High Kingship of Ireland

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monarchy overkingship traditional title

The High Kingship of Ireland was the traditional supreme monarchy claimed by overkings who sought island-wide authority over the various Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
High King of Ireland 10
High Kingship of Ireland canonical 3
Irish monarchy 3

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchy ⓘ
overkingship ⓘ
traditional title ⓘ
appliesToTerritory island of Ireland ⓘ
associatedWithConcept overking of overkings ⓘ
rí ruirech ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Dál gCais ⓘ
Eóganachta ⓘ
Uí Briúin ⓘ
Uí Néill ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Celtic mythology ⓘ
surface form: Celtic paganism

Christianity ⓘ
associatedWithSite Hill of Tara ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Tara of the Kings ⓘ
surface form: King of Tara
basedOn Brehon law ⓘ
Gaelic kingship traditions ⓘ
characteristic authority was contested by regional kings ⓘ
island-wide authority was often nominal ⓘ
power depended on personal military strength ⓘ
claimedBy Brian Boru ⓘ
Flann Sinna ⓘ
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid ⓘ
surface form: Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill

Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid ⓘ
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair ⓘ
Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair ⓘ
surface form: Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair

Áed Findliath ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
deFactoEnd 12th century ⓘ
developedFrom kingship of Tara ⓘ
documentedIn Annals of the Four Masters ⓘ
Annals of Tigernach ⓘ
surface form: Chronicon Scotorum
firstAttestedInCentury 7th century ⓘ
firstAttestedInSource Annals of Ulster ⓘ
Lebor Gabála Érenn ⓘ
governmentType overkingship ⓘ
suzerainty ⓘ
hasCapital Tara ⓘ
hasSymbol Stone of Destiny ⓘ
surface form: Lia Fáil

inauguration at Tara ⓘ
languageUsed Middle Irish ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ
lastWidelyRecognisedHolder Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair ⓘ
legitimisedBy Christian churches ⓘ
surface form: Christian church
precededBy provincial kingship system ⓘ
selectionMethod election by provincial kings ⓘ
tanistry ⓘ
succeededBy Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
titleInLanguage Ard Rí Éireann ⓘ
surface form: Ard Rí na hÉireann

Ard Rí Éireann ⓘ
weakenedBy Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
Vikings of Dublin ⓘ
surface form: Viking invasions of Ireland

Referenced by (22)

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

Gaelic Ireland → politicalStructure → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
Edward Bruce → positionHeld → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
O'Brien → isAssociatedWith → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
Queen of Ireland → linkedOffice → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish monarchy
Killaloe → associatedWith → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
Norman invasion of Ireland → opponent → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
Brian Boru harp → namedAfterInstanceOf → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
Uí Néill → positionHeld → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
Dál gCais → politicalStatus → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Kings of Ireland
Tara → associatedWith → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Kings of Ireland
Tara of the Kings → associatedWithMythology → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish High Kings
Eóganachta → producedOfficeHolder → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Kings of Ireland (contested or traditional)
Queen of Ireland → associatedConcept → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish monarchy
O'Brien family of Thomond → historicalTitleHeld → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
Alliance → leaderTitle → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King
Queen of Ireland → category → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish monarchy
Brian Boru → positionHeld → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
Kingdom of Connacht → partOf → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
O'Conor family → associatedTitle → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
Treaty of Windsor (1175) → signatoryParty → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
Treaty of Windsor (1175) → associatedWithTitle → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High King of Ireland
Kingdom of Leinster → partOf → High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Kingship of Ireland (overlordship system)