Kingdom of Meath

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The Kingdom of Meath was a medieval Irish kingdom centered in the central-eastern part of the island, historically significant as a seat of high kings and a major political and ecclesiastical power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity
medieval Irish kingdom
associatedWith High Kingship of Ireland NERFINISHED
Hill of Uisneach NERFINISHED
borderedBy Kingdom of Connacht NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Leinster NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Mide (in some sources considered synonymous) NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Ulster NERFINISHED
capital Clonard NERFINISHED
Tara NERFINISHED
Trim NERFINISHED
contains Clonard Abbey NERFINISHED
Hill of Tara NERFINISHED
Trim Castle NERFINISHED
coreTerritory modern County Meath
modern County Westmeath
parts of County Dublin
parts of County Longford
parts of County Offaly
culturalRegion Irish midlands
diminishedBy Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED
disestablished 12th century
followedBy County Meath NERFINISHED
County Westmeath NERFINISHED
Lordship of Meath NERFINISHED
governedBy Gaelic Irish kings
hasSignificance major ecclesiastical power in medieval Ireland
major political power in medieval Ireland
historicalRole center of royal inauguration and assembly
important ecclesiastical center in medieval Ireland
language Old Irish
locatedIn Ireland NERFINISHED
central Ireland
eastern Ireland
nativeName Mide NERFINISHED
partOf province of Leinster
politicalStructure tuath-based kingship
precededBy Uí Néill overkingship of central Ireland NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
ruledBy Clann Cholmáin dynasty NERFINISHED
Uí Néill dynasties NERFINISHED
seatOf High Kings of Ireland NERFINISHED
timePeriod early Middle Ages
high Middle Ages
traditionalOverkingdomOf Mide NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

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Kingdom of Connacht borderedBy Kingdom of Meath
Kingdom of Leinster hasBorderWith Kingdom of Meath
County Meath hasHistoricRegion Kingdom of Meath