Gaelic Ireland

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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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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 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
influenced Irish culture
Irish legal tradition
Irish literature
Manx culture
Scottish Gaelic culture
influencedBy Celtic civilization
Christian monasticism
Norman invasion of Ireland
Norse contacts
legacy Gaeltacht regions
Irish customary practices
modern Irish identity
legalSystem Brehon law
customary law
locatedIn Atlantic Europe
island of Ireland
mainLanguage 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 state
partOf Gaelic world
Insular Celtic world
politicalStructure High Kingship of Ireland
provincial kingdoms
tuath (tribal territory)
religion 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

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