Tír Chonaill
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Tír Chonaill is a historic Gaelic territory in northwest Ireland that roughly corresponds to modern County Donegal and was traditionally ruled by the O'Donnell dynasty.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish túath
ⓘ
historic Gaelic territory ⓘ kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedBattle | Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedClan |
O'Boyle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O'Doherty NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Flight of the Earls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Tír Eoghain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Donegal (Donegal Town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Gaeltacht of Donegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantEthnicGroup | Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantLanguage | Irish (Gaelic) ⓘ |
| endOfIndependence | early 17th century ⓘ |
| eponym | Conall Gulban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingTitle | King of Tír Chonaill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageForm | Tír Conaill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalProvince | Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyLeader |
Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh Dubh O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Roe O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Manus O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Niall Garbh O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Hugh O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwest Ireland ⓘ |
| majorStronghold |
Ballyshannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donegal Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | County Donegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Land of Conall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePort |
Ballyshannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Killybegs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRiver |
River Erne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Foyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlordship | O'Donnell over subordinate clans ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Gaelic lordship ⓘ |
| postConquestIntegration | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postNormanStatus | largely outside direct Anglo-Norman control ⓘ |
| preNormanStatus | independent Gaelic kingdom ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roughlyCorrespondsTo | County Donegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjugatedBy | English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionCustom | tanistry ⓘ |
| traditionalRulingDynasty | O'Donnell dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRulingFamily | Clann Dálaigh (O'Donnell) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.