High Kings of Ireland
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The High Kings of Ireland were the supreme monarchs who, according to medieval Irish tradition, held overlordship over the various regional kings of Ireland from the ancient period until the Norman invasion.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish royal institution
ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Island of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Gaels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish people ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Hill of Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | medieval Irish tradition ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Annals of the Four Masters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geoffrey Keating’s Foras Feasa ar Éirinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebor Gabála Érenn NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Irish annals ⓘ |
| endTime | after Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Kingdom of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | provincial kings of Ireland (traditional) ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Tara (traditional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCeremony | inauguration at Tara (traditional) ⓘ |
| hasDynasty |
Dál gCais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eóganachta NERFINISHED ⓘ Uí Briúin NERFINISHED ⓘ Uí Fhailge NERFINISHED ⓘ Uí Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Brehon law (traditional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryFigure |
Brian Boru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cormac mac Airt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lughaidh mac Con NERFINISHED ⓘ Lóegaire mac Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill NERFINISHED ⓘ Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair NERFINISHED ⓘ Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
overlords of regional kings of Ireland
ⓘ
supreme monarchs of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
white mare inauguration rite (in some accounts) ⓘ |
| inception | ancient period (traditional) ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Middle Irish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
overkingship
ⓘ
suzerainty over provincial kings ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism (later period)
ⓘ
pre-Christian Irish paganism (early period) ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Clontarf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early medieval Ireland
ⓘ
high medieval Ireland ⓘ prehistoric Ireland (legendary phase) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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