Roscommon in Connacht previously gained from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Sept. Their ruling Family later on was to be represented by the O Flanagans / Ui Flainnachain, and their run would come to an end when 104.Mugron was to become the last Siol Cathail 38a King of Connacht who was to be a son of 103.Mael Cothaid the previous Siol Cathail 32nd King of Connacht. The Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Septs were by now fully secure in their territories in the heartlands of the Connacht Province, and they now once again turned their attention towards the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine Septs, as they were now also an independent over kingdom on good terms with the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Fiachrach Aidni Sept there in Connacht.   

     Religious turmoil occurred again as the monks at the monastery at Clonmacnoise in Co. Offaly in the mid - west of Southern Leinster were at it again involved in physical conflict against the monks at the monastery at Durrow / Dairmha (The Plain of the Oak), which was also situated in Co. Offaly, which had been originally founded there by 94.St.Columbcille, and the end result of this feud was that 200 of the monks from Durrow were killed.

765 AD *98.Niall Frossach - of the Showers the Gaelic Milesian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 162nd King of Ireland was very pious and therefore very religious and he abdicated his position this year after ruling for 7 years, as he had been totally of a different nature to his brother, *96.Aed Allen the previous 160th King of Ireland who had firmly cemented the fortunes of the Cenel nEogain Sept in the Ulster Province and Ireland by his aggressive attacks on any opposition.

        Tuaim Snamha the Heremonian Ui Connla King of Ossory who had his territory in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster, who was a son of Flann, was killed, and Dungal, who was a son of Kelly / Ceallach, became the new King of Ossory until 767 AD.

       *99.Flaherty / Flaithbertach the previous Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 159th King of Ireland, who had abdicated in 729 AD, died this year at Armagh in Co. Armagh the south east of the Ulster Province as the last of the Cenel Conaill Kings of Ireland. He had been the a son of *98.Lynch / Loingsech the previous 154th King of Ireland, descended from 91.Conall Gulban the 1st King of Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal who had been one of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland.

766 - 792 AD *101.Donough / Donnchad Midi - of Midhe the 19th King of Meath became the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain 163rd King of Ireland, who was a son of *100.Donnell / Domhnall Midi the previous 161st King of Ireland who had been the first of the Clann Cholmain Sept to become a King of Ireland, descending from 94.Colman Mor the direct male line ancestor of the Clann Cholmain Sept.

     Follaman, the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill King of Meath, died, who is the direct male line ancestor of the Caille Follamain Sept, who was descended from 94.Colman Bec, another of the 3 sons of *93.Diamait mac Cerbaill who had been the Gaelic Milesian 133rd King of Tara / Ireland, descended from 91.Conall Cremthainne, who had also been one of the 8 sons of *90.Niall - of the Nine Hostages. His Caille Follamain Sept had been eclipsed completely by that of his 2 brothers, originally *94.Aed Slaine (Siol nAedo Slaine Sept), and now 94.Colman Mor (Clann Cholmain Sept).

766 AD 99.Muldoon / Mael Duin who was now the Heberian Eoghanacht Locha Lein 20a King of Cashel / Munster became involved in an internal Eoghanachta dispute over sovereignty and he suffered defeat at Enboth Breg near Tralee in Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province at the hands of the Eoghanacht Ui Fidgeinti Sept and the Eoghanacht Arada Chliach Sept.

767 AD Dungal the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla King of Ossory who had his territory in Co. Kilkenny in the south west of Southern Leinster, died, who was the son of Kelly / Ceallach, and 104.Fergal became the new Heremonian Ui Connla King of Ossory until 802 AD, who was a son of 103.Anmchaidh,

768 AD Muldoon / Mael Duin the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine King of Lagore / Southern Brega, died at his crannog at Lagore in Co. Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster, and he had been descended from 97.Niall the direct ancestor of the Kings of Southern Brega, who had been a son of 96.Cernach Sotal, a son of *95.Diarmait the previous Gaelic Milesian joint 149th King of Ireland, one of the 5 sons of 94.Aed Slaine the joint 141st King of Ireland, descended from 91.Conall Cremthainne.

     102.Dub - Indrecht the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh Siol Cathail 27th King of Connacht, died, who was a son of 101.Cathal the previous 23rd King of Connacht, who is the direct male line ancestor of the Siol Cathail Sept, one of the 2 sons of 100.Murray / Muireadach Muillethan the 18th King of Connacht the direct male line ancestor of the Siol Muireadhaigh (Sil Murray) Sept, who was a grandson of 98.Reilly / Raghallach the 12th King of Connacht, who is the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Briuin Ai Sept.

    99.Donn Cothaid became the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide 28th King of Connacht, who was a son of 98.Cathal, the son of 97.Ailill, one of the 3 sons of 96.Dunchad Muirisci the previous 16th King of Connacht, descended from 92.Fiachnae the direct male line ancestor of the "northern" Ui Fiachrach Muaide Sept, who was one of the 3 sons of *91.Feradach / Dathi  / Nathi the Gaelic Milesian 127th King of Tara / Ireland, one of the 3 sons of 90.Fiachra the second Dal Cuinn King of Connacht and the direct male line ancestor of all of the Ui Fiachrach Septs in Connacht Province.

770 AD 105.Eterscel, the son of 104.Aed mac Colgain the previous Heremonian Cu Corb 17a King of Leinster, who was descended from 97.Cormac, one of the 2 sons of 96.Nathi the 4th Ui Cheinnselaig King became the Ui Cheinnselaig King instead of his kinsman, Cennsalach mac Bain from the Siol Mailuidir Sept in the south of Southern Leinster who was descended from 99. Mael Odar the direct male line ancestor of the Siol Mailuidir Sept, who was a son of 98.Guaire, one of the 2 sons of 97.Eogan Caech who had been the 7th Ui Cheinnselaig King, who was one of the 2 sons also of 96.Nathi their direct male line ancestor. (He in turn was the son of 95.Criffan / Crimthann the 1st Ui Cheinnselaig King and Cu Corb 3rd King of Leinster, a son of 94.Enna Cennsalach the 2nd King of Leinster who is the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Cheinnselaig / cinnsella Sept).

     104.Kelly / Ceallach mac Dunchada, who was the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge 19th King of Leinster killed Kenneth / Cinaed mac Flainn from the Cu Corb Ui Failge / O Faley Sept, descended from 91.Ros Failge, one of the 10 sons of 90.Caher / Cathair Mor the previous Gaelic Milesian 109th King of Tara / Ireland, and also slain during the conflict was Cathnio mac Becc from the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Fothairt Sept, who were a vassal Sept of the Cu Corb Septs in Southern Leinster.

 

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