Osraige

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Osraige was an early medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now mainly County Kilkenny and parts of County Laois.

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Osraige canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early medieval Irish kingdom
historical polity
anglicisedName Ossory
associatedWithDiocese Diocese of Ossory
borderedBy Leinster kingdoms
linked to: Kingdom of Leinster

Mumu (Munster)
capital Kilkenny
country Ireland
ethnonym Osraige
exonym Ossory
floruit 9th century
early Middle Ages
followedBy County Kilkenny
County Laois
Lordship of Ossory
linked to: Lordship of Ireland
governedBy king of Osraige
hasCulturalIdentity Osraige people
linked to: Gaels
hasEcclesiasticalCentre Aghaboe
Kilkenny
hasToponymicLegacy Ossory (diocese and region)
historicalProvince Leinster
historicalStatus independent kingdom within Gaelic Ireland
language Middle Irish
Old Irish
laterStatus absorbed into Anglo-Norman lordships
locatedIn County Kilkenny
County Laois
Leinster
southeastern Ireland
mentionedIn Banshenchas
Irish annals
medieval Irish genealogies
nameDerivedFrom osraige (Old Irish for people of the deer)
nameEtymology land of the deer people
nativeName Osraige
nativeNameLanguage Old Irish
notableKing Cellach mac Cerbaill
Cerball mac Dúnlainge
Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada
partOf Gaelic Ireland
peopleCalled Osraige
Ossory (anglicised)
politicalStructure kingship
precededBy pre-Christian tribal territory of the Osraige
religion Christianity
ruledByDynasty Dál Birn
territoryCorrespondsTo most of modern County Kilkenny
western parts of modern County Laois

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Osraige nativeName Osraige
Osraige ethnonym Osraige
Osraige peopleCalled Osraige
Dál Birn ethnicGroup Osraige
Dál Birn locatedIn Osraige
Eóganachta rival Osraige
Kings of Osraige country Osraige