Bréifne
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Bréifne was a medieval Gaelic kingdom in northwestern Ireland historically ruled by the Uí Briúin dynasty.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical Irish polity
ⓘ
medieval Gaelic kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brefny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Breifne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tír Briúin Bréifne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Uí Briúin Bréifne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Cavan (medieval period, traditionally)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dromahair (periods of O'Rourke rule) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
Anglo-Norman lords in Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic Irish culture ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
East Bréifne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Bréifne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedDuring | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Gaelic Irish kingship system ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
High Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Irish language ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Ireland ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryIncludes |
County Cavan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Leitrim NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of County Fermanagh ⓘ parts of County Longford ⓘ parts of County Meath ⓘ parts of County Sligo ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Uí Briúin Bréifne kindred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlordshipClaimedBy | High King of Ireland (various periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | tuath-based kingdom ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Annals of Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Annals of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ Annals of the Four Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Gaelic Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Uí Briúin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledByClan |
O'Reilly (Uí Raghallaigh)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O'Rourke (Uí Ruairc) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState |
East Breifne O'Reilly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Breifne O'Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodApproximate | c. 8th century to 16th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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