1014 - 1020 AD

 1014 AD *105.Brian Boru - of the Tributes the previous Heberian Dalcassian Ui Bloid Ui Turlogh 175th High King of Ireland  the direct ancestor of the Ui mBriain Sept had reclaimed all of Mogha's Half / Southern Ireland for the Heberian Septs, before he had been slain at the Battle of Clontarf this year along with his son. 106.Murtogh and his grandson 107.Turlogh.

      *105.Brian Boru would leave behind 2 of his younger sons who were half - brothers who would soon be in conflict over who now had the right to the Heberian Dal gCais Kingship,and the youngest of these was *106.Donogh / Donnchad, whose mother was 110.Gormlaith, the sister to the recently deceased 110.Mael Morda the previous Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Faelain 57th King of Leinster who had joined in with the Vikings to oppose *105.Brian Boru and was among those who were killed in the conflict. *106.Donogh would eventually become the 42nd King of Cashel / Munster in his own right through devious means, and then eventually assume the 176th Kingship of Ireland - with opposition after the death of *107.Malachy 11 who had been the previous 174th King of Ireland who assumed the title once again after the death of *105.Brian Boru and who later was to die in 1022 AD, and in turn *106.Donogh's son, 107.Murrogh / Murchad O Brian would become the 42a King of Cashel / Munster, who would be the father of 108.Brian O Brian the future 46a King of Cashel / Munster who would die in 1118 AD, bringing to an end 106.Donogh's particular Ui mBriain direct male line from *105.Brian Boru altogether to the Ui mBriain Kingships.

     *105.Bran Boru's other older surviving son, 106.Teague / Tadhg, whose mother was Eachraidh, would be slain in 1023 AD, with *106.Donogh his younger half - brother, personally involved in this kin slaying / fingal, but despite this the older half - brother 106.Teague's particular direct O Brian / Ui mBriain male line would be the one that would persist, as he was to be the father of another, *107.Turlogh O Brian who would die in 1086 AD after becoming the future Heberian Dal g Cais 43rd King of Cashel / Munster and then the 178th Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain King of Ireland. This particular*107.Turlogh O Brian in turn would then become the father of 3 sons. *108.Murtogh / Muirchertach O Brian who would die in 1119 AD as the future 44th King of Cashel / Munster and the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain 180th King of Ireland, and 108.Teague / Tadhg O Brian the future 44a King of Cashel / Munster who would die in 1086 AD the father of 109.Donnell / Domhnall O Brian the future 44b King of Cashel / Munster who would die in 1115 AD. *107.Turlogh O Brian's other son, 108.Diarmait O Brian, who would die in 1118 AD, was to become the future 45th King of Cashel / Munster and the father of 109.Teague Glae O Brian who would die in 1154 AD as the 46b King of Cashel / Munster, and still of another 109.Turlogh O Brian the future 46th King of Cashel / Munster who would die in 1167 AD. He in turn would then become the father of another 110.Murtogh O Brian who would also be a King of Northern Munster / Thomond, and 110.Donnell Mor O Brian who would become the 47th King of Cashel / Munster, on whose death in the future it would all really begin to unhravel and come to an end in 1194 AD after the Anglo - Norman English Invasion, due in part to 110.Donnell Mor O Brian's own personal ambitions, agenda and lack of overall foresight of what would be really happening in Ireland by then.

     With the recent death of 110.Mael Morda the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Faelain 45th King of Leinster also occurring, during the Battle of Clontarf in Mogha's Half in nearby Southern Leinster, 111.Dunlaing became the new Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Muireadhaigh 45a King of Leinster who was to also die this year, who would leave behind 4 sons who would all be future Kings of Leinster, including 112.Duncan / Donncuan who became the Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Muireadhaigh 46th King of Leinster who would die only 2 years later on in 1016 AD.

      111.Bran was then to become the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Faelain 47th King of Leinster who was to be deposed only 2 years later on in 1018 AD, which would then bring to an end the Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Faelain direct male line to the Kingship of Leinster that had begun iinitially with 103.Faelan the 16th King of Leinster who had died way back in 738 AD.

      The Kingship of Leinster was then to go permanently to their Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Ui Muireadhaigh kinsmen, when 112.Augaire became the 48th King of Leinster who was to die in 1024 AD, who was then to be followed by his brother, 112.Donogh / Donnchad who would became the 49th King of Leinster. 112.Murrogh / Murchad was to bethe last of the 4 Ui Muireadhaigh brothers and the last Cu Corb Ui Muireadhaigh Ui Dunlainge 50th King of Leinster who would die in 1042 AD. By that time their other Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig kinsmen, who were descended from 94.Enda / Enna Cennsalach the Cu Corb 2nd King of Leinster, would re - emerge as the dominant Cu Corb Sept in Southern Leinster and as Fate would have it, this would be just in time to produce the future infamous 113,Diarmait Mac Murrogh na Gall - of the Foreigners who would bring about the Anglo - Norman English Invasion in Ireland in his own personal interests.          

     Directly after the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 AD, 106.Teague / Tadhg, the previously mentioned half - brother who was the oldest surviving son of *105.Brian Boru and Eachraidh, assumed control over the remaining Heberian Dal gCais forces, who had withstood the major brunt of the conflict, with 1,000 of his Heberian Dalcassian aristocratic warriors severely handicapped with all of their various injuries and weariness left over from the conflict, while their Heberian Eoghanachta allies from Southern Munster, still had 3,000 of their aristocratic warriors left. The leaders of the Eoghanachta were more then well aware that they had previously held overall control over the Munster Kingship for a very long time prior to being displaced by the Dalcassians under 105.Mahon and his younger brother, *105.Brian Boru - of the Tributes, and when they found out that not only *105.Brian Boru, but also his son, 106.Murrogh / Murchad, and grandson,107.Turlogh had been slain in the conflict, they decided that this would now be their best opportunity to gain back the Munster Kingship from the Dal gCais Sept. 106.Teague's younger half - brother, 106.Donogh, the son of *105.Brian Boru and 110.Gormlaith, had gathered together all of the more injured Dalcassians, and had one third of those who were still able to fight to protect those who were severely injured, and he then stood with the other two thirds ready to take the Eoghanachta Septs head on if need be. The Dalcassian warriors who were wounded also forced moss into their wounds and then stood with the rest of their Dal gCais Sept ready to oppose the Eoghanachta, who on seeing their great courage and determination to stand and fight to the death then decided against forcing the issue any further at this time.

      The 1000 Dalcassian warriors who were now under the overall leadership of 106.Teague / Tadhg and his younger half - brother, 106.Donogh then set out from Dublin in Co. Dublin in Southern Leinster to return to their own territory in Northern Munster / Thomond, and towards this goal they headed south - west further into Southern Leinster until they eventually reached Athy on the River Barrow where they were confronted by 110.Donogh mac Giolla Patrick / Donnchad Mac Giolla Padraig (Fitz Patrick) who was now the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla King of Ossory in Co. Kilkenny and he too was waiting to also take his once in a lifetime opportunity to attack the Dal gCais as he was still seeking revenge against them. *105.Brian Boru had previously taken his father 109.Gilla Patraic hostage for a year to bring their particular individual kingdom of Ossory in Mogha's Half into submissionn to assert his overall authority, and 110.Donogh mac Gilla Patraic wanted to avenge this previous indignity, and if possible demand hostages from the battle weary Dalcassians. To his surprise also, all of the 1,000 Dal gCais warriors immediately began to tie their wounded men to stakes to keep them standing upright, as this way they could not only defend themselves, but also their severely injured warriors, while standing a brother or a son on either side of those who were wounded, so that they could also engage in the coming fight, if it was necessary. This once again displayed their great courage an commitment, and 110,Donogh mac Gilla Patrick realizing that the Dalcassians were more then ready to fight to the death, and that they would take as many of the men of Ossory with them as necessary, he decided instead to attack them from behind as the Dal gCais continued on homeward bound, and due to this tactic another 150 of the Dal gCais were to be lost along the way, with only 850 out of the original 1,000 Dalcassians left after the Battle of Clontarf eventually making it back alive to Thomond / Northern Munster.

      With their main leaders gone now, in *105.Brian Boru, 106.Murrogh and his son 107.Turlogh O Brian the Dal gCais Sept no longer had the overall authority required to maintain their previous position in Ireland, so *107.Malachy 11 / Mael Sechnaill the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain 40th King of Meath was able to take back control once again as the 174th High Kingship of Ireland until his own demise in the future in 1022 AD.

    106.Teague / Tadhg and 106.Donogh, the two half - brothers who were the surviving sons of *105.Brian Boru, were left to themselves to sought out who would be the future Heberian Dalcassian King of Northern Munster / Thomond, and who would ultimately also try to regain the Heberian Kingship of Cashel / Munster, if they could, from the Heberian Eoghanachta in Southern Munster, with the Heberian Dal gCais Septs naturally ready to support the older brother, 106.Teague / Tadhg to be the King of Thomond over his younger half - brother, 106.Donogh, while the Heberian Eoghanacht Septs in Southern Munster were to be also still in dispute with them, over the overall Kingship of Cashell / Munster. Finally the increasing pressure from the Eoghanachta Septs at first forced the two Heberian Dal gCais half - brothers to combine their efforts, and together they were able to defeat and submit the Eoghanachta Septs with their Dalcassian warriors under the leadership of another of their kinsman, Donnell O Brian in a battle fought out at Limerick in Co. Limerick, which was also in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province. 

       111.Teague / Tadhg in Eich Gil O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh Ui Conchobair 47th King of Connacht descended originally from 90.Brion the first Dal Cuinn King of Connacht who is the direct male line ancestor of all of the Ui Briuin Septs in Connacht, and who was the oldest son of *89.Eochy / Echu Mugmedon the previous 124th King of Ireland, also had his mind set on their Sept's long lost right to the Kingship of Ireland, and he too decided that now was also a good time to besiege the weakened Dal gCais / Dalcassian Septs, and to this end he destroyed the O Brians / Ui mBriain fortress at Kincora in the north - east of Co. Clare in Thomond / Northern Munster. Once again this too backfired as 106.Teague and 106.Donogh with their combined Dalcassian warriors were able to drive them completely out of Co. Clare and force them back to the north into the Connacht Province as far as Loch Ree, but despite this combined success unfortunately the 2  Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlogh Ui mBriain half - brothers then returned to Co. Clare where they were now to continue to dispute with each other until 1028 AD, as to who should be the overall King of Cashel / Munster.

      104.Meanma, a Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin son of 103.Aodh the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Caisin King, descended from 92.Caisin the second oldest son of 91.Cas the direct male line ancestor of all of the Dal gCais Septs died this year, who was to be the father of 105.Donnell / Domhnall the grandfather of 107.Cu Mara (Warrior / Hound of the Sea) the direct male line ancestor of all of  the Mac Namaras in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province.

     Realising what a great hole had been left by the recent death of *105.Brian Boru the Tuaths (Family regions) of Ireland decided to hold a meeting where they resolved to place a Chief poet and a devout man in charge of Ireland, and run it as a Free State and all of the Irish history up to this date was written down.

     The Teutonic Scandinavian Vikings in the meantime had been able to physically establish 12 permanent settlements / townships on the coastal belt of Ireland, including the main port of Dublin in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster, which they would continue to hold onto for another 150 years until the coming of the Teutonic Scandinavian Anglo - Norman English Invasion beginning in 1167 AD.  

1015 AD *107.Malachy 11 who was once again the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain 174th King of Ireland besieged the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla kingdom of Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster to also further stabilize his overall authority throughout Ireland once again and 110.Dunghal, another of the sons of 109.Gilla Patraic was slain during this conflict.

     107.Flaherty an Trostain O Niall - of the Pilgrim's Staff the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 40th King of Aileach in the Ulster Province carried out an expedition into the south again into Meath / Midhe in Northern Leinster to support his reinstated Dal Cuinn kinsman, *107.Malachy 11 the "southern" Ui Niaill 174th King of Ireland. 

     107.Murtogh / Muirchertach O Niall, from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain Sept, who was a son of 106.Murray / Muireadach O Niall, was slain this year in a conflict over sovereignty with the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Thuirtre Sept who had their territory nearby in the north of the Ulster Province.

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