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
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| country |
Ireland
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| 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
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| ethnicGroup |
Gaels
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| governmentType |
clan-based monarchy
→
overkingship system → petty kingdoms → |
| hasCapitalType |
royal sites
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| hasCharacteristic |
Celtic culture
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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
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Irish legal tradition → Irish literature → Manx culture → Scottish Gaelic culture → |
| influencedBy |
Celtic civilization
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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
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island of Ireland → |
| mainLanguage |
Gaelic
→
Irish language → |
| notableDynasty |
Dál gCais
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Eóganachta → Uí Briúin → Uí Fiachrach → Uí Néill → |
| notableLawCode |
Brehon law
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| 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
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Christianity → Irish monasticism → Roman Catholicism → |
| socialClass |
bards
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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 (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Edward Bruce
("Medieval Ireland")
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historicalRegion |
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Ulster
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historicalTerritoryOf |
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Lordship of Ireland
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precededBy |
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Middle Irish
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primaryRegion |
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O'Connor
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regionOfOrigin |