> > The O'Hanlon's - Ui Anluain - kings of Oriel, pushed before them the Ui > Echadh under their kings, the Ui Ruadachain. The last mention of an Ui > Ruadachain king of the Ui Echadh is in 1231 and the last mention of them at > all, is in 1354 when Auly O'Rogan appealed to the king of England to ask the > Sheriff of Louth to let Auly and his following (sequela) live among the > Englishmen in Louth. > >From K. Sims, Medieval Armagh: The Kingdom of Oirthir (Orior) and its Rulers The Ui Annluain (O'Hanlons): "The most prominent local chiefs in the eleventh and twelfth centuries were the Ó Ruadacáin (O'Rogan) rulers of Ui Echach Airgiall, whose territory included Toaghy, just south of Armagh city, and probably also two Fews baronies, extending down to the southwestern borders of the modern county. Ruadri Ó Ruadacáin (d. 1099) and Murchad Ó Ruadacáin (d. 1159/60) are both called by the Annals of Ulster ri Airther; that is, king of the whole territory of Airthir, or perhaps merely of the most powerful community within it, in the same way that the term Airgialla tended to be applied particularly to the leading sub-kingdom within the Airgialla group as a whole, the men of Fernmag (Monaghan-Louth area). "However, the Ó Ruadacáin kings were not destined to maintain their position. In 1172, a Ceneal nEógain sub-chieftain, Mael Muire Murchada (MacMurphy) is called 'king of the Ui Echach', and though an Ó Ruadacáin is once more given this titkle in 1179, in 1181 another Mac Murchada as 'royal chief of the Airthir and Tricha Cét (barony of Trough, Co. Monaghan.)." According to the book of Ballymote the: O'Ruadacain and O'Muireagain are members of Muinter Duibh Rois of Ui Cremtainn of Airgialla i.e. “Muindter Duibh Rois .i. H. Ruadhacan & H. Caeman & H. Feidegan & H. Mairicain & H. Dunacan.” I find the families of Muinter Duibh Rois to be likely: H. Caeman: kings of Magh Leamhna in Clogher area of Tyrone bordering Monaghan. Amongst members of Cenel Fiachach mac Niall. (Also a name of a powerful family in west Fermangh.) H. Feidegan: originates from the Clones area in Monaghan; where Tiredigan and Ballyviddegan are on both sides of Clones. Later moved to south Monaghan and later by 1659 'census' to the barony of Ardee in Louth (MIF) H. Duncan: O’Hart gives Donnegan and they could well be the sometime Lords of Fernmagh (barony of Farney) in the south of county Monaghan. H. Ruadhacan: O’Hart gives Rogan and this are powerful family ruling East Airgialla (county Armagh) in the eleventh and twelfth centuries and as kings of the Ui Echach of Armagh and Oriors. I cannot find a location for a O'Muireagain kingdom, other than regilious one St Malachy who was most likely a O'Morgain of Armagh, the O'Morgan land is just out the city limits. The MacMurphy (of Clann Birn) kingdom was was Trough within the lands that had been held by Muinter Duibh Rois. There is 15th (1452 and 1453) century church correspondance with Rome concerning Cornelius Macmurchayd alias OMuirigan (MacMurphy alias O'Morgan) and Donald O'Murghan in regard to the vicarages of Aghaloo and Donaghmore. The nearby local Tyrone vicarages was the Mag Murchadha of Clann Birn....