Ossory (anglicised)
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Ossory is the anglicised name for the medieval Irish kingdom and region of Osraige, located in what is now parts of County Kilkenny and surrounding areas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ossory | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical kingdom
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ medieval Irish kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoExtendedInto |
County Laois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Tipperary NERFINISHED ⓘ County Waterford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| anglicisedFrom | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEcclesiasticalTitle | Diocese of Ossory GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedModernTitle |
King of Ossory
GENERATED
ⓘ
Prince of Ossory GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedSaint |
St Canice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Ciarán of Saigir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Leinster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalTraditionallyAt | Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreAreaNowIn | County Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic Irish culture ⓘ |
| existedInPeriod |
Early Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Gaelic kings ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAnglicisedFormOf | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcclesiasticalSeeAt | St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernEcclesiasticalSuccessor |
Church of Ireland Diocese of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | frontier kingdom between major Irish provinces ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | sub-kingdom between Munster and Leinster ⓘ |
| historicalTerritoryType | tuath ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Middle Irish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ |
| nameEtymologyRelatedTo | Irish word for deer (osraighe) ⓘ |
| nameUsedIn |
ecclesiastical titles
ⓘ
medieval Irish annals ⓘ |
| nowCorrespondsLargelyTo | County Kilkenny region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peopleCalled | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Celtic paganism
ⓘ
Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty |
Dál Birn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mac Giolla Phádraig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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