Eóganacht Locha Léin

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Eóganacht Locha Léin was a prominent early medieval Irish royal lineage based around Loch Léin in Munster, associated with regional kingship and the wider Eóganachta dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish dynastic branch
early medieval Irish royal lineage
associatedWith kings of Iarmuman
regional kingship in Munster
associatedWithModernLocation Killarney National Park region NERFINISHED
associatedWithTerritory Iarmuman NERFINISHED
basedAround Loch Léin NERFINISHED
country Ireland NERFINISHED
culture early medieval Irish aristocratic culture
dynasticOrigin Eógan mac Ailella (Eóganachta ancestor) NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Gaels NERFINISHED
floruit 7th century
8th century
9th century
early Middle Ages
governed parts of west Munster
hasCulturalContext early medieval Munster kingship system
hasNameInEnglish Eóganacht of Loch Léin NERFINISHED
hasNameVariant Eoganacht Locha Lein NERFINISHED
Eóganacht Locha Léin (without diacritics: Eoganacht Locha Lein) NERFINISHED
hasRole overkings of Iarmuman
hasTypeOfAuthority regional kingship
historicalLanguageOfRecords Latin
historicalRegion Loch Léin (Lough Leane) in present‑day County Kerry NERFINISHED
language Old Irish
locatedIn Loch Léin region NERFINISHED
Munster NERFINISHED
west Munster NERFINISHED
memberOf Eóganachta royal kindreds NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Irish annals
medieval Irish genealogies
partOf Eóganachta NERFINISHED
Eóganachta of Munster NERFINISHED
politicalStatus sub‑kings within the wider Eóganachta hegemony
politicalStructure agnatic kin‑group
powerBase Loch Léin area NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier Munster tribal groupings
regionOfInfluence around modern Killarney
south‑west Munster
religion Christianity
sharesAncestorWith Eóganacht Chaisil NERFINISHED
Eóganacht Glendamnach NERFINISHED
Eóganacht Raithlind NERFINISHED
Eóganacht Áine NERFINISHED

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Eóganachta dynasticBranch Eóganacht Locha Léin