Lóegaire mac Néill

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Lóegaire mac Néill was a legendary 5th-century High King of Ireland from the Uí Néill dynasty, known in tradition as a contemporary and opponent of Saint Patrick.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish legendary figure
Uí Néill dynast
legendary High King of Ireland
associatedWith Irish Christian tradition
Irish myth and legend
Uí Néill expansion in Ireland
associatedWithEvent Saint Patrick’s mission to Ireland
associatedWithPlace Hill of Tara NERFINISHED
category 5th-century Irish monarchs
High Kings of Ireland NERFINISHED
Mythological kings of Tara
contemporaryOf Saint Patrick NERFINISHED
country Ireland NERFINISHED
culture Early Irish
describedBySource Annals of the Four Masters NERFINISHED
Geoffrey Keating’s Foras Feasa ar Éirinn NERFINISHED
Lebor Gabála Érenn NERFINISHED
hagiographies of Saint Patrick
dynasty Uí Néill NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Gaels NERFINISHED
father Niall Noígiallach NERFINISHED
floruit 5th century
gender male
hasLegend death attributed to divine judgment in some accounts
refusal to convert to Christianity in some traditions
story of confronting Saint Patrick at Tara
historicity partly legendary
language Primitive Irish NERFINISHED
nameInIrish Lóegaire mac Néill NERFINISHED
notableFor association with the Christianization of Ireland
being a traditional opponent of Saint Patrick
opponentOf Saint Patrick NERFINISHED
positionHeld High King of Ireland NERFINISHED
realm Ireland NERFINISHED
Tara NERFINISHED
relative Coirpre mac Néill NERFINISHED
Conall Cremthainne NERFINISHED
Muirchertach mac Ercae NERFINISHED
Niall Noígiallach NERFINISHED
religion paganism (in traditional accounts)
residence Tara NERFINISHED
timePeriod 5th century

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