Tír Eoghain
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Tír Eoghain is the historic Irish name for the region now known as County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, traditionally associated with the territory of the O'Neill dynasty.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Ulster | 1 |
| Tír Eógain | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic lordship
ⓘ
historic Irish territory ⓘ medieval Irish kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Cenél nEógain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | O'Neill dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Airgíalla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tír Chonaill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Dungannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Gaelic kingdoms of Ulster
ⓘ
Historic counties and territories of Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Irish-speaking Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalRelation | overlordship of subordinate Ulster clans ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary chieftaincy ⓘ |
| governedBy | O'Neill chieftains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Dungannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tullyhogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy |
cattle-raising
ⓘ
pastoral agriculture ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Irish (Gaeilge) ⓘ |
| historicalReligion |
Gaelic Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Irish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTitle |
Earl of Tyrone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ulster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | land of Eoghan ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | County Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eógan mac Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler | Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gaelic Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Gaelic lordship outside direct English control for much of its history ⓘ |
| predecessor | Cenél nEógain territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Gaelic genealogies
ⓘ
Irish historical tradition ⓘ |
| successor | County Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| traditionalInaugurationSite | Tullyhogue Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRulingFamily | O'Neill of Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsNameFor | County Tyrone in Irish ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kingdom of Ulster