Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty
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The Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty was a prominent Gaelic Irish royal family that held kingship and later lordship in parts of what is now County Laois, playing a significant role in medieval Leinster politics.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mac Giolla Phádraig family | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic Irish dynasty
ⓘ
royal family ⓘ |
| anglicisedName | Fitzpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTerritory |
Slieve Bloom region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Ossory NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Osraige ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fitzpatrick clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanName |
Mac Giolla Phádraig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflicts | rivalries with neighboring Irish lordships ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | Gaelic aristocracy ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descendantsSurname |
Fitzpatrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacGilpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Gaelic Irish ⓘ |
| governedPeople | Osraige population ⓘ |
| governedSystem | Gaelic lordship structures ⓘ |
| hereditarySystem | tanistry ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | key Gaelic ruling house in central Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageOfRecords | Classical Irish ⓘ |
| historicalSeat | Upper Ossory in present-day County Laois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integration | eventually integrated into the English-Irish nobility ⓘ |
| laterPoliticalContext | Tudor conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterTitle | Lords of Upper Ossory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | modern Fitzpatrick families trace ancestry to the dynasty ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Irish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
Gaelic kings
ⓘ
Irish lords ⓘ |
| notableRole | played a significant role in medieval Leinster politics ⓘ |
| originOfName | derived from the personal name Giolla Phádraig ⓘ |
| politicalAlliances | alliances with other Leinster dynasties ⓘ |
| politicalSphere | Kingdom of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
medieval Leinster power
ⓘ
ruling dynasty in Osraige ⓘ |
| predecessorTitle | Kings of Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Leinster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day County Laois ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| statusChange | transitioned from kingship to lordship under Anglo-Norman and Tudor pressure ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ |
| titlesHeld |
King of Osraige
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord of Upper Ossory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | Brehon law ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | territorial kingship ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mac Giolla Phádraig family
this entity surface form:
Mac Giolla Phádraig family
subject surface form:
Upper Ossory