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BOOK THREE CHAPTER THREE Chapter Two of Book BOOK THREE CHAPTER THREE Chapter Two of Book Three of Dirty Birre extends from about 976 A. D. to about 1086 A. D., which is that period from the time of Domhnall (King No. 173) to the time of Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain (King No. 178) who mled with opposition from 1055 A. D. to 1086 A. D. The continuation of this history of Ireland in Chapter Three of Book Three will extend back three years or so, as the dates of the rule of the Irish kings overlap so that 1083 will be a noted date for the beginning of the mle of the next Irish Monarch. It is probably important to remind the reader that the High Kings (or Ard Righ) of Ireland at this time, all mled Ireland with opposition from others, and that started after the time of the battle of Clontarf, when Brian Bom and his son were killed by the Danes. No. 179 1083 A. D. to 1121 A. D. DOMHNALL MAC LOCHLAINN (with opposition) He was also known as Donall MacLoghlin, son of Ardgal, King of Aileach, as Donall O'Loghlann, as Domnall macArdgar O'Lochlainn O'Neill, as Domnall Ua Lochlainn (by Byrne). He is listed as Domnall by O'Corrain in his table of the Kings of the Northern Ui Neill. He was also King of Aileach. He was the son of Ardgar macLochlain, the king of Aileach. He jointly contested with Muircheartach Ua Briain who would become King No. 180 In 1083 A. D., Domnall Ua Lochlainn assumed the kingship of Cenel Eoghain. He carried out a king's raid on the Conaille and he carried off a great prey of cattle. He gave stipends from that prey to the men of Fernmag. In 1086 A. D., The following were noted: Turlough O'Brien, (King No. 178), the King of Munster, and the previous High King who had mled with opposition, died. Murtagh O'Brien was the King of Munster from 1086 A. D. to 1114 A. D. He became ill during his kingship, and his brother, Dermot O'Brien, assumed command of Munster. However, Murtagh O'Brien, who was more warlike than his brother, Dermot, wrested control of Munster back again. In 1088 A. D., an army was led by Domhnall, the son of Mac Lochlainn, King of Ireland. In 1090 A. D., A great meeting was attended by Domhnall, the son of Mac Lochlainn, King of Aileach No. 180 1101 A. D. to 1119 A. D. MUIRCHEARTACH UA BRIAIN (with opposition) He was also known as Muirceartach O'Brien, King of Munster, as Muircheartach Mor O'Briain, as Muircheartach, as Muirchertach II MacToirdelbaig O'Brien, as Muirchertach Ua Briain (by Byrne)and as Murkertach (or Murtough) O'Brien. He is listed as Muircertach by O'Corrain in his table of Dal Cais Kings. He was also King of Munster. He was the son of Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain (King No. 178) In 1088 A. D., a ransom was paid by Muircheartach ua Briain In 1089 A. D., the fleet of the men of Munster, under the conduct of Muircheartach Ua Briain arrived on the Sinainn (the River Shannon). Limerick became the seat of the Munster royalty, and the residence of the O'Briens, as Kings of Thomond In 1101 A. D., a great army was led by Muircheartach Ua Briain, King of Munster, with the men of Munster, Leinster, Osraighe (or Ossory), Meath and Connaught In 1106 A. D., Murtagh O'Brien gave Cashel in county Tipperary to the Catholic Church. In 1110 A. D., Gilbert (or Giselbert) was the first bishop of Limerick, and he was a friend of Saint Anselm, for whom the college in North Andover, Ma. was named. Gilbert presided at the Synod of Rath Breasil, where King Muircheartach Ua Briain wanted eccliastical reform, and had corresponded with Saint Anselm about it. This Synod began a new era of agreement with Rome, and the Synod of Kells, held in 1152 A. D. confirmed this. In 1114 A. D., A great fit of sickness attacked Muircheartach Ua Briain, so that he became a living skeleton, and he resigned his kingdom. Diarmaid Ua Briain assumed the Kingdom of Munster after him without permission. In 1115 A. D., Diarmaid Ua Briain, King of Munster, was taken prisoner by Muircheartach Ua Briain, who re- assumed his kingdom again, and who set out with an army into Leinster and Breagha. In 1115 A. D., the O'Glanney clan was an ancient clan when they fought against the Danes and with the forces of Brian Bom at Clontarf. Their heredity was as the Lords of Sligo Rock in County Sligo. Sligo Rock was an old house at the mouth of a small harbor. The marriage barge of Mourne O'Glanny is occasionally seen as a specter in the area. See Page 30 of "Ghosts in Irish Houses" for old Irish marriage customs. Black O'Flaherty was the enemy of the O'Glanney clan. He sacked castles at Dunluce, Annoy and Canlough, and then spent the winter at Portglenone in County Down. His men killed Aran Roe, who was to be a groom. There was a seven day wake for Aran Roe, followed by a Viking funeral, which is to set a ship out to sea with the body aboard, and to set it ablaze. During the wake, the WARN WOMAN from out beyond the Kyles of Rak mixed up a brew. As a follow up, the O'Scanlan clan overcame the O'Flaherty clan at the Battle of Lifford Glen. In 1118 A. D., Dermot O'Brien, the brother of Murtagh O'Brien, died In 1119 A. D., Murtagh O'Brien died. The successors of these O'Brien brothers were called Kings of Thomond, or Kings of Munster, or Kings of Limerick. All three titles were applied, but Limerick remained as their capitol until the Normans invaded Ireland. INTERREGNUM 1121 A.D. to 1127 A. D. O'Hart the Historian says that though many contested for fifteen years, none assumed the title of Monarch of Ireland. (Dates often do not coincide.) During the Twelfth Century, every Irish captive was set free as the result of the SYNOD OF ARMAGH. No. 181 1106 A.D. to 1156 A.D. TOIRDHEALBHACH UA CONCHOBHAIR (with opposition) He was also known as Tirloch Mor O'Connor, as Turlough O'Connor, as Turloch O'Conor, as Toirrdelbach macRuaidri na Saide Buide, as Toirrdhealbhach Mor, as Toirrdelbach Ua Conchobair (by Byrne) and as Tordelbach Mor. He is listed as Tairdelbach by Corrain in his table of Sil Muiredai (or O'Connor) Kings of Connacht. He was also King of Connaught (1106 A. D. to 1156 A. D.). He was the son of Ruaidri na Saide Buide mac Aeda Gai (bom. 1092 A. D. and died 1118 A. D.), King of Connaught who was the son of Aed in Gai Bemaig (who died in 1067 A. D.) who was also a King of Connaught, and of a long line of kings of Connaught. In 1119 A. D., He was said to have become High King in a different listing, which was called The Periphery of Francia. In 1116 A. D., Domhnall Mor O'Brien came to power. He blinded his brother, Brian to prevent him from getting to the throne. He conducted a feud with the men of Connacht (or Connaught). He would later swear allegiance to King Henry II of England so that he could obtain allies that he badly needed. In 1118 A. D., an army was led by Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair and Muirchertach MacNeill MacLochlainnking of Teamhair (or Tara). Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhair was described as the greatest of Brian Bom's successors. Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchubhair, with the strength of Connaught, Leinster and Meath, and of Feara Teabhtha and of O'Ruairc's (O'Rourke's) country, made another hosting into Munster, and they made a free circuit of Munster until they reached Gleann Maghair, where they met Toirdhealbhach O Briain, King of Munster, and the son of Conchobhar O Briain and the men of Munster with them. There were three battalions in all. The battle of Moin Mhor was fought between them and the Dal gCais, and the men of Munster were defeated there and a countless number of them fell. Toirrdhealbach O Briain was banished to Tir Eoghan (or Tyrone), and Toirdhealbhach O Conchobhair divided Munster between Tadgh O'Briain and Diarmaid, the son of Cormac Mac Carrthaigh, (according to Keating the Historian in Book II, section XXIX). Toirdhealbhach Ua Conchobhar was the father of Ruaidri Ua Conchobair (King No. 183) In 1146 A. D., the following were noted: Geraldis Cambrensis said "Fire is the greatest of enemies to every sort of Phantom, in so much as those who have seen any sort of apparitions, fall into a swoon as soon as they are sensible of the brightness of fire". He would become the English chronicler of the invasion of Ireland by the Anglo-Normans. He would also write a lot of weird writings. At this time, there were four main festivals celebrated each year. They were Beltane, Midsummer Eve, Samhain and Midwinter Festival. - Except for knights, only prelates were allowed to have gold bridles and harnesses. At this time, Bishop Snell gave gloves, pontificals and sandals to a cathedral, along with silken robes interwoven with golden spots and adorned with precious stones. In 1152 A. D., in May, the first Normans invaded Ireland, beginning a war with the Irish that would last over 850 years. It went about like this: - The Normans placed their faith in the use of force to attain their objectives.
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