Ossory (kingdom)
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Ossory (kingdom) was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now largely County Kilkenny and parts of surrounding counties, ruled by its own dynastic kings before the Norman invasion.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
ⓘ
medieval Irish kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Diocese of Ossory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking Age warfare in Ireland ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Leinster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Aghaboe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ Seir Kieran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonym | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | subjected to Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ |
| floruit |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
modern County Kilkenny
ⓘ
parts of modern County Carlow ⓘ parts of modern County Laois ⓘ parts of modern County Offaly ⓘ parts of modern County Tipperary ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Middle Irish ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IrishName | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leinster
ⓘ
southeastern Ireland ⓘ |
| militaryLeader | Cerball mac Dúnlainge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Osraige people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Cerball mac Dúnlainge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Ireland (Gaelic) before Norman invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preNormanStatus | independent Gaelic kingdom ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Annals of Ulster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Annals of the Four Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish annals ⓘ |
| religion |
Celtic paganism (early period)
ⓘ
Christianity (later period) ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Dál Birn dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mac Giolla Phádraig (FitzPatrick) dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Earldom of Ormond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman lordship of Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early medieval period
ⓘ
high medieval period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Upper Ossory