Mide

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Mide was a medieval Irish kingdom located in the central part of Ireland, historically associated with the High Kings and the ruling dynasty of the Uí Néill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
medieval Irish kingdom
associatedWith High Kings of Ireland NERFINISHED
High Kingship of Ireland NERFINISHED
Uí Néill dynasty NERFINISHED
borderedBy Connacht NERFINISHED
Leinster NERFINISHED
Munster NERFINISHED
Ulster NERFINISHED
capital Tara (traditional royal site) NERFINISHED
containsSite Clonard NERFINISHED
Durrow NERFINISHED
Hill of Tara NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Ireland NERFINISHED
culturalSphere Insular Celtic culture
dissolutionCause Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Gaels NERFINISHED
governedByLaw Brehon law NERFINISHED
governmentType hereditary monarchy
hasEtymology Old Irish "Mide" meaning "middle"
hasRulingFamily Clann Cholmáin NERFINISHED
Síl nÁedo Sláine (earlier period) NERFINISHED
hasTitle King of Mide NERFINISHED
hasType Gaelic kingdom
historicalLanguageFamily Celtic languages NERFINISHED
historicalStatus defunct kingdom
knownFor royal and ceremonial sites
seat of many High Kings
language Old Irish NERFINISHED
locatedIn central Ireland
province of Meath (historical core) NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Irish annals
medieval Irish genealogies
partOf Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED
Irish overkingship system
politicalRole core territory of Uí Néill power
politicalSystem kingship
religion Christianity
pre-Christian Irish paganism
ruledBy Clann Cholmáin branch of Uí Néill NERFINISHED
Southern Uí Néill NERFINISHED
strategicImportance central position in Ireland
successor Anglo-Norman lordships in central Ireland
Lordship of Meath NERFINISHED
timePeriod High Medieval period
early Middle Ages

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Uí Néill territory Mide