ancient Kingdom of Mide

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The ancient Kingdom of Mide was a central Irish kingdom that historically encompassed much of present-day County Meath and served as a core power base for early High Kings of Ireland.

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ancient Kingdom of Mide canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish kingdom
former polity
historic kingdom
associatedWithSaint Saint Columba
linked to: St. Colmcille

Saint Finnian of Clonard
linked to: Finnian of Clonard
associatedWithTitle King of Tara
linked to: High Kings of Tara
borderedBy Kingdom of Connacht
Kingdom of Leinster
Kingdom of Munster
Kingdom of Ulster
capital Tara
Uisneach
centralRoleIn High Kingship of Ireland
corePowerBaseOf High Kings of Ireland
country Ireland
declineCentury 12th century
disruptedBy Norman invasion of Ireland
earlierReligion pre-Christian Irish paganism
emergedFrom Uí Néill expansion
floruitCentury 10th century
11th century
8th century
9th century
language Old Irish
laterLanguage Middle Irish
locatedIn central Ireland
province of Leinster
linked to: Leinster
nameLanguage Old Irish
nameMeaning middle
overkingdomOf Southern Uí Néill territories
partOf Uí Néill sphere of influence
politicalCenter Hill of Tara
politicalSystem Gaelic kingship
producedRuler Conchobar mac Donnchada
Domnall Midi
Donnchad Midi
Flann Sinna
Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid
religion Celtic Christianity
religiousCenter Hill of Uisneach
religiousSiteWithin Clonard Abbey
Durrow Abbey
linked to: Durrow
roughlyCorrespondsTo County Meath
ruledByDynasty Clann Cholmáin
Southern Uí Néill
linked to: Clann Cholmáin
successorEntity Lordship of Meath
territoryIncluded Clonard
linked to: Clonard Abbey

Durrow
Hill of Tara
Hill of Uisneach

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County Meath namedAfter ancient Kingdom of Mide