Upper Ossory in present-day County Laois

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Upper Ossory in present-day County Laois is a historic Gaelic territory in Ireland that served as the heartland of the Mac Giolla Phádraig (Fitzpatrick) lordship.

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Upper Ossory in present-day County Laois canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic territory
historic territory
medieval Irish lordship
associatedClan Clan Mac Giolla Phádraig
surface form: Clan Giolla Phádraig
associatedSurname Fitzpatrick
Mac Giolla Phádraig
borderedBy County Kilkenny
County Tipperary
Ossory
surface form: Lower Ossory

Queen's County
chiefFamilySeatOf Fitzpatrick of Upper Ossory
country Ireland
ethnicGroup Gaelic Irish
formerTerritoryOf Kingdom of Ireland
governedAs Gaelic lordship
territory under Brehon law
hasHeritage Fitzpatrick clan heritage
heartlandOf Fitzpatrick lordship
Mac Giolla Phádraig lordship
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
historicalRegionType tuath
language Irish language
locatedIn present-day County Laois
province of Leinster
modernEquivalent northwestern County Laois
notableFor Gaelic lordship continuity into Tudor period
role in Fitzpatrick genealogy
partOf Kingdom of Ossory
predecessor Ossory (kingdom)
presentIn County Laois local history
religionHistorically Celtic Christianity
surface form: Gaelic Christianity

Roman Catholicism
ruledBy Fitzpatrick dynasty
surface form: Fitzpatrick family

Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty
traditionalNameLanguage Irish

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Mac Giolla Phádraig traditionalSeat Upper Ossory in present-day County Laois