Ard Rí Éireann

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Ard Rí Éireann is the Irish-language title historically used for the High King of Ireland, the supreme monarch in early and medieval Irish tradition.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ard Rí na hÉireann 5
Ard Rí Éireann canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish-language term
royal title
appliesToTerritory Ireland
associatedWith Gaelic Ireland
Irish monarchy
associatedWithDynasty Dál gCais
Uí Briúin
Uí Néill
culturalContext Celtic monarchy
Irish myth and legend
denotes supreme monarch of Ireland in tradition
equivalentTitleInEnglish High King of Ireland
genderOfTypicalHolder male
governsOver Irish provincial kings in theory
hasConceptType hereditary and elective kingship title
hasNotableBearer Brian Boru
Domnall Ua Néill
linked to: Domnall ua Néill

Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill
Niall Glúndub
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair
hasSymbolicFunction embodiment of Irish sovereignty
unifier of Ireland in legend
historicalPeriod early medieval Ireland
medieval Ireland
label Ard Rí Éireann
language Irish
linkedToInstitution Tara kingship tradition
linkedToLocation Hill of Tara
orthographyNote contains acute accents (síneadh fada) in Irish
partOfTradition Irish royal succession legends
medieval Irish annalistic tradition
relatedConcept rí ruirech
rí Érenn
semanticComponents ard (high)
rí (king)
Éireann (of Ireland)
linked to: Ireland
sovereigntyScope island-wide kingship in theory
status historical title
timeDepthInTradition Christian medieval historiography
pre-Christian era in Irish legend
titleHolderRole ceremonial head of Irish kingship in tradition
overking of Irish kings
usedFor High King of Ireland
usedInSourceLanguage Early Modern Irish literature
medieval Irish manuscripts
writtenForm Ard Rí Éireann

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Referenced by (8)

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

High Kingship of Ireland titleInLanguage Ard Rí Éireann
High Kingship of Ireland titleInLanguage Ard Rí na hÉireann
linked to: Ard Rí Éireann
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair title Ard Rí na hÉireann
linked to: Ard Rí Éireann
Niall Glúndub title Ard Rí na hÉireann
linked to: Ard Rí Éireann
Flann Sinna title Ard Rí na hÉireann
linked to: Ard Rí Éireann
Ard Rí Éireann label Ard Rí Éireann
Ard Rí Éireann writtenForm Ard Rí Éireann
kingship of Tara relatedConcept Ard Rí na hÉireann
linked to: Ard Rí Éireann