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61       m                                                                                                                                                                            611 - 620 AD

611 AD Eogan / Owen died this year, who was a son of Eochy / Eochaidh Laeb the Gaelic Milesian Irian Dal nAraidi King in Ulaid who had escaped from the battle at Lothair - Moin Dairi where 7 of the other Dal nAraidi Kings had been killed in 562 / 563 AD. The warriors from the Ulaid were in trouble in Bairrche.

     Death of Mael Duin the son of Ailene, the Mugdorna King and also of Eogan the son of Eochu Laib. Colman of Lann Ela, died, Aed Ron and Aed Laigin, died.

611 - 623 AD *95.Suibhne Mend was to be the Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niall Cenel nEogain 145th King of Ireland, who was a son of 94.Fiachnae, a son of 93.Feradach, who was another son of 92.Murtough / Muirchertach the previous 2nd King of Aileach in Northern Ulster, the son of 91.Eogan the 1st King of Ailech who had been one of the 8 sons of *90.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland). He was to be the first and the last from his particular male line descending from 91.Eogan to be a King of Ireland.

612 AD Aed Allan, the son of Domhnall, the King of Ireland, died.  The Battle of Odba was won by Aengus the son of Colman in which 95.Conall Laeg Breg, the son of 94.Aed Slaine the previous joint 141st King of Ireland, was killed. Mael Coba began to reign this year.

613 AD 95.Fergus a Heremonian Dal Cuinn southern Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain Prince / Tanaiste of Meath, who was one of the sons of 94.Colman Mor, the direct male line ancestor of the Heremonian Dal Cuinn southern Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain Sept, descended from 91.Conall Cremthainne another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland, was killed by Anfartach Ua Meascain from the Muintir Blaitine Sept.

     Fintan of Aentrab the Abbot of Bennchor, died and Colman Uathach, died.

614 AD - 640  St Gall who had been educated at Bangor monastery on the east coast of the Ulster Province founded a Benedictine monastery at St Gall Canton in Switzerland.  To Lua - the Tall the Abbot of Cluain mac Nois, in Co. Offaly in Southern Leinster, died

      St. Columbanus, who was also educated at Bangor Monastery, was to die at Bobbio this year, and for the previous 29 years he had spread Christianity in Burgundy regardless of the risks, and also into France and Italy, with the assistance of his 12 monks / apostles. Of these St. Gall himself had founded the monastery in Switzerland, St. Fiacre had died in service at Brevil in France, and St. Fursey / Fursaeus was a nephew of St. Brendan. He had founded monasteries at Yarmeath, at Lany in France and his Holy Well was at Knock na Dubber were the Stations of the Cross begin the journey to the Great Cross on the summit there. St. Feuillen was in Belgium, St. Killian was in Germany, St. Donato and St. Cataldo were in Italy, while St. Fergal was in Austria, and St. Livinius converted the Netherlands.

         St. Finnian Lobar - the Leper founded a monastery at Ard Finnan in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province and on the Island of St. Faithleann / Inish Fallen near Killarney in Co. Kerry in the south - west of Munster, which was a school famous for its piety.

615 AD *96.Mael Cobo the Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill 144th King of Ireland, who was a son of *95.Aed Ainmerech the previous 140th King of Ireland, was killed in the Battle of Sliab Tuath Bealgadain / Sliab Truim were 95.Sweeney / Suibhne Menn was the victor who was to become the Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain 145th King of Ireland.

     Diarmait the third Abbot of Cluain Iraird, died.  The Battle of Fidnach Eilech in Riaddai. Caeman - the Speckled, died.

616 AD 95.Angus / Oenghus the Dal Cuinn southern Ui Niaill Clann Cholmain King, died, who was another of the sons of 94.Colman Mor, the direct male line ancestor of the Clann Cholmain Septs, who were also initially descended from 91.Conall Cremthainne, another of the 8 sons of *90.Niall of the Nine Hostages the 126th King of Tara / Ireland.

       97.Aedan the Gaelic Milesian Irian Dal nAraidi King of the Ui Echach Cobo Sept, died, who was a son of 96.Mongan, a son of 95.Saran, the son of 94.Maine, the son of 93.Fothad a previous Ui Echach Cobo King, who was the grandson of 91.Eochy / Echu the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Echach Cobo Sept, who had been the son of 90.Crond Ba Drui one of the ancestors of the Dal nAraidi Sept descended from *62.Rory Mor the 86th King of Tara / Erinn and 37.Ir.

     Death of Suibhne, the son of Crechene, the Cianachta Glinne Geimhin King, and Aedan the son of Mongan the King of Dal Riada or nAraide, and the death of Petran the Bishop of Lusca , and also of Aed and Critan of Airene.  Bennchor was burnt.

     From this date up until 632 AD Edwin the Saxon King of Northumbria captured the Isle of Man, and by the end of this Century it would be occupied by Teutonic Princes instead, who were to carry out raids from there into the Ulster Province, and also the Leinster Province, and this may have been the reason why the Gaelic Milesian Kings in Ulaid in Ulster began, once again, to play a more prominent role in the eastern region there.

618 AD Colgu, son of Sweeney / Suibhne was killed, and the death of Fiachra, son of Conall occurred, and the slaying of 95.Fergus, the son of 94.Colman Mor by Anfartach the grandson of Mescan from Blaitine Caemgen of Glenn Da Locha, while the Bishop of Comgall and Bishop Eogan of Raithe Sithe, died. There was also an incursion into Macha.

619 AD 95.Fingen the Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil 9th King of Cashel Munster, died.

619 / 621 AD 95.Aed Bennan the Heberian Eoghanacht Locha Lein 9a King of Cashel / Munster, died, who was from the Iar Mumu in West Munster, who was descended from 90.Cairpre Luachra the direct male line ancestor of the Locha Lein Sept,  who had been one of the 7 sons of 89.Conall Corc the Eoghanacht Chaisil 1st King of Cashel / Munster descended from 85.Eoghan Mor and 84.Ailill Oluimm the 1st King of Munster.

96.Cathal became the Eoghanacht Glendamnach 10th King of Cashel / Munster, who was a son of 95.Aed Fland, the son of 94.Cairbre / Coirpre Cromm the previous 6th King of Munster, a son of 93.Criffan / Crimthann Srem Feimin the 5th King of Cashel / Munster the direct male line ancestor of the Glendamnach Sept who were also descended from 89.Conall Corc the 1st King of Cashel / Munster.

      Ronan the King of the Airtheara Sept, died, who was a son of Toole / Tuathal. Liber the Abbot of Magh Bili, died. Finguine the son Fiachra, died.

620 AD The kindred of 94.Baetan the previous Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niall Cenel Conaill 137th King of Ireland were killed at Mag Slecht in the Connacht Province, including his son, 95.Ailill, and 96.Mael Duin the son of 95.Fergus, the son of 94.Baetan and the death of 96.Fiachra the son of 95.Ciaran, the son of 94.Ainmire the previous 138th Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill King of Ireland.

 

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