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.

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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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O'Neill dynasty originatesFrom Cenél nEógain