200 BC - 134 BC  

    At this time the Celtic Gaelic Milesian Irian Septs in Ulidia in the north - east of Ireland, who were descended from 37.Ir, had made Ulster Province the most dominant Province / Cuigi in Ireland with their capital at the Navan Fort of Eamhain Macha in Co. Armagh, named for *61.Macha Mongruadh - of the Red Tresses who had been the only ever Queen of Ireland in her own right who had been the 64th Monarch of Ireland from 661 BC - 654 BC. In the early 4th Century AD the Irian Septs would begin to lose out to the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Septs in Northern Leinster and Sreng's Fifth, later to be known as the Connacht Province in the west of Ireland, which was to be by that time mainly under their control. At this time the Celtic La Tene Culture from the 2nd Iron Age, which had originated in Switzerland in the 6th Century BC, now also started to appear in Ireland, and the remains of Barbary apes from this early period brought there by traders. were to be found in more modern times in Co. Down in the south - east of Ulster,

199 BC Bressal Bodhiobha  the Irian 88th King of Tara / Ireland, died.

199 - 184 BC *72.Lewy / Lughaidh Luaidhne / Luaigne became the Celtic Gaelic Milesian Heberian 89th King of Tara / Erinn, who was  a son of *71.Ionadmhar the previous 87th King of Tara / Erinn, and to divide and conquer he now imposed 2 Kings on the Irian Septs in the Ulster Province, namely *Congal Clairingneach, a son of the former Irian King of the south - eastern part, and Fergus mac Leide in the north - eastern part. Owing to the hostility that this decision was to bring on because of their individual rule, the other Ulaid Chiefs held a meeting at Eamhain Macha to solve the problem and decided  to invite both of them to a feast. They intended to remove them permanently from their positions, so that they themselves could then elect their own single King under the Brehon Law, who they would then support against *72.Lewy Luaigne the 89th King of Tara / Erinn if he should object. While the feast was being held Fachtna Finn the chief poet of the Irian Septs discovered their plan and had all the other chief poets of Ulster sit between the 2 previously appointed Kings and those among them who intended to assassinate them, and this made them hold back in respect. Congal Clairingneach one of the appointed Irian Kings, seeing the assassins nearby asked Fachtna Finn what was going on, and he told him, so he then stood up and offered to surrender up both of their appointed authorities to *72.Lewy Luaigne so that they could set up a single Irian King who would be suitable to all of the Irian Septs. The poets and the 2 previously appointed Irian Kings then went to Tara where *72.Lewy's Luaigne's daughter fell for Fergus mac Leide the other appointed King . and so *72.Lewy Luaigne once again appointed him the sole Irian King in Ulster although it was against the ancient Brehon Law, as Congal Clairingneach was the elder of the two. *Congal Clairingneach, who was upset over the decision, left Tara and gathered together all of those who were disaffected from the exiles of Alba / Scottish Highlands, and when he met up with *72.Lewy Luaigne's son he cut off his head in defiance of his father, and he was then forced to go into exile himself. After a few years he returned to Dundrum in Co. Down in the south - east of Ulster where Fergus mac Leide was staying at Cathair Boirche, which was then the fortress of Eochy / Eochaidh Salbhuide the Irian King of that particular territory there in the south of Co. Down, and he destroyed the fort and everyone in it. He then went on to Tara were he challenged *72.Lewy Luaigne the Heberian 89th King of Tara / Erinn, which began a conflict where *72.Lewy Luaigne was defeated after ruling for 15 years, and was also beheaded by *Congal Clairingneach.

184 BC - 169 BC. *Congal Clairingneach. became the Celtic Gaelic Milesian Irian 90th King of Tara / Erinn in his own right and was to rule Ireland for 15 years.

169 BC - 159 BC. *74.Duach Dalta Deagdhaidh / Dalladh Deadha became the Celtic Heberian 91st King of Tara / Erinn, who was a son of 73.Cairbre / Coirpre Lusgleathan, a son of *72.Lewy / Lughaidh Luaigne the previous 89th King of Tara / Erinn. He had a younger brother named 74.Deagha, whose eyes he had removed for coming between him and the Kingship, thereby making him ineligible, and for which he was to receive his epithet and he was to be the last of the older generation of Heberian Kings descended from 37,Eber Fionn, who had up until his time produced 33 Kings of Tara / Erinn,  (There would not be another from their direct male line until *89.Criffan / Crimthann mac Fidaig the future Heberian Eoghanacht King of Munster who was to then become the Celtic 125th King of Tara / Ireland, in the 4th Century AD through the intercession of his sister, 89.Mongfind / Mon Fionn). (It would then be 30 generations after this before another, *105.Brian Boru - of the Tributes from the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Bloid Ui Turlough Sept was to become the next Celtic Gaelic Heberian 175th High King of Ireland in 1004 AD). During the rule of *74.Duach Dalta Deagdhaidh the Erainn, who were a Celtic Fir Bolg Sept, were to be forced out of the Ulster Province to the south into Heber's Half, the ancient territory of the Heberians, and in good faith he gave them a region there in which to settle and thereby laid the groundwork for further future conflict to come much later on in the early 2nd Century AD for his Heberian descendants.

 159 BC. *74.Duach Dalta Deagdhaidh the Heberian 91st King of Tara / Erinn, the son of 73.Cairbre Lusgleathan, was killed in battle by *Fachtna Fathach / Tachna Tathlioch.

159 - 143 BC. *Fachtna Fathach / Tachna Tathlioch. became the Celtic Irian Clan na Rory 92nd King of Tara / Erinn who had his territory in the north - east section of the Ulster Province centred on Co. Antrim, which was the regional kingdom of their Irian Dal n Araide aristocratic warrior Sept, based on the Scythian Celtic Cruithin Septs there. The Irian Kings there were initially descended from 62.Rory Mor the previous Irian 86th King of Tara / Erinn who had died in 219 BC and therefore 37.Ir, and they would continue later on still be through their descendant, 90.Crond Ba Drui. The kingdom of Ulidia / Ulaid in the south - east of the Ulster Province (from which Ulster derives its name) would also include the territory in Downpatrick / Dun Da Lethglaise in Co. Down, which was to be the future regional kingdom of the Celtic Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Fiatach Sept descended from 90.Forgg mac Dallain, but more directly from Fiatach Fionn mac Daire who would be the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 103rd King of Tara / Ireland from 36 AD - 39 AD.

143 BC *Fachtna Fathach aka *Tachna Tathlioch the Irian  92nd King of Tara / Erinn was killed by *75.Eochy / Eochaidh Aireamh and Conor / Conchobar mac Nessa, was to be 7 year old when his father, *Fachtna Fathach. died, Later on Conor mac Nessa would become the Irian King of Ulster initially for 12 months after his mother, Nessa, the young widowed daughter of Eochy / Eochaidh Salbhuide the Ulster Chieftain, made this a condition of an agreement to marry 64.Fergus mac Roigh the Celtic Irian King of Ulster. When Conor mac Nessa's time was up he was to be supported by the nobles to retain the position, and then held the Kingship permanently over Fergus mac Roigh. Conor mac Nessa when he became the King of Ulster would have 3 fortresses at Emain Macha in Co. Armagh in the Ulster Province of which one was the house of the Red Branch of the aristocratic Warriors of Ulster who were led by 68.Conall Cearnach - of the Victories. Conor mac Nessa was to use the Navan Fort near Armagh in the centre of Ulster, which stretched to the River Boyne, and his personal sword was to be known as Gorm Glas. After the future reign of Connor mac Nessa the Kings of Ulster were to become much weaker.

143 BC - 131 BC. *75.Eochy / Eochaidh Teareach became the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 93rd King of Tara / Erinn, who was one of the sons of 74.Fionn and Benia the daughter of Criffan / Crimthann, and he in turn had been a son of 73.Fionnlogh, the son of 72.Roighen Ruadh - of Red Complexion, the son of 71.Assaman / Easoman Eamhna - of Eamhain, who was a son of 70.Blathachtach, a son of 69.Beothachtach, a son of 68.Labraidh Lorc. a son of *67.Enda / Eanna Aigneach the previous 84th King of Tara / Erinn who had died in 293 BC.  

131 - 116 BC. *75. Eochy / Eochaidh Airem became the Celtic Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 93rd King of Tara / Erinn. who was another of the sons of 74.Fionn and Benia the daughter of Criffan / Crimthann, and he in turn was a son of 73.Fionnlogh, the son of 72.Roighen Ruadh - of Red Complexion, the son of 71.Assaman / Easoman Eamhna - of Eamhain, who was a son of 70.Blathachtach, a son of 69.Beothachtach, a son of 68.Labraidh Lorc. a son of *67.Enda / Eanna Aigneach the previous 84th King of Tara / Erinn who had died in 293 BC. Irish Kings who would be subject to 72.Eochy Aireamh were Conor / Conchobar mac Nessa the Celtic Irian King of Ulaid, who was a son of Fachtna Fathach the previous 92nd Irian King of Ireland, who would rule over the Ulster Province in his own right and the Irian Red Branch Knights of Ulster, due to the intervention of his mother, Nessa, gaining him the Kingship.  Curoi mac Daire the Celtic King of Munster, Mesgegra the Celtic King of Leinster, and Ailill and 76.Maeve / Medb (one of the daughters of *75.Eochy Aireamh) who were to be the King and Queen of Connacht still known at this time as Sreng's Fifth.

       *75.Eochy Aireamh was informed that Etain, the daughter of Conor Mac Nessa and his wife, who was 20 year old, was the most beautiful girl in Ireland so he visited her to see for himself and made her his Queen. Midir came to see her also and told her that in a previous life she had been his Queen who had been taken away by Angus after one of her rivals had set her free, and Midir begged her to leave *75.Eochy Aireamh and come and live with him, but she refused, so he challenged *75.Eochy Aireamh to a game of chess over the matter and *75.Eochy Aireamh won. Midir and his followers then decided to construct a rough road throughout Ireland and to do this he yoked his oxen not by the horns, as had been the practise previously, but by the shoulders, and *75.Eochy Aireamh on seeing this adopted the same innovative practise and thereby gained the kudos and his epithet of Aireamh - the Ploughman. A year later Midir again played chess with *75.Eochy Aireamh over the same matter and lost, and Midir after waiting a year took Etain physically and left the region, and *75.Eochy Aireamh was to then carry out a search for her all over Ireland until Dallan the Druid was to receive an Ogham wand with inscriptions on it advising that she was at Bri Leith. *75.Eochy Aireamh gathered his warriors together and set out to bring her back and she returned with *75.Eochy Aireamh and from then on they were to remain together until they were both to die later on, and Midir never forgave *75.Eochy Aireamh for going back on his word. They were to produce a daughter also called Etain, who would become the mother of Mess Buachalla who would in turn be the mother of Conaire 1st Mor - the Great who would become the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 97th King of Tara / Erinn from 110 BC - 40 BC who along with his followers would die a violent death later on. 

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