Kingdom of Breifne
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The Kingdom of Breifne was a medieval Gaelic Irish kingdom in north-central Ireland, roughly encompassing modern County Cavan and parts of neighboring counties, ruled predominantly by the O'Rourke and O'Reilly dynasties.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | medieval Gaelic Irish kingdom ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Cavan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dromahair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Norman invasion of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
wars with the Kingdom of Connacht ⓘ wars with the Kingdom of Meath ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablishedAsResultOf | Tudor conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | late 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Kingdom of East Breifne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of West Breifne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | Gaelic monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Bréifne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | north-central Ireland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bréifne (historic region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| nativeName | Bréifne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Aedh Ua Ruairc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cathal O'Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigernán Ua Ruairc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Uí Briúin Bréifne lordship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Gaelic Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roughlyCorrespondsTo |
County Cavan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Leitrim NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of County Fermanagh ⓘ parts of County Longford ⓘ parts of County Sligo ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty |
O'Reilly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O'Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ Ó Raghallaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ó Ruairc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | Uí Briúin Bréifne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 8th century ⓘ |
| todayPartlyIn |
County Cavan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Fermanagh NERFINISHED ⓘ County Leitrim NERFINISHED ⓘ County Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ County Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Early Modern Irish
ⓘ
Middle Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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