Emania

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Emania is an alternative name for Emain Macha, the ancient royal site and ceremonial capital of the Ulster kings in Irish mythology and archaeology.

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Emania canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient royal site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ
alternativeNameOf Emain Macha ⓘ
associatedDeity Macha ⓘ
associatedWith Ulster kings ⓘ
linked to: kings of Ulaid
associatedWithCharacter Conchobar mac Nessa ⓘ
Cú Chulainn ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Ulaid ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
culture Irish ⓘ
describedAs ceremonial capital of the Ulster kings ⓘ
equivalentName Emain Macha ⓘ
field Irish archaeology ⓘ
Irish mythology ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains earthworks ⓘ
ring-ditch structures ⓘ
timber structures ⓘ
hasLanguageForm Emania (anglicised form of Emain) ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Old Irish ⓘ
hasRole ceremonial center ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
hasSiteType hilltop enclosure ⓘ
royal stronghold ⓘ
heritageStatus national monument of Ireland ⓘ
locatedIn County Armagh ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Ulster ⓘ
locatedNear Navan Fort ⓘ
mentionedIn Ulster Cycle ⓘ
nearModernSettlement Armagh ⓘ
partOfTradition Celtic mythology ⓘ
referencedBy medieval Irish manuscripts ⓘ
significance principal royal site of Ulster in legend ⓘ
studiedBy Celticists ⓘ
archaeologists ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ

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