Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

To the overlordship which we have seen the O’Neills had obtained over clans outside of Tir Eoghain was now added a supremacy over nearly all the country east of the Bann. They now adopt the title of ” King of Ulster ” to indicate their leadership over all the north. The name of the Norman [...]

Most of the fighting, however, that took place in the north was not against the foreign element. O’Neills and O’Donnells fought amongst themselves, against each other, and against their neighbours. Wars of succession frequently rent both great families, eventually resulting in the family of Eoghan retaining the headship of the Cineal Eoghain in Conn Mdr [...]