Cenél nEógain
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Cenél nEógain was a powerful medieval Irish kin-group of the Northern Uí Néill, centered in Ulster and historically associated with the kingship of Tyrone.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of the Northern Uí Néill
ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ medieval Irish kin-group ⓘ |
| ancestralFigure | Niall Noígiallach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle |
High King of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Ailech NERFINISHED ⓘ King of Tír Eógain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Ailech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
early medieval period
ⓘ
high medieval period ⓘ |
| founder | Eógan mac Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Tír Eógain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of modern County Donegal ⓘ parts of modern County Londonderry ⓘ parts of modern County Tyrone ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Early Modern Irish ⓘ |
| historicalProvince | Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Middle Irish
ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eógan mac Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableClan |
O’Donnell dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O’Neill dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFamily | O’Neill of Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
| parentDynasty | Uí Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Uí Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
provider of High Kings of Ireland
ⓘ
provider of kings of Tír Eógain ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | overkingdom ⓘ |
| powerBase | north-western Ireland ⓘ |
| region | Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Cenél Conaill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cenél nÉnda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | kindred ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Uí Néill dynasties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorPolity | Lordship of Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Inishowen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ central Ulster ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
rí Ailech
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rí Tír Eógain ⓘ |
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