Cenél Loairn
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Cenél Loairn was a prominent kin-group or royal lineage within the early medieval Gaelic overkingdom of Dál Riata, associated especially with the region of Lorn in western Scotland.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic kin-group
ⓘ
royal lineage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish-Scottish migration
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| economy |
maritime trade
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Gaelic ⓘ |
| governingSystem | kingship ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Loarn mac Eirc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Dun Ollaigh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunadd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of the kingdom of Alba ⓘ |
| language | Old Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | provided warriors to Dál Riata ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Loarn mac Eirc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dál Riata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | sub-kingdom of Dál Riata ⓘ |
| region |
Argyll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousCentre | Iona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | kings of Dál Riata ⓘ |
| siblingTribe |
Cenél Comgaill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cenél nGabráin NERFINISHED ⓘ Cenél nÓengusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Senchus fer n-Alban
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Irish annals ⓘ |
| successor | kingdom of Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryType | coastal and insular lordship ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
6th century
ⓘ
7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedScript | Ogham (limited) ⓘ |
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