Kingdom of Tyrone

E941902

The Kingdom of Tyrone was a prominent Gaelic Irish realm in Ulster, historically ruled by the powerful O'Neill dynasty and central to resistance against English expansion in Ireland.

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instanceOf Gaelic Irish kingdom
historical polity
alliedWith Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ulster Plantation NERFINISHED
capital Dungannon NERFINISHED
centralTo resistance to English expansion in Ireland
culture Gaelic culture
declineCause English conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED
economy pastoral agriculture
ethnicCharacter Gaelic Irish
floruitCentury 16th century
17th century
fortificationType ringforts
tower houses
governingFamily O'Neill clan NERFINISHED
governmentType elective monarchy
historicalRegion Tír Eoghain NERFINISHED
historicalStatus one of the most powerful Gaelic lordships in Ulster
involvedInConflict Nine Years' War NERFINISHED
Tyrone's Rebellion NERFINISHED
language Irish language NERFINISHED
legalSystem Brehon law NERFINISHED
locatedIn Ireland NERFINISHED
Ulster NERFINISHED
militaryStrength Gaelic Irish warbands
namedAfter Eógan mac Néill NERFINISHED
nameMeaning land of Eoghan
notableEvent Flight of the Earls NERFINISHED
notableRuler Conn O'Neill NERFINISHED
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone NERFINISHED
Shane O'Neill NERFINISHED
Turlough Luineach O'Neill NERFINISHED
opposedBy Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
overlordship Cenél nEógain NERFINISHED
partOf Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED
politicalSystem tanistry
predecessor Cenél nEógain territory NERFINISHED
religion Gaelic Christianity NERFINISHED
Roman Catholicism
ruledByDynasty O'Neill dynasty NERFINISHED
rulingTitle King of Tyrone NERFINISHED
The O'Neill NERFINISHED
subsequentTo Uí Néill dominance in Ulster
succeededBy County Tyrone NERFINISHED
English administration in Ulster
territoryCorrespondsTo modern County Tyrone
territoryIncluded parts of modern County Donegal
parts of modern County Londonderry
timePeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages

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O'Neill dynasty associatedWith Kingdom of Tyrone