Éile

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Éile was a medieval Irish kingdom and people located in what is now central Ireland, historically known for its shifting alliances and conflicts with neighboring dynasties.

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Label Occurrences
Éile canonical 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical people ⓘ
medieval Irish kingdom ⓘ
alliedWith various Leinster dynasties at different times ⓘ
various Munster dynasties at different times ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ely ⓘ
Ely O’Carroll ⓘ
linked to: Ely O'Carroll
associatedWith O’Carroll Ely lordship ⓘ
borderedBy Kingdom of Leinster ⓘ
Kingdom of Munster ⓘ
culture Gaelic legal customs (Brehon law) ⓘ
Irish bardic tradition ⓘ
declinePeriod late medieval period ⓘ
engagedInConflictWith Dál gCais ⓘ
Eóganachta ⓘ
Uí Néill ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gaels ⓘ
governedBy local kings ⓘ
hasCapital Durlas Éile ⓘ
hasNameEtymology possibly derived from an early Irish personal or tribal name ⓘ
historicalStatus independent kingdom ⓘ
knownFor conflicts with neighboring dynasties ⓘ
shifting alliances ⓘ
language Old Irish ⓘ
laterStatus subject territory within the English Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
locatedIn Ireland ⓘ
central Ireland ⓘ
militaryActivity raids on neighboring territories ⓘ
modernTerritoryIncludes County Laois ⓘ
County Offaly ⓘ
County Tipperary ⓘ
partOf Gaelic Ireland ⓘ
province of Munster ⓘ
politicalStructure overkingdom ⓘ
tuath ⓘ
preChristianReligion Celtic paganism ⓘ
recordedIn Irish annals ⓘ
medieval genealogies ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
ruledByDynasty Ó Cearbhaill (O’Carroll) family ⓘ
linked to: O’Carroll clan
successorEntity Anglo-Norman lordships in central Ireland ⓘ
early modern counties in central Ireland ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ

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

Eóganachta → rival → Éile ⓘ