641 - 650 AD
641 AD 97.Cathal the oldest son of, 96.Aodh Caomh - the Comely or the Gentle the Heberian Dal gCais King of Cashel / Munster and the first Christian King of the Family, had 2 sons, including; 98.Turlough / Toirdhealbhach who was his eldest son who was born this year who was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Heberian Dal gCais Ui Turlough Sept who was to be the father of 2 of his own sons who left issue including, 99.Ailgenan / Ailgheanan the direct male line ancestor of the O Mearas, O Scanlans and the Mac Arthurs of Co. Limerick in the mid- north - west of the Munster Province.
641 AD Mael Breasail and Mael Anfaidh died this year, and Flann Enaigh was killed who was from the Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel Conaill Sept in Tir Conaill / Tyrconnell / Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province.
641 AD 95.Cuan mac Amalgado the Heberian Eoghanacht Ui Aine Ui Endae 12th King of Cashel / Munster, the son of 94.Awley / Amalgaid the previous 8b King of Cashel / Munster was killed at the Battle of Carn Conaill, along with Cuan mac Conaill the Heberian Eoghanacht Ui Fidgeinti King and Tolamhnach the Ui Liathain King, in a conflict involving 98.Guaire Aidhne the "southern" Ui Fiachrach Prince / Tanaiste. The battle occurred near Gort in 98.Guaire's territory in the Connacht Province and it was brought on by 95.Dermot / Diarmait mac Aedo the Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Slaine 5th King of Brega, (one of the two surviving sons of *94.Aed Slaine), who had come to do battle via the religious centre of Clonmacnoise in Co. Offaly in the mid - west of Southern Leinster. 98.Guaire Aidni had previously sent Cuimmine Fota the Abbot of Clonfert in Connacht to seek a truce although his Connacht forces were stronger, but 95.Diarmait mac Aedo had refused leaving it up to the will of God. 98.Guaire Aidni afterwards went to 95.Diarmait mac Aedo to submit and offer all he had left, which was only his shirt to the Cele De cleric, and 95.Diarmait mac Aedo told him that he had submitted to God's son and made peace. Cummin the Abbot of Inis Celtra had put a curse on 98.Guarie Aidhne before the battle but despite this 98.Guarie Aidhne was to win a moral victory after submitting to 95.Diarmait with his generosity to the poor, when 95.Diarmait granted him a peace treaty and his friendship.
96.Maenach became the new Eoghanacht Chaisil 13th King of Cashel / Munster, who was a son of 95.Fingen the previous 9th King of Cashel / Munster,(who is also the ancestor of the O Sullivans / Ui Suileabhain), a son of 94.Aed Dubh, a son of 93.Criffan / Crimthann, a son of 92.Felim / Fedelmid the 4a King of Cashel / Munster descended from 89.Conal Corc, 85.Eoghan Mor and 84.Ailill Oluimm the 1st King of Munster.
642 AD Furadan the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Mac Uais King, died this year, who had their kingdom in Orghialla / Airghialla (Oriel) in Southern Ulster, who was a son of Bec, the son of Cuanach.
St. Finnbarr
, whose father was a tinsmith, founded a monastery and a Holy Well at
Gourgane in
Co. Cork
in Southern Munster
were he later became the patron of the diocese there.
St. Caimmine built his Churches on the Holy Island
/ Inish
Cealtra on Loch Derg in Co. Clare in the
north - west of the Munster Province
Heberian Dal gCais 175th High King of Ireland in the early 11th Century AD.
644 AD 95.Dunchad from the Dal Fiatach Sept the 12th King of Ulaid, died, who was a son of 94.Fiachnae the previous 10th King of Ulaid descended from 91.Murray / Muireadach Muinderg the 1st Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid, the son of 90.Forgg mac Dallain. (His son, 96.Congal Cendfota would become the future 15th King of Ulaid). 95.Mael Cobo now became the Dal Fiatach 13th King of Ulaid, who was a brother to 95.Dunchad the previous 12th King of Ulaid , who was another of the 2 sons of 94.Fiachnae the 10th King of Ulaid,)
646 AD 97.Scandal the
8a King
of the
Irian
Dal nAraidi
Sept, died, who was a son of
96.Becc, a son of 95.Fiachra
Caech, (a brother to 95.Fiachnae Lurgan
the previous 9th King of Ulaid) who were both
647 AD
95.Mael
Cobo
from the Dal Fiatach Sept who was the
13th King of
Ulaid, died, whose father was
94.Fiachnae the previous 10th
King of
Ulaid, and their male line from
90.Forgg mac Dallain was to now continue on to the
Kingship through his son,
96.Blathmac
who became the new
14th King of Ulaid,
while his other son,
96.Angus / Oengus
was to eventually produce the Dal Fiatach Leth Cathal Sept.
648 AD The Battle of Cuil Corra occurred under Aeleith
and Onchu in which
Cillene the Heremonian Cu
Corb Ui Failghe / Offaly
King, who was a son of
Forannan was killed.
649 AD 96.Maeldoid the
Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui
Niaill Clann Cholmain
King of Meath, the son of
95.Sweeney / Suibhne the previous
8th Clann Cholmain King of Meath,
died this year.
98.Reilly / Raghallach mac Uatach the Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin Ai 12th King of Connacht, the son of 97,Uatu mac Aedo the previous Ui Briuin Ai 9th King of Connacht, was killed by Mael Brighde the son of Mothlachan and the Corco Cullu Sept who were an Aithech Tuath of the Ciarraige who were at this time still a major Sept in the Ui Briuin Ai territory of Magh nAi. Muiren, 98.Reilly mac Uatach's wife, had previously been advised by a Druid that he would be killed as a result of his own offspring, and she was to produce a daughter by him, which he had then discarded, but later he relented and brought her back to his court taking her also as his concubine. Because of this Muiren had beseeched her foster son, 95.Diarmait mac Aedo the Dal Cuinn "southern" Ui Niaill Siol nAedo Prince / Tanaiste and the Saints of Ireland to curse him. (The Baslick / Baslec were an early Patrician foundation in Magh nAi held by the Ciarraige until the end of the 8th Century AD and this was were 95.Reilly mac Uatach was to be interred after his demise). The Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin expansion further into to the west of the Connacht Province was to actually come after the demise of the next member of their Sept who would achieve the over - kingship of Connacht Province also. 98.Reilly mac Uatach was to be the father of 3 sons who would continue on the Ui Briuin Ai male line, 99.Kelly / Ceallach who would become the future 19th King of Connacht, 99.Cathal who would become the father of 97.Donnell / Domhnall the future 21a King of Connacht and 99.Fergus aka 99.Muirgius who would become the father of 100.Murray / Muireadach Muillethan the future 18th King of Connacht who would be the direct male line ancestor of the Siol Muireadhaigh (Sil Murray) Sept who would continue to survive after the Anglo - Norman English Invasion as the O Connors / Ui Conchobair who would produce the Siol Muireadhaigh Mac Dermots, who would then produce the Siol Muireadhaigh Mac Donaghs.
98.Laidgnen / Loingsech
became the 13th Dal Cuinn "southern"
Ui Fiachrach Aidhne King of
Connacht until
655 AD,
who
was a son of
97.Colman
the previous
11th King of Connacht.
650 AD The Battle of Fleascach occurred involving 96.Crundmael the Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Cenel nEogain King who had his territory in the north of the Ulster Province, who was a son of 95.Sweeney / Suibhne), and Cumascach the Heremonian Dal Cuinn Colla Da Crioch Ui Cremthainn King who had his territory also there in Orghialla / Airghialla (Oriel) in Southern Ulster was killed, who was a son of Ailill / Oilioll descended from 88.Colla Da Crioch - of the Two Countries.
St. Mullin's
Church was erected this year just across the Co. Kilkenny
border in the south - west of Southern Leinster. - Maighnenn
also built a church at Kilmainham in Dublin in Co.
Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster,
which later on after the Crusades became the chief
house of the Order of St. John / Knight Hospitallers were they prayed for guidance and conducted their military drills.
- St. Nathi was the Bishop of Achrony in
Co. Sligo in the north - west of the
Connacht Province. -
The Gill Abbey was founded in what is now the
City of Cork in Co. Cork
in Southern Munster and the University College was to be later on built on this site.
- Snedgus and
mac Riaghla two of the priests on the Holy Island of
Iona
of 94.St.Columbcille went on an
imramha (expedition) by sea this year.
Armagh of St. Patrick
now in the Heremonian Dal Cuinn northern
Ui Niaill
territory in the south - east of the Ulster Province was now
pre - eminent among the dioceses / paruchia in the northern part of
Ireland, while
Kildare
in Co. Kildare in
Central Southern Leinster of
St. Bridget, who had accepted the Roman Easter was
also pre - eminent among the dioceses / paruchia
all over Ireland at this time. Tirechan and
Muirchu, who were two scholars, were to
lay down the foundation once more for St. Patrick to overcome the popularity of
St.
Bridget at this time, so that Armagh could be supreme. Also
Kildare was situated in
Southern Leinster where the prominent Sept there
the
Heremonian Cu Corb
Ui Dunlainge
Sept did not now have a
permanent claim over the Kingship of Ireland, as opposed to the
Dal Cuinn
Ui Niaill Septs, and Armagh was to finally win out during the next Century, but
Kildare
was still to retain all of its own Southern Leinster
dioceses / paruchia.