High Kings of Ireland

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The High Kings of Ireland were the supreme monarchs who, according to medieval Irish tradition, held overlordship over the various regional kings of Ireland from the ancient period until the Norman invasion.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
High Kings of Ireland canonical 18
Irish monarchy 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish royal institution ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Island of Ireland ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Gaels ⓘ
Irish people ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Hill of Tara ⓘ
basedOn medieval Irish tradition ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
describedBySource Annals of the Four Masters ⓘ
Geoffrey Keating’s Foras Feasa ar Éirinn ⓘ
Lebor Gabála Érenn ⓘ
medieval Irish annals ⓘ
endTime after Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
followedBy Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
governs provincial kings of Ireland (traditional) ⓘ
hasCapital Tara (traditional) ⓘ
hasCeremony inauguration at Tara (traditional) ⓘ
hasDynasty Dál gCais ⓘ
Eóganachta ⓘ
Uí Briúin ⓘ
Uí Fhailge ⓘ
linked to: Uí Failghe

Uí Néill ⓘ
hasLegalBasis Brehon law (traditional) ⓘ
linked to: Brehon law
hasLegendaryFigure Brian Boru ⓘ
Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles) ⓘ
Cormac mac Airt ⓘ
Lughaidh mac Con ⓘ
Lóegaire mac Néill ⓘ
Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill ⓘ
Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages) ⓘ
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair ⓘ
Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair ⓘ
hasRole overlords of regional kings of Ireland ⓘ
supreme monarchs of Ireland ⓘ
hasSymbol Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) ⓘ
white mare inauguration rite (in some accounts) ⓘ
inception ancient period (traditional) ⓘ
languageUsed Middle Irish ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ
lastHolder Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair ⓘ
partOf Gaelic Ireland ⓘ
politicalStructure overkingship ⓘ
suzerainty over provincial kings ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism (later period) ⓘ
pre-Christian Irish paganism (early period) ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Tara ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Clontarf ⓘ
Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ
timePeriod early medieval Ireland ⓘ
high medieval Ireland ⓘ
prehistoric Ireland (legendary phase) ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

O'Conor family → traditionalClaim → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Hill of Tara → associatedWith → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Dál gCais → producedTitleHolder → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
subject linked to: Dál gCais dynasty
O'Brien coat of arms → associatedWith → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Ó Néill → associatedWithTitle → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Kings’ Cycle → hasSubject → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Teach Miodhchuarta → associatedWith → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Rath of the Synods → culturalAssociation → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Mide → associatedWith → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Eochaid Mugmedón → category → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Connachta dynasties → produced → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Vikings of Dublin → conflictWith → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Rath na Ríogh → associatedWith → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Ard Rí Éireann → associatedWith → Irish monarchy ⓘ
linked to: High Kings of Ireland
Lóegaire mac Néill → category → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Kingdom of Meath → seatOf → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Kingdom of Mide → corePowerBaseOf → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
subject linked to: ancient Kingdom of Mide
Clonalis House → associatedWith → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
King of Thomond → successorOf → High Kings of Ireland ⓘ