Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 3 Colla (Champions) Septs

Who had their territory In their kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel in the south of the Ulster Province and nearby in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster. 

   The original Celts in the eastern region of the Ulster Province were the Vinderii who had their territory there in Co. Armagh in the south - east of Ulster Province, along with the Voluntii / Uluntii who were also nearby in Co. Down in the south - east of Ulster and in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster with the Eblani to the south of them.

        The Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Septs / Family branches were descended from 3 brothers who are known as the 3 Collas (Champions) who were 3 sons of 87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen / Dubhlen who was a brother to *87.Fiacha / Fiachu Sraibtine the Gaelic Milesian Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 120th King of Tara / Ireland, and both were sons of *86.Cairbre Liffeachair - of the Liffey the Gaelic Milesian 116th King of Tara / Ireland who was descended from *83.Conn - of the Hundred Battles the previous Gaelic Milesian 110th King of Tara / Ireland (Dal Cuinn). He in turn was descended from *82.Felim / Feidhlimidh the Gaelic Milesian 108th King of Ireland  descended from *60.Coffey / Cobthach the Gaelic Milesian 69th King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Cobhthaigh) who was a son of *59.Ugaine Mor / Hugoney - the Great the Gaelic Milesian 66th King of Tara / Ireland who was descended from *37.Eremon the original Gaelic Milesian the original aristocratic warrior ancestor of all of the Heremonian Septs in Ireland). The descendants of the 3 Colla brothers were to rule in their Heremonian Dal Cuinn kingdom of Orghialla in the early 4th Century AD until the 12th Century AD, and their most important Families by then in more modern times were to be the Mac Mahons and the O Hanlons in the east, and the Maguires in the west of Ulster Province who were both descended by then from 88.Murray / Muireadach Colla Da Crioch.

The 3 Collas  were the 3 sons of 87.Eochy / Echu Doimhlen / Dubhlen, and  Alechia the daughter (nighean / nic) of the King of Alba / Scotland, in the early 4th Century AD.

       85.Murray / Muireadach Colla Da Crioch / Focrith - of the Two Countries (Erinn / Ireland and Alba / Scotland) who had 3 sons who left issue.

       *85.Carrol / Carioll Colla Uais - the Noble who became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn 121st King of Tara / Ireland. 

       85.Meann Colla Meann - the Famous who was killed during their original expedition into the Ulster Province.

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