Ossory
E793827
Church of Ireland diocese
Roman Catholic diocese
historic diocese
historic kingdom
medieval Irish kingdom
Ossory is a historic medieval kingdom and later ecclesiastical diocese in southeastern Ireland, centered around what is now County Kilkenny.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Ossory | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Church of Ireland diocese
ⓘ
Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ historic diocese ⓘ historic kingdom ⓘ medieval Irish kingdom ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | Kingdom of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMonasticSite |
Aghaboe
GENERATED
ⓘ
Jerpoint GENERATED ⓘ Kilkenny (early ecclesiastical settlement) GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | River Nore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Munster (historical province) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | County Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dioceseEstablished | 12th century ⓘ |
| dioceseNowPartOf |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Dioceses of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory (Church of Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalProvince |
Province of Dublin (Church of Ireland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Dublin (Roman Catholic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kings of Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCathedral | St Canice's Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCathedralCity | Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | arms featuring a stag (associated with Osraige) ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalSee | Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionIncludes |
County Kilkenny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of County Laois ⓘ parts of County Offaly ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important frontier kingdom between Leinster and Munster ⓘ |
| kingdomFlourished | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language |
Middle Irish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Ireland ⓘ |
| medievalLaw | Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Old Irish Osraige ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | people of the deer ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Cerball mac Dúnlainge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Leinster (historical province) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaint | St Canice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| people | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preNormanPoliticalStructure | tuath-based kingdom ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Church of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| successorEntity |
County Kilkenny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lower Ossory
subject surface form:
Upper Ossory
this entity surface form:
Lower Ossory