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AGE OF THE WORLD. 2242 This date is given by the IV. Masters
as that of the coming of Cesaair to Ireland i.e., forty days before the
Flood.
2520 Given as the date at which Partholan came to Ireland.
2530 The Fomorians defeated by Partholan at Magh Ithe, Co. Donegal.
262O
Partholan' s people die of the Plague.
2850 Neimheadh came to Ireland.
3066 The Fomorian Tower of Conainn (on Tory Island) is destroyed by the
race of Neimheadh : only 30 of the race of Neimheadh escape.
3266 Arrival
of the Firbolg.
3303 The Tuatha De Danann invade Ireland. Battle of Magh
Tuireadh (Moytura, Cong, Co. Mayo).
3301 Reign of Breas.
3310 Breas resigns
the sovereignty to Nuada Airgeadlamh " of the Silver Hand."
3330 Second
Battle of Magh-Tuireadh (Moytura, Co. Sligo). Nuada is slain by the Fomorians.
3331 Reign of Lugh Lamhfhada " Long-handed." He estab- lishes the Fair
of Taillte (Teltown, Co. Meath).
3370 Lugh is slain at Caendruim (Hill
of Uisneach, Co. Westmeath).
3371 Reign of the Dagda Mor.
3471 Joint reign of the last three Kings of the Tuatha Du Danaim Mac Cuill,
Mac Ceacht, and Mac Greine.
3500 Arrival of the Milesians. Battles of
Sliabh Mis and Taillte fought, and the three Princes killed.
3501 Emher
and Eremon (Heber and Heremon) divide Ireland between them. A battle is
fought between them at Geisill (King's County), and Heber is slain. Heremon
gives Tara to his wife, Tea, as her dowry and burial place. It is named
from her Tea-mur (Tara) i.e., the town or fort of Tea.
3580-3656 Reign
of Tighernmas. He first smelts gold in Ireland. He introduces ornaments
on dress. He is slain at Samhain when worshipping the Crom Cruach, or
chief idol of Ireland.
3664-3667 Reign of Eochaid Eadgadhach. He requires
each class to wear different colours in their dress.
3882-3922 Reign of
Ollamh Fodhla (i.e., Fodhla the Learned). He first established the Feis
of Tara. He appointed chieftains over fixed districts, and bruighfers,
or farmers, over each townland, who acknowledged the central authority
of Tara.
4532 Macha, a Princess, seizes the sovereignty from Dithorba
and Cimbaoth, two brothers, who had reigned in turn. She marries Cimbaoth,
and expels Dithorba to Con- naught. She forces the captive sons of Dithorba
to build the fort of Emain Macha. It was under Cimbaoth that Emain Macha
became the capital of Ulster.
4567-4607 Reign of Ugaine Mor. He exacted
oaths by all the elements, visible and invisible, that the men of Ireland
would never contend with his race for the sovereignty.
4606
Reign of I.aegaire Lore, the " Murderer," son of Ugaine Mor : murdered
by his brother, Cobthach, at Carmen (in Wexford).
4658 Cobthach is murdered
by Labraid Maen, with 30 chiefs, at Dind Righ, on the Barrow.
5017-5031
Reign of Congal Claringnech, son of Rudraighe (Rury).
5042-5047 Reign
of Fachtna Fathach, the ' Wise," son of Ross, son of Rury. He is, in some
of the stories of the Ulster champions, supposed to be the father of King
Conchobhar (Conor) and the deeds of Cuchulain and the Red Branch champions
take place about this time.
5058-5063 Reign of Eochaid Feidlech, the "Constant
Sighing." He divided Ireland into five provinces.
5070-5084 Reign of Eochaid
Aireamh, " the Grave-digger." He first had graves dug in Ireland. He was
burned at Freamhain (Co. Westmeath).
6085-5089 Reign of Eterscel. He is
slain at Allen (Co. Kildare) by Nuadha Neacht, who reigns half a year.
5091-5160 Reign of Conaire Mor, son of Eterscel. He is slain by his pirate
foster brothers at Bruighen Da Derga.
6166-5191 Reign of Lugaidh Sriabh-na-Dearg,
"of the Red Stripes." He dies of grief for the death of his wife. Dervorgil.
6192-5193 Conchobhar Abhradhruadh, Conor " of the Red Eyebrows." Slain
by Crimthann.
5193- to A. n. 9 Reign of Crimthann. He dies on Howth Hill after returning
from a foreign expedition with great spoils.
AGE OF CHRIST. 10 Reign of Cairbre Cinncait, " Cat-headed," the leader
of the insurrection of the Aithech Tuatha, in which nearly all the nobility
of Ireland were killed. An evil reign for Ireland. Morann the Wise lived
at this time and was chief counsellor.
15-36 Reign of Fearadhach Finnfeachnach
"the Righteous," son of Crimthann ; he oppressed the Aithech, who, however,
were troublesome for some time afterwards and incited rebellion against
the succeeding monarchs.
76-106 Reign of Tuathal Teachtmar " the Legitimate."
He fought many battles against the Aithech and reduced them to obedience.
He preserved the province of Meath for the support of the High-King and
celebrated the Feis of Tara, at which he caused all his chieftains to
swear that they would never contest the sovereignty of Ireland with him
or his descendants. In his reign the Boromha was first imposed on Leinster.
111-119 Reign of Feidhlimid Reachtmhar, "Phelim the Legal." Great wars
between Leinster and Munster.
120-123 Reign of Cathaire Mor. He was slain
by Conn Ced- cathach.
123 157 Reign of Conn Cedcathach " of the Hundred
Battles," son of Feidhlimid Reachtmar. In his time Ireland was divided
into two parts, Leth Cuinn (Conn's half) and Leth Mogha (Mogh's half).
Battle of Magh Lena (Moylena) between Conn and Eoghan Mor (Owen the Great),
King of Munster. Establishment of the Fianna Eirinn
186-196 Reign of Art
the Solitary, son of Conn of the Hundred Battles. Olioll Olum Kin^ of
Munster.
Battle of Ceannfeabhrat, in which Maccon is defeated by his step-father,
Olioll Olum. Maccon flees to Britain for help, and returns after some
time to Galway with auxiliaries. Art meets him and is killed in the Battle
of Magh Mucramha. Maccon usurps the- thronr of Tara.
327 Reign of Cormac
mac Airt. Battle of Crinna. Death of Olioll Olum. Cormac wars in Ulster,
Connaught, Meath, and Munster. Expulsion of Cormac across the sea.
265 Cormac's eye put out, and his lawgiver and son mortally wounded by
the thrust of a lance by Angus of the Terrible Spear (Gaibhuaibhthach).
Cormac fought and gained seven battles over the Deisi in revenge, and
he expelled them to Munster, where Olioll Olum gave them a district to
settle on. They were descended from the brother of Conn of the Hundred
Battles.
266 Cormac died at Cleiteach (Cletty) on the Boyne from a salmon-bone
sticking in his throat.
268-284 Cairbre Liffeachair " of the Liffey,"
son of Cormac mac Airt, King of Ireland.
271-276 Seven battles fought
against Munster and Angus of th Terrible Spear killed. 283 Finn, son of
Cumhall (Finn MacCool) was killed by Aichleach, a fisherman, with his
fishing-gaff, at Ath- Brea on the Boyne. Caoilte mac Ronain, a follower
of Finn, revenged his death on Aichleach.
284 Cairbre Liffeachair fell at the Battle of Gabhra-Aichle (Gaura), near
Tara. This battle was fought by Moghcorb, son of Cormac Cas, King of Munster,
who came to avenge the death of Mogh Nuadhat, his grandfather, who had
been murdered in his tent by Goll, leader of the Clanna-Morna or Fianna
of Con- naught. With Moghcorb were the Clanna-Baoisgne or Fianna of Leinster,
who had taken refuge in Munster. In this battle Osgur, son of Oisin (Ossian)
also fell.
323-326 (9) Reign of Colla Uais, who was expelled into Alba
(Scotland) by Muiredhach Tireach.
327-356 Reign of Muiredhach Tireach.
327 The three Collas return to Ireland from Alba. They enter into a friendly
treaty with Muiredhach.
331 The three Collas conquer large territories
in Ulster, from L. Neagh and the Newry River westwards, and destroy its
capital, Emain Macha.
358-365 Reign of Eochaid Mughmheadhoin, son of Muiredh-
ach, who had two wives, Mongfind of Munster and Cairenn, mother of Niall
of the Nine Hostages.
366-378 Reign of Crimthan, brother of Mongfind.
He was poisoned by his sister in the hope that her son Brian would succeed,
but he did not do so. Crimthan wars in foreign lands
379-405 Reign of
Niall of the Nine Hostages. He carried on foreign wars and made incursions
into Britain. Stilicho. the General of the Emperor Claudian, sent against
him. Niall had fourteen sons, some of whom settled in Meath and others
in Ulster. It was in his reign and by one of his legions that St. Patrick
was carried off to Ireland as a slave. Niall treacherously killed by the
son of the King of Leinster at the R. Loire in Gaul.
405-428 Reign of
Dathi, son of Eochaid Mughmheadhoin. He was killed by a flash of lightning
on the Alps. His body is said to have been brought home to Ireland and
buried at Rathcroghan, in Connaught.
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