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Kings of Connacht (Connaught) |
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fl 170s |
Fedlim |
Also king of
Meath. |
c.170s |
Unsuccessfully attacks the Dumbarton Britons of
Alt Clut. |
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1002 - 1014 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
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1022 - 1106 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
1106 - 1156 |
Toirrdelbach macRuaidrí na Saide
Buide ua Conchobair / Turlogh |
High King (1121-1135, 1141-1150). |
1156 - 1183 |
Ruaidrí macToirrdelbaig / Rory O'Connor |
Son. Last
High King (1166-1175). d.1198. |
1175 |
Much
of Ireland now falls under the control of the kings of
England. |
1183 - 1189 |
Conchobar |
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1189 - 1200 |
Cathal |
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1200 |
After
attacks that begin in 1175, Connacht now
falls under the control of the kings of
England. |
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Kings of Leinster / Laigin
From an early date the Laigin had an interest in Tara, the seat of the High Kings, but that probably became a thing of the past when the
Southern Ui Neill clan
(dominant in Ulster) took over the area known as Brega, in which Tara lies, probably in the fifth
century. In doing this they apparently pushed back the old Leinster tribe
known as the Laigin to the area south of the River Liffey
The -ster appendage
in the name Leinster is a sign of
Danish influence on
the later Irish from the Viking kingdom in
Dublin. |
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fl 902 |
Cerball |
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902 |
The
combined forces of Leinster and Brega expel the Vikings of
Dublin. |
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1002 - 1014 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
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1022 - 1064 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
1064 - 1072 |
Diarmait MacMáil na mBó |
High King, and king of
Dublin (1070-1072). |
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Murchad |
Died in 1070. |
1072 - 1119 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
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Donnchad |
Died in 1115. |
1121 - 1135 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
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1141 - 1150 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
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? - 1171 |
Dermot Mac Murrough |
Died in 1171. |
1166 - 1171 |
The
kingdom is under
the direct control of the High Kings
after Dermot Mac Murrough is forcibly ejected. He flees to Bristol and then
Normandy
where he gains the support of the
English
king, Henry II, and Norman allies with which to return to Ireland. The main
invasion takes place in 1169, with Leinster quickly being regained. The
Norman commander, Richard de Clare, earl of Pembroke (or Strongbow), marries
Dermot's daughter and is named his heir. This development concerns Henry II
so much that he arrives in 1171 to take personal control of the invasion. |
1175 |
Much
of Ireland, including Leinster, now falls under the control of the kings of
England. |
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Kings of Meath (Mide)
(Additional information by Rashaan Dozier-Escalante.) |
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fl 170s |
Fedlim |
Also king of
Connacht. |
c.170s |
Fedlim unsuccessfully attacks the Dumbarton Britons of
Alt Clut. |
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846 - 862 |
Máel Sechnaill macMáele Ruanaid O'Néill |
High King. |
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879 - 916 |
Flann Sionna macMáele Sechnaill O'Néill |
High King. |
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919 - 942 |
Donnchadh |
Son. |
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979 - 1001 |
Maelseachlainn |
Grandson of Flann Sionna. |
1002 - 1014 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
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1014 - 1022 |
Maelseachlainn |
Restored? |
1022 - 1119 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
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1121 - 1135 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
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1141 - 1175 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
1175 |
Much
of Ireland, including Meath, now falls under the control of the kings of
England. |
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Kings of Munster
Munster was probably home to the second
century Erainn, mentioned by Ptolemy in his famous map of the British Isles.
This was the name which later came to be used to describe the entire island.
By the sixth century they were being replaced by the Eóganachta (pr. 'Owen-achta').
They made Cashel their capital, the name coming from the Latin castrum,
or castle, revealing the existence of contacts with
Roman
Britain. |
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976 - 1014 |
Brian Bóruma macCennétig / Brian Boru |
High King (1002-1014). |
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1022 - 1064 |
Donnchad MacBrian |
Son.
High King (1022-1064). |
1064 - 1086 |
Toirdelbach O'Brien / Turlough |
Son. King of Dublin
(1072-1074?), and
High King (1072-1086). |
1086 |
Toirdelbach
O'Brien's death sees Munster divided for his sons, Tadc, Muirchertach and
Diarmait. Tadc dies soon afterwards, and Muirchertach banishes Diarmait,
claiming the entire kingdom and also the
High Kingship. |
1086 - 1114 |
Muirchertach II MacToirdelbaig O'Brien |
Son.
King of Dublin
(1074-1086), and
High King (1086-1119?). |
1114 - 1118 |
Muirchertach becomes ill to the point where he
is unable to prevent his brother from seizing control of Munster. The king
captures Dermot in 1115, but it takes him three more years to regain control
of the kingdom. |
1114 - 1115 |
Diarmait / Dermot |
Brother. |
1118 - 1119? |
Muirchertach II MacToirdelbaig O'Brien |
Son.
King of Dublin
(1074-1086), and
High King (1086-1119?). |
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1121 - 1135 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
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1141 - 1175 |
Under
the direct control of the High Kings. |
1175 - 1177 |
Much
of Ireland, including the majority of Munster by 1177, now falls under the control of the kings of
England. |
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Kings of Thomond (North Munster) |
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1142 - 1167 |
Turlough |
Son of Dermot of
Munster. |
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Donnell More |
Died in 1164. |
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1239 - 1242 |
Donough Cairbreach |
Son. |
1242 - 1258 |
Conor na Suidane |
Son. |
1258 - 1259 |
Teige Caeluisce |
Son. |
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Turlough |
Died in 1306. |
1307 - 1343 |
Mortogh |
Son. |
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1364 - 1369 |
Mahon Moinmoy |
Son. |
1370 - 1399 |
Brian Catha an Eanaigh |
Son. |
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1446 - 1459 |
Turlough Bog (the Soft) |
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1461 - 1466 |
Teige an Chomard |
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1499 - 1528 |
Turlough Don |
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1540 - 1543 |
Murrough |
Last king of Thomond. |
1543 |
Thomond submits to Henry VIII of
England and its ruler is granted an earldom. |
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Kings of Ulster
The biggest upheaval in Ireland in the period between the fourth to sixth
centuries was in the north, where the Ui Neill clan (pr. E-nay-al) rapidly
expanded from their homeland in the west of Ireland. One branch moved to
Ulster, where they banished the Ulaid from the cult centre of Navan Fort,
and set up the kingdoms of Tyrone and Tirconnell (Donegal). Another section
of the family, known as the Southern Ui Neill, moved eastwards across the
Shannon to capture the sacral kingship of Tara, apparently pushing back the
old Leinster tribe known as the Laigin
to the area south of the River Liffey.
The kings of Ulster were also traditionally the High
Kings of Ireland from the fifth century, especially after taking the
region of Brega from the men of Leinster, and are generally not shown here. |
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379 - 1002 |
The
kings of Ulster form the High
Kings of Ireland. |
1002 - 1014 |
Brian Boru of
Munster |
High King. |
1014 - 1022 |
The High Kings of Ireland. |
1022 - 1064 |
Donnchad MacBrian of
Munster |
High King. |
1064 - 1072 |
Diarmait MacMáil na mBó of
Leinster |
High King. |
1072 - 1086 |
Toirdelbach O'Brien of
Munster |
High King. |
1090 - 1121 |
The High Kings of Ireland. |
1121 - 1135 |
Toirrdelbach macRuaidrí na Saide
Buide ua Conchobair / Turlogh of Connacht |
High King. |
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1141 - 1150 |
Toirrdelbach macRuaidrí na Saide
Buide ua Conchobair / Turlogh of Connacht |
High King. |
1150 - 1166 |
The High Kings of Ireland. |
1166 - 1175 |
Ruaidrí macToirrdelbaig
of Connacht |
High King. |
1175 - 1177 |
Much of Ireland,
including the majority of Ulster by 1177, now falls under the control of the kings of
England. |
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