1496 - 1500 AD 

1496 AD Rory O Farrell, the son of Cathal O Farrell, died and Cetach O Farrell, the son of Thomas O Farrell, became the new Gaelic Milesian Irian King there in their kingdom of Annaly in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster.

May:The Usurper, Henry V11 the Welsh Tudor King of England had to send further funds to Ireland to sustain the English Militia forces there and he now also realised that it was time to once again return the authority in Ireland to Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald the eighth Earl of Kildare, as the line of the English Pale around Dublin, that was intended to keep out the Gaelic Irish Septs, and under the control of England, was now actually at Clongowes in Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald the 8th Earl of Kildare's territory in Co. Kildare in Central Southern Leinster.  August: Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald the eighth Earl of Kildare was on his way back to Ireland as the newly appointed English Deputy once again, as his arrest had also led to a Geraldine rebellion in Ireland, which had kept Sir Edward Poynings busy. August 5th: Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald the eighth Earl of Kildare was given Henry V11's cousin in marriage, and he left his eldest son in England with Henry V11 as a hostage, as an assurance of commitment to him only, and was reappointed the English Lord Deputy in Ireland for 10 years. He was to appoint all the Ministers in Ireland, except the Chancery, and given all the lands he could secure from the Irish "enemies" and the Irish "rebels" who were against the Usurper Henry V11 in Ireland, but direct rule for Ireland was out of the question and to these ends and to show his commitment to the English cause, Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald the eighth Earl of Kildare, on arriving in Ireland burnt the Cathedral at Cashel in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province for Henry VII, and told him he did it because he thought the Catholic Archbishop of Cashel was inside, but he was was not.

     Conor na Shrona - of the Big Nose O Brian the Dalcassian King of Thomond / Northern Munster, died this year, after a 30 year rule and Turlogh Oge Gilla Dubh - the Younger of Dark Complexion O Brian, a son of Teague / Tadhg Cromhadh O Brian, was now to rule in Co. Clare for 3 years and 3 months until 1499 AD.   

1497 AD Conor / Conchobar was now the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin A Ui Conchobhair King of Moylurg / Mag Luirc who had their kingdom and territory in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

     Conn O Donnell, the son of Aed Ruad - of Red Complexion O Donnell, was killed by Eigneachan 11 O Donnell, a Prince / Tanaiste of the Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill who was a son of Nechtain O Donell, and Aed Ruad O Donnell gave up his position as their King on account of his sons, and Conn O Donnell was proclaimed  the King in his place, The Battle of Ballagh Bay occurred were Teague Mac Dermot defeated Conn O Donnell, and many of the Cenel Conaill were killed and captured, and 123.Henry / Enri Og - the Younger O Niall from the Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain raided the O Donnell kingdom and territory of Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and defeated Conn O Donnell at Bel Atha Daire / Daile who was killed, and his sons, Donnell O Donnell and Niall O Donnell and Niall Garb - the Rough O Donnell were captured, and Niall O Donnell was to eventually die in captivity, and many of the Cenel Conaill in Tyrconnell were killed. Aed Ruad O Donnell took back the Kingship until his death in 1505 AD, and his son, Aed O Donnell was also released from captivity.     

      During this year Sir Thomas Fitz Gerald was slain by one of the Anmglo - Norman Butlers. 

    Pope Alexander VI forbid the pilgrims who travelled from all over Europe to go to St. Patrick's Purgatory situated in the cave on Station Island, which is 130 yards x 60 yards situated on Loch Derg in Co. Donegal in the west of the Ulster Province. (It had been recorded that St. Patrick had spent 40 days there to drive out the Devil from Ireland). 

     Eleanor Mac William Burke, the daughter of the seventh English Earl of Kildare, who was the wife of 123.Conn O Niall, the son of 122.Enri O Niall, died. 

     Perkin Warbeck was to sail from Co. Cork in Southern Munster to Cornwall where he was to proclaim himself the young Yorkist Prince,  Richard IV against the Welsh Tudor Usurper, Henry VII, but he would be captured and hung 2 years later, as was the Mayor of Cork.

1498 AD 123.Enri Og - the Younger O Niall, the son of 122.Henry / Enri O Niall, the Dal Cuinn Cenel nEogain King was killed at Doirin in Fhiadha by the sons of Conn O Niall to avenge their father' death.

    Turlogh Gilla Dub - the Younger of Dark Complexion O Brian, the Heberian Dal gCais King of Thomond / Northern Munster, the son of Turlogh O Brian, died this year.

    Cormac Mac Coghlan the son of Eoghan Mac Coghlan the son of the Bishop, who was an official at Clonmacnoise, died this year. 

      Slaine Mac William / Burke the daughter of Sheeda "Cam" Mac Namara, and the wife of Ulick Mac William Burke of Clan Rickarde, died this year.   

1499 AD The English Galls set up in Kilkenny City in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster marched to aid the Butlers the English Earls of Ormonde, who had their Estates there, against Turlogh Oge - the Younger O Brian who was now the Heberian Dal gCais Ui mBriain King of Thomond / Northern Munster, who defeated them.

     Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald the eighth Earl of Kildare had "The O Donnell" foster his son, and this enabled him to be able to keep peace and also gather up forces there in the north in the Ulster Province.

     Henry V11 the Usurper Welsh Tudor King of England was to suppress the Lordship of the Isles in the Highlands of Scotland and the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Uais Mac Donalds / Mac Donnells then moved to Islay, Rathlin Island and Co. Antrim in the north - east of the Ulster Province and the Redshanks from the Hebrides also spread westward against the Anglom - Norman Mac Quillans / de Mandevilles the English Lords of the Route in the north - east of Ulster and southward against the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill O Nialls of Clannaboye, and they were to enlist with the Ulster Kings, and Flemings were to also come into there from Wales, and much later on Huguenot refugees from France.

      Teague Mac Dermot who was the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai King of Moylurg / Mag Luirc, the Airtech / Ciarraige Airtig, Tir Tuathail and Clann Cathail who had their territory in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province, died at Mac Dermot's Rock  / Carraic Locha Ce and was succeeded by his brother, Cormac Mac Dermot, another son of Rory Mac Dermot.

 1500 - 1528 AD  Turlogh Don - of Brown Complexion O Brian, (the nephew of Conor na Shrona - of the Big Nose O Brian and the son of Teague / Tadhg Chromadh O Brian, became the new King of Thomond / Northern Munster, and to express his new found authority he besieged Limerick City nearby in Co. Limerick on the south - eastern side of the River Shannon while his uncle, Mac William / Burke from the Anglo - Irish Clan Rickarde also besieged the O Kellys from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Maine (Hy Many) who had their territory in the east of the Connacht Province and also seized their castles. They called in Gerald Mor Fitz Gerald the English appointed Lord High Justice and eighth Earl of Kildare with an army from the east and the north, including Aed O Donnell  "The O Donnell" and his son, and a group of the Connachta from the Connacht Province, including Mac Dermot the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai King of Moylurg and his followers. 

     Bunratty Castle in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province was to be taken over also by the Dal gCais Ui mBriain Sept until the coming of the Civil War in England, when they would then allow the English Puritan Parliamentary under Admiral, Penn, the father of William Penn the founder of Pennsylvania in America, to take over possession.

      60  Irish Chiefs were still somehow surviving at this time, including "The O Niall," "The O Donnell," "The Maguire," "The Mac Mahon" and "The O Reilly" who all had their kingdoms and territories in the Ulster Province, while the "The O Byrne," "The O More," "The O Connor" all had theirkingdoms and territories in Southern Leinster, "The Mac Carthy Mor" and the "The O Brian" in the Munster Province, and "The O Connor" in the Connacht Province as the Gaelic Septs still retained some control over their individual territories. The Old English / Anglo - Irish from out of The English Pale surrounding Dublin in Co. Dublin in Southerrn Leinster had also since intermarried with the Gaelic Irish and were becoming, "More Irish then the Irish," by now having more in common with the Irish then with the actual English. The Anglo - Irish Fitz Geralds the Earls of Desmond in the south of the Munster Province, controlled Co. Cork, Co. Kerry, Co. Limerick and Co. Waterford, while the other Anglo - Irish Fitz Geralds the Earls of Kildare controlled the whole of the Munster Province, with the Anglo - Norman Fitz Maurices and the de Barrys. The consistently English reared and English committed Butlers controlled Ormonde mainly Ossory / Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster, while the Anglo - Irish Berminghams and Burkes were trying to maintain overall control in the Connacht Province. Meanwhile in the Ulster Province the Heremonian Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain O Nialls, and their kinsmen the Dal Cuinn "northern" Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill O Donnells kept the English at bay, even to pushing them out of their territory there. (The Dal Cuinn Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain O Hagans / Ui hAgain of Tulach, and their Cenel nEogain kinsmen, the O Canes / Kanes / Ui Cathain Septs, were still responsible for installing "The O Niall" on the Inauguration Mound there where it still remained in their possession at this time.     

            The Clara Castle was constructed in Co. Kilkenny / Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster against the Irish Septs there and it is still there to be seen and the Bally Teague Castle was also constructed at Kilmore Quay in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province on Forlorn Point adjacent to the Saltee Islands offshore, for the very same reason.

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