Maguire dynasty

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The Maguire dynasty was a prominent Gaelic Irish ruling family that historically controlled the kingdom of Fermanagh in Ulster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic Irish dynasty
ruling family
alliedWith ODonnell dynasty NERFINISHED
ONeill dynasty NERFINISHED
clanSystem Irish clan
coatOfArmsFeature galleys
red hand
controlled Kingdom of Fermanagh NERFINISHED
country Ireland NERFINISHED
culturalIdentity Gaelic
ethnicGroup Gaelic Irish NERFINISHED
governedBy Brehon law NERFINISHED
hasNotableMember Bryan Maguire NERFINISHED
Connor Roe Maguire NERFINISHED
Cuchonnacht Maguire NERFINISHED
Hugh Maguire NERFINISHED
hasSurnameForm Mac Uidhir NERFINISHED
Maguire NERFINISHED
McGuire NERFINISHED
historicalEra Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
historicalStatus dispossessed nobility
involvedIn Nine Years War NERFINISHED
language Irish language NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay County Fermanagh NERFINISHED
lostPowerDuring Plantation of Ulster NERFINISHED
modernLegacy Irish surname group
symbol of Fermanagh heritage
nobleTitle King of Fermanagh NERFINISHED
Lord of Fermanagh NERFINISHED
notableStronghold Enniskillen NERFINISHED
Enniskillen Castle NERFINISHED
opposedBy Tudor conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED
partOf Gaelic nobility of Ireland
Uí Néill sphere of influence
politicalStructure clan lordship
petty kingdom
primaryMilitaryForces gallowglasses GENERATED
kerns GENERATED
region Fermanagh NERFINISHED
Ulster NERFINISHED
surnameMeaning son of Odhar or dun-coloured one
surnameOrigin patronymic
traditionalReligion Gaelic Christianity NERFINISHED
Roman Catholicism
traditionalTerritory Lough Erne region NERFINISHED
usedSuccessionSystem tanistry

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Maguire associatedClan Maguire dynasty