ancient Kingdom of Mide
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The ancient Kingdom of Mide was a central Irish kingdom that historically encompassed much of present-day County Meath and served as a core power base for early High Kings of Ireland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Mide | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish kingdom
ⓘ
former polity ⓘ historic kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint |
Saint Columba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Finnian of Clonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | King of Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Tara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uisneach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRoleIn | High Kingship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePowerBaseOf | High Kings of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| disruptedBy | Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlierReligion | pre-Christian Irish paganism ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | Uí Néill expansion ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| language | Old Irish ⓘ |
| laterLanguage | Middle Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Ireland
ⓘ
province of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Old Irish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | middle ⓘ |
| overkingdomOf | Southern Uí Néill territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Uí Néill sphere of influence ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Hill of Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Gaelic kingship ⓘ |
| producedRuler |
Conchobar mac Donnchada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Domnall Midi NERFINISHED ⓘ Donnchad Midi NERFINISHED ⓘ Flann Sinna NERFINISHED ⓘ Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill NERFINISHED ⓘ Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Hill of Uisneach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSiteWithin |
Clonard Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durrow Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roughlyCorrespondsTo | County Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty |
Clann Cholmáin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Uí Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorEntity | Lordship of Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncluded |
Clonard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Hill of Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ Hill of Uisneach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.