Eóganachta

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Eóganachta was a powerful early medieval Irish royal dynasty that dominated the kingdom of Munster and played a central role in Gaelic political and cultural life.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eóganachta canonical 4
Kings of Munster 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic dynasty
Irish royal dynasty
associatedWithPlace Loch Léin
Rock of Cashel
Áine (Knockainy)
associatedWithSaint Saint Ciarán of Saigir
Saint Declán of Ardmore
Saint Finbarr
Saint Íbar
capitalOrPowerBase Cashel
country Ireland
culturalRole patrons of early Irish literature
patrons of ecclesiastical scholarship
declinePeriod 10th century
displacedBy Dál gCais in Munster kingship
dominantIn Kingdom of Munster
surface form: kingdom of Munster
dynasticBranch Eóganacht Airthir Cliach
Eóganacht Chaisil
Eóganacht Glendamnach
Eóganacht Locha Léin
Eóganacht Raithlind
Eóganacht Áine
ethnicGroup Gaels
floruit 10th century
7th century
8th century
9th century
early Middle Ages
governingSystem túath-based kingship
hasAncestralFigure Ailill Aulom
Conall Corc
hasLegendaryOrigin Milesian ancestry
heritage important in Gaelic cultural tradition
important in Gaelic political identity
language Middle Irish
Old Irish
namedAfter Eógan Mór
partOf early medieval Irish political order
politicalRole overkings of Munster
patrons of churches and monasteries
producedOfficeHolder High Kingship of Ireland
surface form: High Kings of Ireland (contested or traditional)

Eóganachta self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kings of Munster
region Munster
religion Christianity
rival Dál gCais
Osraige
Uí Néill
Éile
socialStatus overking dynasty
traditionalFounder Eógan Mór

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaelic Ireland notableDynasty Eóganachta
Munster historicallyRuledBy Eóganachta
this entity surface form: Kings of Munster
Munster associatedWithDynasty Eóganachta
Uí Néill opponent Eóganachta
Dál gCais politicalStatus Eóganachta
this entity surface form: Kings of Munster
Eóganachta producedOfficeHolder Eóganachta self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kings of Munster