Emania

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Emania is an alternative name for Emain Macha, the ancient royal site and ceremonial capital of the Ulster kings in Irish mythology and archaeology.

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Emania canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient royal site
archaeological site
mythological location
alternativeNameOf Emain Macha NERFINISHED
associatedDeity Macha NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ulster kings NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Conchobar mac Nessa NERFINISHED
Cú Chulainn NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeople Ulaid NERFINISHED
country Ireland NERFINISHED
culture Irish
describedAs ceremonial capital of the Ulster kings
equivalentName Emain Macha NERFINISHED
field Irish archaeology
Irish mythology
hasArchaeologicalRemains earthworks
ring-ditch structures
timber structures
hasLanguageForm Emania (anglicised form of Emain) NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin Old Irish NERFINISHED
hasRole ceremonial center
royal residence
hasSiteType hilltop enclosure
royal stronghold
heritageStatus national monument of Ireland
locatedIn County Armagh NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland
Ulster NERFINISHED
locatedNear Navan Fort NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED
nearModernSettlement Armagh NERFINISHED
partOfTradition Celtic mythology NERFINISHED
referencedBy medieval Irish manuscripts
significance principal royal site of Ulster in legend
studiedBy Celticists
archaeologists
timePeriod Iron Age

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