Mide

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Mide was a medieval Irish kingdom located in the central part of Ireland, historically associated with the High Kings and the ruling dynasty of the Uí Néill.

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Mide canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
medieval Irish kingdom
associatedWith High Kings of Ireland
High Kingship of Ireland
Uí Néill dynasty
linked to: Uí Néill
borderedBy Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
capital Tara (traditional royal site)
linked to: Tara complex
containsSite Clonard
Durrow
Hill of Tara
continent Europe
country Ireland
culturalSphere Insular Celtic culture
dissolutionCause Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland
ethnicGroup Gaels
governedByLaw Brehon law
governmentType hereditary monarchy
hasEtymology Old Irish "Mide" meaning "middle"
hasRulingFamily Clann Cholmáin
Síl nÁedo Sláine (earlier period)
linked to: Síl nÁedo Sláine
hasTitle King of Mide
hasType Gaelic kingdom
historicalLanguageFamily Celtic languages
historicalStatus defunct kingdom
knownFor royal and ceremonial sites
seat of many High Kings
language Old Irish
locatedIn central Ireland
province of Meath (historical core)
linked to: Meath, Ireland
mentionedIn Irish annals
medieval Irish genealogies
partOf Gaelic Ireland
Irish overkingship system
politicalRole core territory of Uí Néill power
politicalSystem kingship
religion Christianity
pre-Christian Irish paganism
ruledBy Clann Cholmáin branch of Uí Néill
linked to: Clann Cholmáin

Southern Uí Néill
linked to: Clann Cholmáin
strategicImportance central position in Ireland
successor Anglo-Norman lordships in central Ireland
Lordship of Meath
timePeriod High Medieval period
early Middle Ages

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