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.
Statements (47)
| 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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