Connachta (ancient people)

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The Connachta were a powerful confederation of early medieval Irish dynasties traditionally associated with the western province of Connacht and prominent in Irish legend and history.

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Surface form Occurrences
Connachta 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish dynastic confederation
ancient people
early medieval people
associatedWith province of Connacht
western Ireland NERFINISHED
capital Cruachu NERFINISHED
centeredOn Rathcroghan NERFINISHED
country Ireland NERFINISHED
culture Gaelic culture
describedIn Irish annals
Medieval Irish saga literature
Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED
early Irish genealogies
ethnicGroupOf Kings of Connacht NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Gaels NERFINISHED
hasDemonym Connacht people
Connachtman NERFINISHED
Connachtmen
hasEthnicGroup Uí Ailello NERFINISHED
Uí Briúin NERFINISHED
Uí Briúin Aí NERFINISHED
Uí Briúin Bréifne NERFINISHED
Uí Briúin Seóla NERFINISHED
Uí Fiachrach NERFINISHED
Uí Maine NERFINISHED
hasLegendaryAncestor Conn Cétchathach NERFINISHED
Eochaid Mugmedón NERFINISHED
Niall Noígiallach NERFINISHED
hasNotableSite Cruachan Aí NERFINISHED
Rathcroghan complex NERFINISHED
influenced political structure of Connacht
language Old Irish NERFINISHED
Primitive Irish NERFINISHED
locatedIn west of the River Shannon
namedAfter Conn Cétchathach NERFINISHED
partOf early medieval Ireland
partOfTradition Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED
Irish legendary history
producedDynasty Uí Briúin kings of Connacht NERFINISHED
Uí Fiachrach kings of Connacht NERFINISHED
Uí Maine kings NERFINISHED
relatedTo Connacht (province) NERFINISHED
religion Celtic paganism
Christianity
rivalOf Connachta of the Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED
Kings of Tara NERFINISHED
Ulaid NERFINISHED
timePeriod early Middle Ages
late antiquity

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Ulaid (ancient people) conflictedWith Connachta (ancient people)