ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe
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The ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe was a Gaelic Irish polity centered in what is now County Offaly, whose ruling dynasty and territory gave the modern county its name.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic kingdom
ⓘ
historic polity ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
River Barrow region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Shannon region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Leinster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalNote | existed before Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coreTerritory | modern County Offaly ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic Irish culture ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | Tudor conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
cattle-raising
ⓘ
pastoral agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
hereditary monarchy
ⓘ
tanistry ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Offaly (Uíbh Fhailí) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | English-administered shire system ⓘ |
| language |
Early Modern Irish
ⓘ
Middle Irish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leinster
ⓘ
central Ireland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Uí Failghe people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameGaveRiseTo | County Offaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| nativeName | Uí Failghe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | clan-based society ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | tuath-based kingdom ⓘ |
| preChristianReligion | Celtic paganism ⓘ |
| religion | Gaelic Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledBy | kings of Uí Failghe ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Uí Failghe dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
County Offaly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King’s County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfState | sub-kingdom of Leinster ⓘ |
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