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.

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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

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Upper Ossory in present-day County Laois predecessor Ossory (kingdom)
subject surface form: Upper Ossory