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                                                                                                                                                                     1171 AD

 

1171 AD 110.Donnell Mor O Brian, who was now the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain King of Northern Munster / Thomond, founded a nunnery in Limerick in Co. Limerick in the mid - north west of the Munster Province of which there are now no remains left at all.

May: 113.Diarmait Mac Murrogh na Gall - of the Foreigners the previous Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Cheinnselaig 59th King of Leinster died, at 65 years of age at Ferns in Co. Wexford in Southern Leinster, and Strongbow 11 / Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare the Cambro - Norman Marcher Baron from Pembroke in Wales, who had married his daughter, took over control in Southern Leinster, against the precepts of the Irish Brehon Law, as the self - appointed English Earl of Leinster, and a revolt broke out there against him.

    The remains of 113.Diarmait Mac Murrough na Gall - of the Foreigners, the previous 65th Ui Cheinnselaig King and Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb 59th King of Leinster, who was to become known as the greatest traitor in Irish history, was interred at the Augustinian Friary at Ferns in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster, where the ruins are still in existence today, along with the Cathedral and the Holy Well of St. Moling. 113.Enda / Enna Mac Murrogh, 113.Diarmait Mac Murrough na Gall's brother, had been the previous 64th Ui Cheinnselaig King and 58th King of Leinster who had died in 1126 AD, and their father had been 112.Donogh mac Murrogh / Mac Murchada the previous 63rd Ui Cheinnselaig King and 56th King of Leinster who had died in 1115 AD. 113.Diarmait Mac Murrogh na Gall had been descended initially from 94.Enda / Enna Cennsalach / Cinsella who had been the Heremonian Cu Corb 2nd King of Leinster, mainly through 110.Diarmait mac Mail na mBo - of the Many Cattle who had been the one to revive the fortunes of the Ui Cheinnselaig Sept's male line in the first place, after becoming the 61st Ui Cheinnselaig King and 51st King of Leinster and the unofficial 177th King of Ireland - with opposition who had died in 1072 AD. 94.Enda Cennsalach who had been the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Cheinnselaig Sept had been the grandson of 92.Bressal Belach the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb 1st King of Leinster, who was also the direct male line ancestor of the previous Cu Corb Ui Dunlainge Kings of Leinster who had produced most of the early Kings of Leinster through his other son, 93.Enda / Enna Nia the direct male line ancestor also of the Cu Corb Ui Briuin Chualann Sept / Fine in Leinster. 113.Diarmait Mac Murrogh na Gall due to his particular temperament and agenda was to be the last outright King of Leinster under the Brehon Law in his own right.

     Strongbow 11 / Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare, the Cambro - Norman Marcher Baron, tried to claim 113.Diarmait Mac Murrogh na Gall's original title of King of Leinster, which went against the Irish Brehon Law, and he also took over the importantly situated fortress on the Rock of Dunamase in Co. Laois in the mid - west of Southern Leinster allocated to him by 113.Diamait Mac Murrogh na Gall for his support. Later on this articular well situated fort was to be also still under the control of the Anglo - Normans, and then later still it would be taken back by the Gaelic Milesian Irian Ui Laigis O Mores there, as it was in their territory. It would also be retaken again later on by the Anglo Norman English and was then to be destroyed during the Oliver Cromwell Invasion in the 15th Century AD, which was to be an all out English ethnic and religious destruction of all things Irish and Catholic. and then it would be recaptured again in the early 17th Century AD by 127.Owen / Eogan Roe - of Red Complexion O Niall. He was to be one of the 2 most important commanders of the Irish Confederacy rebellion against the English Royalists and the English Puritan Parliamentarianarmies, at that time, during the ongoing Civil War in England. It was then to be retaken again by Sir Charles Coote for the English Royalists in 1641 AD who was a real "survivor" who switched his allegiance over to the English Puritan Parliamentarians.

        It was now or never for the Irish Septs and *115.Rory O Connor the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Siol Muireadhaigh 183rd King of Ireland raised a great Irish force to try and drive Strongbow 11 the Cambro - Norman Baron and his Cambro - Normans followers out of Ireland but before he could do this he would have to besiege his Irish opposition in 110.Donnell Mor O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain 47th King of Cashel / Munster who had also sided with Strongbow 11 who was now also his brother - in - law, in nhis own personal interest going against the overall interest of Ireland. *115.Rory O Connor then came up against 110.Donnell Mor O Brian and his Anglo - Norman allies near Thurles / Thor - less  in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province, and during the battle, 4  Cambro - Norman knights were slain and 1,700 of his followers were killed, and Strongbow 11 in shock at such a great defeat immediately recalled Raymond Le Gros Fitz Gerald, (ancestor of the Graces) who had since returned to Wales with his own followers, back to Ireland, On his return from Wales, Raymond Le Gros and his men at first were sent by Strongbow 11 to Northern Munster to further support 110.Donnell Mor O Brian in Limerick in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of Munster, where he was able to cross over the River Shannon in the shallows that then existed in that vicinity near what is now King John's Castle. *115.Rory O Connor decided to divide his Irish forces into 3 divisions, with one sent to attack Strongbow 11 head on who was now set up in Dublin, while another was sent to destroy the crops above Dublin to remove any chance of continuing sustenance for the Cambro - Normans there, and another to besiege 110.Donnell Mor O Brian himself and his allies in hisUi mBriain territory in Co. Clare. The Irish forces sent by *115.Rory O Connor to besiege 110.Donnell Mor O Brian were able to chase him all the way down to Limerick, then up and over to the Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of Munster were Raymond Le Gros the Anglo - Norman Baron who was on his way to Limerick with some Ossory / Co. Kilkenny Septs met up with him. In the meantime *115.Rory O Connor's forces from the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Sept while besieging Thomond / Northern Munster were to kill Siurtain O Liddy from the Heberian Dal gCais Muintir Dobharchon.

     With 110.Donnell Mor O Brian and his allies out of the way, the Irish Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain Septs from Thomond / Northern Munster, and the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai Ui Conchobair O Connor Septs from the Connacht Province then agreed to combine their efforts under the leadership of *115.Rory O Connor to try and stop any further Cambro - Norman insurgence, and they finally stood side by side united against a common foreign foe and Gottfried the Viking King of Man, who was an Irish ally agreed to support them also by besieging Strongbow 11's forces out at sea. The Heberian Dal gCais / Dalcassian warriors involved in the battle wore only linen tunics, and no helmets of any sought, any mail or any armour, as they fought only hand to hand in the clearings, with their steel axes, short spears and 2 javelins, while the Cambro - Normans had mail armour, large pikes, long swords and the worst of all long distance Welsh and Flemish archers. 110.Donnell Mor O Brian the 47th King of Cashel / Munster on returning to Co. Clare was so upset by the decision made by his Irish Dalcassian Septs on their own initiative to combine with *115.Rory O Connor that he rode to Castle Connell were he accused his cousin of betraying him and in a belligerent fury he put out the eyes of two of his kinsmen, Diarmait O Brian and Turlogh O Brian and also killed one of the Gaelic Milesian Irian O Connors, who was a son of the Irian Prince of Corcomroe and Fear Arda in the west of Co. Clare, who just happened to be there with them at the time.

       Henry 11 the first Norman Plantagenet King of England was by now well and truly fearing Strongbow 11's real intentions and those of his Cambro - Norman Marcher Barons from Wales who were now in Ireland, and he ordered all of the Cambro - Normans to return to Briton or lose their Estates there, and he also refused to allow any ship to sail to Ireland from Briton, and this loss of supply and reinforcements certainly affected Strongbow 11 military position, but he was still able to hold onto the Gaelic Irish Septs' territories in Southern Leinster that he had already taken over. Haskulf / Asgall the Viking King of Dublin in the meantime had returned to Dublin with 60 ships full of Vikings from the Isle of Man and the Scottish Isles, under the command of John - the Mad who drove the Cambro - Normans back into Dublin where they regrouped and were able to attack the Vikings from the rear, driving them off, and Haskulf was captured and brought back into Dublin as a prisoner but despite his situation, Haskulf still undaunted threatened the Cambro - Normans with further assaults and he was then beheaded. Robert Fitz Stephen another of the original Cambro - Norman Marcher Barons who had been set up in his new castle further to the south of Dublin in the Viking settlement of Wexford in Co. Wexford in Southern Leinster was by now totally surrounded by the Vikings there with no chance of any relief from the other Anglo - Norman Marcher Barons who had also come over from Wales.

     *115. Rory O Connor the 183rd King of Ireland began a siege of Dublin that was to last for  2 months, while a Viking fleet blockaded the port, and Strongbow 11 finally agreed to accept *115.Rory O Connor as his liege and lord, on the proviso that he could retain the territories now held by him in Southern Leinster, but *115.Rory O Connor could not allow this, even if he wanted to, under the Brehon / Breiteamph Law, so he rejected his offer, and instead offered him the east - coast Viking towns in Southern Leinster of Dublin, Wexford, and Waterford in Northern Munster but Strongbow 11 rejected his counter offer and decided to take the initiative instead and attacked the Gaelic Irish Septs head on. The Cambro - Normans then went on the attack and separated into 3 groups of 20 Norman knights, 30 Norman knights and 40 Norman knights under the command of Fitz Gerald and Strongbow 11.who were also supported by their horsemen, the Welsh and Flemish archers, and the previous defeated Vikings in Dublin, and they were able to kill many of the Gaelic Irish and also gain enough supplies to hold out for a few more weeks. At this crucial stage, and not being aware of the overall picture that also involved Henry 11 the Norman English King, *115.Rory O Connor was to abandon the siege on Dublin, intending to fight another day, which left Strongbow 11 in complete control of Dublin again and this allowed him to also regain more territory in Southern Leinster, from out of Dublin itself, and also detach the envious 110.Donnell Mor O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain King of Northern Munster / Thomond from any chance of him becoming an ally with *115.Rory O Connor, because of what had seemed to be Strongbow 11's overall success on this occasion. (Strongbow 11 and 110.Donnell Mor O Brian were also still related in - laws now, as both were married to 2 of 113.Diarmait Mac Murrogh na Gall's daughters). Despite this 110.Donnell Mor O Brian's personal connection to Strongbow 11 and the Anglo - Normans was slowly making him aware of the bigger picture that also involved Henry 11 the Norman Angevin King of England, as he was always working solely in his own personal interests, hoping to gain a shot at the overall Kingship of Ireland. Despite this he now also forced Donnell mac Gilla Patraic (Fitz Patrick) the Heremonian Ui Connla King of Ossory who had his territory nearby in Co. Kilkenny in Southern Leinster in Mogha's Half to also make terms with Strongbow 11. (This early connection to the Cambro - Normans was to eventually lead on to the subjugated Mac Gilla Patraics (Descended from a son of a |devotee of Patrick) Normanizing their Gaelic name to Fitz Patrick (Descended from a son of Patrick.)

    Strongbow 11 the Cambro - Norman Baron, who was now free to roam were he liked in Southern Leinster again, went off to Wexford on the coast of Co. Wexford to relieve his uncle, Robert Fitz Stephen, but he was to arrive too late as, Robert Fitz Stephen had previously thought that Dublin had been taken by the Irish Septs and he had since agreed to go back to Briton, and his men had given up their arms, and the Vikings in Wexford had imprisoned him in the dungeon, and threatened to kill him if Strongbow 11 attacked Wexford and Strongbow 11's position was now tenuous there. Henry 11 the Norman English King now ordered him to physically return to Briton, and on returning to the south of Wales, he was to re - affirm his loyalty to Henry 11, and also agreed to hand over all of the territories that he now had control over in Ireland, to him, and Henry 11 then granted him Southern Leinster as a fief of the English monarchy and from this time on up to Henry V111 there would be 78 more attempts by the English to confiscate further Irish territory and transplant more Galls / foreigners in Ireland.          

October 16th - 18th: Henry 11 the first Norman Plantagenet King of England now seeking his best opportunity, landed on the east coast at Crook near Waterford also in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province with 400 ships with 4,000 men on board, including 500 Norman knights and 1,000 archers and also light horsemen and with a force such as this he quickly secured the two Viking coastal townships of Waterford, in Co. Waterford in the south - east of Munster, and nearby Wexford in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster for himself, and also the coastal region in between and received immediate submission and obedience from Strongbow 11 to whom he then granted him the territory he did not require in Southern Leinster, keeping back control of the Viking coastal towns there on the east coast for himself. Reginald’s Tower in the City of Waterford in Co. Waterford was then also taken over by Strongbow 11, while the Ostmen / Norse Vikings in Wexford then sent off word to Henry 11 that they had captured Robert Fitz Stephen and they would hand him over so he could punish him for disobeying his orders and he was kept in chains until Henry 11 decided that it was the right time to pardon him to keep up the front. Henry 11 later on added Dublin and the Ostmen kingdom there to his own personal confiscated territory, which was then mostly Co. Dublin and Wicklow in Co. Wicklow with both also on the east coast in the south - east of Southern Leinster, and then did a round of Southern Leinster personally, as far south as Arklow. and with such a strong military force behind him he soon received submission also from Donnell Mac Carthy the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil King of Southern Ireland / Desmond and other Irish Chiefs there who gave over hostages and agreed to pay an annual tribute to him. 110.Donnell Mor O Brian the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain 47th King of Cashel / Munster also submitted on the banks of the River Suir where he also handed over the Viking settlement in Limerick in Co. Limerick, in the mid - north - west of Munster to him while his entourage was on their way to Cashel in Co. Tipperary in the north - east  of Munster. Henry 11 then decided to return to Dublin, in the north - east of Southern Leinster, where he also received further submissions from the "aged" 113.Tiernan O Rourke the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Breifne King of West Breifne, O Carroll the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch King of Orghialla / Uriel / Oriel in Southern Ulster and the north - east of Northern Leinster, and even *115.Rory O Connor himself the Heremonian Ui Briuin Ai 183rd King of Ireland at the River Shannon. (Despite this the 2 Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Septs, the Cenel nEogain Fine in the far north of the Ulster Province, and their kinsmen the Cenel Conaill Fine in the far north - west of Ulster did not submit.)

November 6th: Henry 11 called a Catholic Synod at the Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province where on being shown the forged Papal Bull, that he had previously secured, which was based on a previous forged document, the Cambro - Normans and some of the Catholic churchmen together with 6 of the Irish Chiefs took an Oath of Allegiance to serve him after he also claimed to have come to Ireland to bring peace and Laurence / Lorcan O Toole who had become the first Irish Catholic Archbishop of Dublin in 1162 AD, (and would remain so until 1180 AD), on seeing the Papal Bull gave him his allegiance also. Henry 11 then abolished the Gaelic rituals of the Celtic Catholic Church and installed those carried out in the Roman Catholic Church and to add to the pressure on the Irish Septs the English Archdeacon of Llanduff went out of his way to enlarge on what he considered were abuses being carried out in the Catholic Church in Ireland, which were solely made out in Henry 11's interest, and took his report off to the Pope Callistus 111 in Rome to further strengthen his case there to gain overall control in Ireland with his support.

December: Thomas A Beckett the Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury in England had been executed by 4 of Henry 11's knights there before the altar after Henry 11 had previously blurted out before he left for Ireland, "Who will rid me of this troublesome priest."

    Ivar O Casey's wife, Taillte, died, who had been the daughter of O Melaghlin the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill King of Meath.

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