Dál gCais in Munster kingship

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Dál gCais in Munster kingship refers to the rise of the Dál gCais dynasty, notably including Brian Boru, who supplanted the long-dominant Eóganachta as rulers of the Irish province of Munster.

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Dál gCais in Munster kingship canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish medieval political history topic ⓘ
dynastic rule ⓘ
historical phenomenon ⓘ
associatedEcclesiasticalCentre Killaloe ⓘ
associatedWithBattle Battle of Belach Lechta ⓘ
Battle of Clontarf ⓘ
Battle of Sulcoit ⓘ
associatedWithRiver River Shannon ⓘ
chronologicalHighPoint early 11th century ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ
reign of Brian Boru ⓘ
linked to: Brian Boru
chronologicalStartApprox mid-10th century ⓘ
conflictWith Leinster kings ⓘ
linked to: King of Leinster

Norse of Limerick ⓘ
Uí Néill high-kingship ⓘ
linked to: Uí Néill
country Ireland ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Brian Boru ⓘ
Cennétig mac Lorcáin ⓘ
Mathgamain mac Cennétig ⓘ
hasMainDynasty Dál gCais ⓘ
hasNotableRuler Brian Boru ⓘ
Mathgamain mac Cennétig ⓘ
Muirchertach Ua Briain ⓘ
Tairdelbach Ua Briain ⓘ
hasPowerBaseRegion Thomond ⓘ
north Munster ⓘ
involvesShiftOfPowerFrom Cashel ⓘ
involvesShiftOfPowerTo Thomond ⓘ
involvesTitle High King of Ireland ⓘ
King of Munster ⓘ
languageContext Old Irish ⓘ
linkedDynasty O’Brien dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of O'Brien
linkedKindred Uí Briain ⓘ
longTermImpact establishment of O’Brien line as major Irish royal dynasty ⓘ
politicalContext Viking Age Ireland ⓘ
politicalOutcome end of exclusive Eóganachta control of Munster ⓘ
politicalStructure provincial kingship ⓘ
precededBy Eóganachta dominance in Munster ⓘ
regionType Gaelic kingdom ⓘ
relatedTopic High Kingship of Ireland ⓘ
History of Munster ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity in medieval Ireland ⓘ
replacedDynasty Eóganachta ⓘ
sourceType Irish annals ⓘ
medieval genealogies ⓘ
saga literature ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Munster ⓘ

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

Eóganachta → displacedBy → Dál gCais in Munster kingship ⓘ
Eóganachta dynasty → succeededBy → Dál gCais in Munster kingship ⓘ