Kingdom of Leinster

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Gaelic Irish kingdom former monarchy historic kingdom

The Kingdom of Leinster was a historic Gaelic Irish kingdom in the southeast of Ireland that played a central role in early Irish politics and resistance to Norman invasion.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kingdom of Leinster canonical 3
Leinster kingdoms 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic Irish kingdom ⓘ
former monarchy ⓘ
historic kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith Carlow ⓘ
Hill of Allen ⓘ
Kildare ⓘ
Wexford ⓘ
Wicklow ⓘ
capital Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naas ⓘ
conflict Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
Viking incursions in Ireland ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gaels ⓘ
followedBy English administration in Leinster ⓘ
Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
governmentType elective kingship ⓘ
hasBorderWith Kingdom of Meath ⓘ
Kingdom of Munster ⓘ
Kingdom of Osraige ⓘ
Tír Eoghain ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Ulster
historicalRegion eastern Ireland ⓘ
language Middle Irish ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ
legalSystem Brehon law ⓘ
locatedIn province of Leinster ⓘ
southeast of Ireland ⓘ
namedAfter Laigin people ⓘ
nativeName Laighin ⓘ
Laigin ⓘ
notableRuler Bran Ardchenn mac Muiredaig ⓘ
Diarmait Mac Murchada ⓘ
Diarmait mac Máel na mBó ⓘ
Fáelán mac Murchada ⓘ
Murchad mac Diarmata ⓘ
partOf Gaelic Ireland ⓘ
High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
surface form: High Kingship of Ireland (overlordship system)
playedRoleIn early Irish politics ⓘ
resistance to Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
precededBy territories of the Laigin ⓘ
religion Celtic paganism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
rulingDynasty Uí Cheinnselaig ⓘ
Uí Dúnlainge ⓘ
societalStructure tuatha-based society ⓘ
sourceMention Geoffrey Keating’s Foras Feasa ar Éirinn ⓘ
Irish annals ⓘ
Lebor na Cert (Book of Rights) ⓘ
timePeriod early medieval Ireland ⓘ
high medieval Ireland ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Lordship of Ireland → precededBy → Kingdom of Leinster ⓘ
Norman invasion of Ireland → participant → Kingdom of Leinster ⓘ
Osraige → borderedBy → Kingdom of Leinster ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leinster kingdoms
Clan Mac Giolla Phádraig → associatedWith → Kingdom of Leinster ⓘ