Gaelic Ireland

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cultural region historical society political system

Gaelic Ireland was the traditional Gaelic-speaking society and political order that existed in Ireland from prehistoric times until the early 17th century, characterized by clan-based kingdoms, Brehon law, and a distinct Celtic culture.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Gaelic Ireland canonical	23
Ireland (historical)	2
Ireland (historical context)	1
Ireland (historically)	1
Medieval Ireland	1

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ historical society ⓘ political system ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ
culture	Gaelic games ⓘ Insular Celtic culture ⓘ heroic literature ⓘ saga tradition ⓘ sean-nós singing ⓘ traditional Irish music ⓘ
economy	cattle-based wealth ⓘ pastoral agriculture ⓘ tribute system ⓘ
endCause	English colonization of Ireland ⓘ Plantation of Ulster ⓘ Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ
endTime	early 17th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Gaels ⓘ
governmentType	clan-based monarchy ⓘ overkingship system ⓘ petty kingdoms ⓘ
hasCapitalType	royal sites ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	Celtic nations ⓘ surface form: Celtic culture clan-based society ⓘ honour-based legal system ⓘ kinship-based politics ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ tribal kingdoms ⓘ
hasCustom	blood-fine (eric) payments ⓘ clientship ⓘ fosterage ⓘ hospitality laws ⓘ tanistry (succession system) ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ Ogham script ⓘ surface form: Ogham
influenced	Irish culture ⓘ Irish legal tradition ⓘ Irish literature ⓘ Manx culture ⓘ Scottish Gaelic culture ⓘ
influencedBy	Celtic tribes ⓘ surface form: Celtic civilization Christian monasticism ⓘ Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ Norse contacts ⓘ
legacy	Gaeltacht regions of Ireland ⓘ surface form: Gaeltacht regions Irish customary practices ⓘ modern Irish identity ⓘ
legalSystem	Brehon law ⓘ customary law ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Europe ⓘ Ireland ⓘ surface form: island of Ireland
mainLanguage	Irish language ⓘ surface form: Gaelic Irish language ⓘ
notableDynasty	Dál gCais ⓘ Eóganachta ⓘ Uí Briúin ⓘ Uí Fiachrach ⓘ Uí Néill ⓘ
notableLawCode	Brehon law ⓘ
notableSite	Cashel ⓘ Cruachan ⓘ Emain Macha ⓘ Tara ⓘ Tara of the Kings ⓘ
opposedBy	Kingdom of England ⓘ Tudor dynasty ⓘ surface form: Tudor state
partOf	Gaelic world ⓘ Insular Celtic languages ⓘ surface form: Insular Celtic world
politicalStructure	High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ provincial kingdoms ⓘ tuath (tribal territory) ⓘ
religion	Celtic mythology ⓘ surface form: Celtic paganism Christianity ⓘ Irish monasticism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialClass	bards ⓘ brehons (jurists) ⓘ filid (poets) ⓘ free commoners ⓘ nobility ⓘ ollamh (chief poet or scholar) ⓘ rí (king) ⓘ unfree classes ⓘ
startTime	prehistoric period ⓘ
timePeriod	Early Modern period ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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

Middle Irish → primaryRegion → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Ulster → historicalTerritoryOf → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

O'Connor → regionOfOrigin → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Lordship of Ireland → precededBy → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Edward Bruce → historicalRegion → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Medieval Ireland

Tudor conquest of Ireland → location → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

O'Laughlen → hasHistoricalAssociation → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Brian Boru harp → culture → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

filid (poets) → culturalContext → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

subject surface form: filid

Brehon law → appliedIn → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Tara → associatedWith → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Emain Macha → associatedWith → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Tara of the Kings → associatedWithCulture → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Pádraig → associatedWithRegion → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

House of Fraser (various corporate owners over time) → serviceArea → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

subject surface form: House of Fraser

this entity surface form: Ireland (historically)

Osraige → partOf → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Kings of Osraige → partOf → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

circuit court → existsInJurisdiction → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ireland (historical)

Gaelic Irish → region → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Irish people → ancestralRegion → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Kingdom of Connacht → partOf → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

later Treason Acts → jurisdiction → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ireland (historical)

Desmond (historical region in Ireland) → partOf → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

subject surface form: Desmond

Gaelic Scotland → influencedBy → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

O'Flanagan → hasHistoricalAssociation → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Saul Church → locatedIn → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ireland (historical context)

Dún Dá Lethglas → culture → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ

Kingdom of Leinster → partOf → Gaelic Ireland ⓘ