Kingdom of Desmond
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The Kingdom of Desmond was a medieval Gaelic Irish realm in southwestern Ireland, ruled predominantly by the MacCarthy dynasty and centered in what is now County Cork and County Kerry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desmond (Gaelic kingdom) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic kingdom
ⓘ
former monarchy ⓘ |
| associatedCastle |
Blarney Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Castle Lough (Loch Léin area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Cork (medieval region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn |
County Cork
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Desmond Rebellions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| dynasty | MacCarthy Mór NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter | Gaelic Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Eóganachta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacCarthy clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | overkingdom in Munster ⓘ |
| language | Irish language ⓘ |
| laterTitle | MacCarthy Mór NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Ireland ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | South Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Cormac MacCarthy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Domhnall Mór na Curra MacCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Anglo-Norman lords in Munster
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originDynasty | Eóganacht Chaisil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kingdom of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Gaelic Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | MacCarthy dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingFamily | MacCarthy of Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesOriginWith |
Kingdom of Ormond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivision |
MacCarthy sept of Carbery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacCarthy sept of Duhallow NERFINISHED ⓘ MacCarthy sept of Muskerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Kingdom of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Killarney region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwest County Cork ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | King of Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Desmond (Gaelic kingdom)