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                                                                                                                                                          1451 - 1460 AD 

 

1451 AD AD Margaret / Mairgreg, the wife of Calvagh / Calbhach O Connor Faly the King of Offaly who had his territory in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster was the daughter of Teague O Carroll the Heberian Cianacht King of Ely who also had his territory in Co. Offaly and also in the north of Co. Tipperary in the north of the Munster Province.

1452 AD James Butler the fourth English Earl of Ormonde who had his main Estates in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory who had been advised by Henry V1, the third Norman English Lancaster King to treat the Gaelic Irish as "enemies," had nevertheless retained Brehon Lawyers to administer the Irish Brehon Law in conflict with these instructions and he also had his kinsman, Edmund mac Richard Butler, (who was the head of the Polestown Butlers), acting as his Deputy on his Estates while he was away in England. Edmund mac Richard Butler had been fostered by Richard O Hedigan / Ua hEideagain the Catholic Archbishop of Cashel, and reared as an Irishman, and as such he spoke Gaelic Irish, loved Gaelic Irish history and had scribes compose a book of Gaelic Irish history. 

    Nechtan O Donnell the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King of Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal / Tir Conaill who had their main kingdom and territory in  the north - west of the Ulster Province, was killed by the sons of Niall O Donnell his brother, after they had been banished.

 August 3rd: James Butler the fourth English Earl of Ormonde, died at Ardee who had his main Estates in Co. Kilkenny in Southern Leinster and his son, another James Butler was to become the fifth English Earl of Ormonde until 1461 AD.

1453 AD Brian Mac Donagh, the son of Conor Mac Donagh, the Heremonian Dal Cuinn U Briuin King of Tir nAililla (The Land of 90.Ailill) and Corann, who had his territory in Co Sligo in the north - west of the Connacht Province, died this year.

   Aed O Molloy / Mullock / Ua Mhaolmhuaidh the Fir Cell King who had their territory at Ballycowan (The Town of Cobhainn) and Ballyboy in Co. Offaly in the north west of Southern Leinster, died this year.

    The O Farrells / O Ferrells the Gaelic Milesian Irian Kings of Anally, who had their fortress, Kingdom and territory at Longford / Longfort in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster, founded a Dominican friary there. 

   Clohastia Castle was constructed this year on the River Barrow at Graigue na Managh / Duiske in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster.

     The Wine trade at this time, which was originally with France, was now with Spain, as the English monarchy had lost their French possessions there.  

    Nicholas Woder, who was the Mayor of Dublin for the ninth time in the English Pale was created an English knight.

1458 AD Tumelty / Tomaltach Mac Dermot who was the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai King of Moylurg, the Airtech / Ciarraige Airtig, the Corann, Tir Tuathail (The Land of Toole) and mostly the Clann Chathail including 2 of the Mac Donaghs, O Flanagan, Mac Manus, and 2 other Mac Dermot Septs. had his main kingdom and territory in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province, died, and was interred in the Boyle monastery and Aed Mac Dermot, the son of Conor Mac Dermot, was to succeed him.

    Calvagh / Calbhach Mor - the Greater O Connor, the Heremonian Cu Corb Ui Failghe King of Offaly, died who had been a son of Murrogh / Murchad O Connor Faly who had been descended from 91.Rossa Failgheach / Ros Failge one of the 30 sons of 90.Cathair Mor who had been the 109th King of Tara / Ireland and his kingdom and territory had been in Co. Offaly the north - west of Southern Leinster, and he was interred at Killeigh and his son, Conn O Connor Faly became the new King of Offaly.

   Fergal Ruad - of Red Complexion Mag Eochain the Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Cenel Fiachach King, died who had his territory in the south - west of Northern Leinster. 

1459 AD Donogh O Brian, the a son of Mahon Dall - the Sightless O Brian, was to become the new Heberian Dal gCais Prince / Tanaiste of Thomond / Northern Munster until 1461 AD.

       The Book of Thomond was composed this year by John Mac Craith / Mac Grath, the Heberian Dal gCais son of Rory Mac Craith, and it was to be added to later on in 1721 AD by Andrew Mac Curtin for the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain Lord Marshalls the Ui Caisin Mac Namaras of Clann Cuilean, and be composed of 260 pages.

     This year, Richard of York's / White Rose Norman forces, (who was now the heir - apparent to the English monarchy), was defeated in England by his Red Rose kinsmen, the Lancasters, at Ludford Bridge there and he returned to Ireland were he received a hero's welcome and was to put together an Irish force of Yorkist supporters to return to England to claim the English throne and seeking there opportunity also the Anglo - Irish Parliament was to also lay claim to Irish Home Rule this year from England.

     Sir Thomas Bathe, the English Earl of Howth in Ireland, lost his peerage when he took out the eyes and cut out the tongue of Father John Stackboll a Catholic priest,          

1460 AD David Hackett became the Catholic Bishop of Ossory  / Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster until 1479 AD.

    This year, the Mac Mahons from the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain Sept constructed a tomb in the Ennis Abbey at Clonroad (The Meadow of the Long Rowing) on the River Fergus at Ennis / Innes in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province, which is still there to be seen today.

      Dean Odo built a doorway into the Cathedral at Clonmacnoise in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster. 

     The Blakes descended from Richard Caddell / de Blaca / Le Blaca) constructed Menlough Castle in Galway City in Co. Galway in Southern Connacht against the Gaelic Irish Septs there. 

      The Hall of Vicars Choral was erected on the Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of Munster.

      William Gurnard constructed the Rosserk Abbey, for the Franciscan monks, a few miles up stream on the River Moy in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province.  

       Mac William / Burke (Walter de Burgh) constructed Moyne Abbey for the Franciscan monks on the shores of Killala Bay, 2 miles west of Killala (The Church of Alaidh) in the north of Co. Mayo, and the Franciscans were to continue on there until 1590 AD, despite the later confiscations of all the Catholic Institutions and territories by the future Welsh Tudor English King, Henry VIII.

   Thomas Burke, the son of Thomas Burke, had succeeded and Edmund / Mac William , died.

     The Anglo - Irish Parliament, once again took the opportunity in Ireland, to declare Ireland to be “corporate of itself,” which was bound only by the legislation of its own Irish Parliament.

   O Malley / Ua Maille from the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ui Maille Sept who had his territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province joined in with Mahon O Brian against the Heremonian Ui Conaire Corca Baiscin Sept who had their territory in the west of Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province and all 3 were killed before reaching their ships with Donnell O Brian was captured and Mahon O Brian drowned. 

December: The Earl of Warwick, the English Kingmaker, sailed from Ireland, with the supporting forces put together in Ireland for Richard of York / White Rose and defeated the Lancaster English army / Red Rose capturing the mentally disturbed Henry V1 the third English Lancaster King, and Richard of York then set sail for England himself to become the new English Yorkist King, but was to be killed in battle at Wakefield there on the way but the Lancaster army was to be finally defeated at Towton.

 

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