J·.JURNAL OF THE COUNTY DONEGAL HIS:TORICA:r. SOCIETY S4 12u ce4u i::41111 5 114 m4n415 lMt.6. 50 lle4r llu41u. lr 1114 m.6.1111ft::111 A ll.6.Ul4C41:'> t::i411114i ti11 C01141lt '(4C i::111u11) 411U41' 50 C411l.6.t 411 tron4. 0 t.1mr111 411 Ce4'0 ,(),0'64 Ru41'1) l14Ul.6.C41'l i::e4pn4i ti11 Con41ll 45Uf f:'e411 m.6.ndC 1 m41111rn11 0)1'0 P110111r1r 1 n'Oun n4 n54.ll. Ro11il 41mr111 114 pl4m:Jl4 I'll m41111ri::11e4c4 e1le 45 011u P110111rir 411 411 1114C.'\1)1~ l1et.5 (m ~'1ce ''OC111 n4 tt54ll), 1 mb4tle ,(),5411'.J-C40111 •(c400 to1r ue loc Su1u5e), 1 5C1ll 0 'OL0rhl141)1 (t::401'l t1411 ue loc Sf11l1se), 1 mb41Le t111c Sml'l11e 114 ut:u4t, 45ur 1 1'.lf J11.i CJrt4 1 11uu1ce t111c Sml'.lne E".1-rly inhabitants of Donegal n~t P1ctish. but ".Firibolg"; admixture of Gaill (Gauls). Three ma.in tribes were Tuaith Thardrais .(Aile·ach), Tuath FhOchmainne (iRosguill) and Tuath Ghuaire (Assaroe). Last- great chieftain. Aindi Mac Duach he1ped Gaelic conquerors to sub: due Picts. . rl\fodern Donegal corresponds with the territory conquered in 5th century by sons of Niall of the Nine :Hosrtages. The new Gaelic Kingdom was divided into three Parts '. Tir Chonaill IW est of the line from Lough Swilly to Barnesmore); Tir 1Eanna (East Donel!"al) ; orie'inal Tir Eoghain, (Inishowen). Suibjugation of Tir Chonaill tribes M'as completed in 6th century iby Ainmire MacSeanna, first chieftain of Cineal Chonaill I descendanits ot Conan Gu1iban) to become 1ligh Kin p of Ireland. Two main 1br,anches of Cineal Chonaill were Cineal Ainmirea·l'h ,(from Ainmire) and Cineal t.u1thach (from his brother. Lu1thaidh). Principal families of Cineal Ainmireach were O'Canb.ime4c. 1'.>i m4m1ri::1p. 45 011u C<l.rm41l 1 RJt m40LJ111. lr e .611 f'.dt <l. ui::u5i::4! m41mri::11e<l.t4 <l.JI e45l<l.1fi J111me e1le, m411 C1ll t111c ne.6.11.i111 45Uf COl1"11S 45ur 5Le4nn Colu1m C1lle, 50 11411) re4nt411C<l. 0)1tU 45 COrh411b4! Colmm Cille. b111re<l.u 411 re41111e<l.tc 411 f'4'0 1 nu141'6 Ce411n i::SJ1le. '0'1m1s f'o11mo11 11"' iK<l.01re4c tun n4 lleoJ1l.M· Cu415 n4 f45- <l.1 re 411 <l. re4c11<l.'6. 'Oibpe4'6 nt. "c1111oc4" cu11 11"' bporcA.t. tJ1111s 114 t::4lt::4 "1 lJ11'i1 411 pi," 45Uf uJ1le4'6 41' pl411i::o1ri 14u 6 1610 Am<\c. nons. O'Muldarrys and O'Gal. laghers. O'Cannons and rnMuld;arrys ruled Tir Chonaill unttil 1197 A.D. Cineal Lughach occupied district from Lough Swilly to Gweedore. Principal families were O'Donnells. OU)oherrtys and O'Boyles. ·Flahartach 0 Maoldoraidh vcanquished O'Cannons, but died withou~t heir. Lordship of Tir Chonaill passed to O'Doherty {;l,1917). O'Dohelity was slain by John de Courcey. Lordship then .passed to O'Donnells. O'Donnells were sunreme from 1200 to 1603. In 12th century the O'Muldarrys 1were in occuoartion of Erneside, O'Cannons, :SwiUyside, O'Do- :h etitys, Finnside; O'DonneHs, Lennonside. O'Boyles, Cloghaneely. 250. Tir Eanna was subdued and occupied by Cineaf Chonaill. F1ollowinl! a bitter struggle with Cineal Eoghain, the Lagan .(East DoneJ?al) became aJbsoribed in Tir Chonaill. In the early 15th c0 nturv the O'Dohertys occupied Inishowen. Aflter 1,000 years the ancient trit>attite kingdom .of Aileach became the greater Tlr
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