78.Connla (Ui Connla) - 99.Colman Mor the 1st King of Ossory 

        78.Connla, was the younger of the 2 sons of 77.Bressal Breac descended from *60.Leary / Laoghaire Lorc the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh 68th King of Tara / Erinn the original direct male line ancestor of the Ui Laoghaire Septs in the Leinster Province especially in Southern Leinster.  

        78,Connla was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Septs in the Leinster Province and also of the Kings of Ossory, including one King of Leinster, and their main territory was to be in Co. Kilkenny in the south - west of Southern Leinster, from the River Barrow to the eastern seaboard. He was to also became the direct male line ancestor of the many various individual Septs in the Leinster Province, including the Muintir Bhaoithin, the Muintir Dhuineamhla, the Muintir Osain, the Muintir Ionmhasaigh, the Muintir Fhorannain, the Muintir Thuachair, the Muintir Chruitin, the Muintir Chreadhmain, the Muintir Dholgain, the Muintir Lionaigh, the Muintir Uarghusa, the Muintir Ioradain, the Muintir Naoindionain, the Muintir Mhiuneachain, the Muintir Bhraoin, etc. In more modern times the Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla aristocratic warrior Septs would eventually culminate in the Mac Giolla Padraigs / Mac Gillapatricks (Descended from a son of a devotee of St. Patrick) of Southern Leinster, In 1541 AD under 129.Brian Mac Giolla Padraig, who would be created the English Baron of Upper Ossory by Henry V111, and who would be the first to Normanize the Mac Giolla Padraig name to Fitz Patrick under the duress of Henry V111's onslaught on "all things Irish."

      77.Bressal Breac 's other son, 78.Lewy / Lughaidh was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Septs in the Leinster Province, especially also in Southern Leinster, as his descendant, 86.Cu Corb would become the ancestor of all of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Septs and the majority of the Kings of Leinster. Among these where the Ui Bairrche Sept, the Ui Briuin Chualann Sept, the Ui Buide Sept, the Dal Cairpre Sept, the Ui Chellaig Cualann Sept, the Dal Cormaic Sept,  the Crich na Cetach Sept, the Ui Cheinnselaig Sept, the Ui Chrimthainn Aine Sept, the Ui Dego Sept, the Ui Dunchada Sept, the Ui Dunlainge Sept, the Ui Enechglais Sept,  the Ui Faelain Sept, the Ui Failge Sept, the Ui Garrchon Sept, the Ui Mail Sept, the Dal Messin Corb Sept, the Ui Muireadhaigh Sept, the Ui Theig Sept. 77.Bressal Breac was to divide his original territory in the Leinster Province between these 2 sons, 78.Connla and 78.Lewy / Lughaidh who would then go on to create their own 2 individual Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla and Ui Lughaidh Leinster dynasties. 78.Lewy / Lughaidh the ancestor of the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Septs, was to have his particular territory on the northern side of the River Barrow from Drogheda in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster down to Co. Wicklow in the south - east of Southern Leinster.

78.Connla's son, who was to carry his particular Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla male line forward was;

79.Nuadha / Nuadad the father of:      80.Carrthan / Carrthach the father of;          81.Labraid / Labhradh the father of;      

82.Lewy / Lughaidh the father of;    83.Ailill / Oilill  the father of;    84.Deadna / Sedna  the father of;     85.Iar the father of;    86,Erc the father of;

87.Criffan / Crimthann Mor - the Greater the direct male line ancestor of the Kings of Ossory and Leinster who was the father of 88.Muiredach and also of;

88.Angus Ossrithe / Aeneas Ossaraidhe / Ossory the direct male line ancestor of the aristocratic Septs in the kingdom of Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster who was the father of 89.Ronan and also of;

89.Leary Birn Buadaig  / Laoghaire Bernbhradach the father of;        90.Auley / Awley / Amhalgaidh the father of;      

91.Eochy / Eochaidh / Echach Lamdoit  the father of;      92.Niadhcorb the father of;        

 93.Buan the ancestor of the Dal mBuain (The People of 93.Buan) the father of 94.Dron, 94.Niadh and also of;  94.Cairbre Caomh the father of 95.Conall  the father of  96.Rumaind  Duach / Ruamanduach the father of 97.St. Uibhne, 97.St.Ceanfolla, 97.St, Ceallach, 07.St. Conall, and also of; 

97.Laignich Faelad / Laghneach Faoladh who was the father of 98.St. Ciaran of Saighir, and also of 98.Eochy Bicne Caech / Eochaidh Beagneach Caoch  the father of;

601 AD. 99.Colman Mor - the Greater who became the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla 1st King of Ossory.

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