medieval kingdom of Ulidia
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The medieval kingdom of Ulidia was a Gaelic polity in northeastern Ireland that preserved the territorial and cultural legacy of the ancient Ulaid people during the Middle Ages.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic polity
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ medieval Irish kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Dál Fiatach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dál nAraidi (in some periods and areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Christian monastic sites in Ulster ⓘ |
| capitalRegion | Downpatrick region (traditional association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Anglo-Norman settlers in Ulster ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
modern County Down area (approximate)
ⓘ
parts of modern County Antrim (approximate) ⓘ |
| culturalContinuityFrom | ancient Ulaid kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | Anglo-Norman expansion and later political changes in Ulster ⓘ |
| earlierReligion | pre-Christian Gaelic religion ⓘ |
| follows | ancient kingdom of Ulaid ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| governedBy | Gaelic kings ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ulaid (in some medieval sources)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBasis | Ulaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Irish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from Ulaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialIdentity | eastern Ulster ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct kingdom ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christian church in Ireland ⓘ |
| knownFor | preserving Ulaid territorial identity in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Goidelic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Ireland
ⓘ
province of Ulster ⓘ |
| neighbouringPolity |
kingdom of Airgialla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kingdom of Dál Fiatach (dynastic group within Ulidia) NERFINISHED ⓘ kingdom of Uí Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gaelic Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaelic overkingdoms network in Ulster ⓘ Insular Celtic cultural sphere ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | kingship ⓘ |
| preservesLegacyOf | Ulaid people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Irish annals ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| successorTerritory | Anglo-Norman Earldom of Ulster (in part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
medieval Ireland ⓘ |
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