The Fews

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The Fews is a historic region in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, traditionally associated with the Gaelic O'Neill dynasty.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Fews canonical 3
The Machars 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (24)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
historic region
country United Kingdom
hasHeritageStatus area of historical interest
hasType Gaelic territorial division
historicalControlBy O'Neill lords
historicalPeriod early modern period
late medieval period
knownFor Gaelic Irish cultural traditions
association with Gaelic lordships
languageHistoricallySpoken Irish language
Ulster Irish dialect
linked to: Ulster Irish
locatedIn County Armagh
Northern Ireland
province of Ulster
linked to: Ulster
locatedOn island of Ireland
linked to: Island of Ireland
partOf south Armagh
linked to: South Armagh
presentIn modern County Armagh
regionOf Gaelic Ulster
linked to: Kingdom of Ulster
traditionalAssociation Gaelic O'Neills of Ulster
O'Neill dynasty
usedInContext Gaelic clan territories
Irish history
Ulster history

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Kirkcudbrightshire containsPeninsula The Machars
linked to: The Fews
Lords of the Fews locatedIn The Fews
O'Neills of the Fews region The Fews