Kingdom of Tyrone

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The Kingdom of Tyrone was a prominent Gaelic Irish realm in Ulster, historically ruled by the powerful O'Neill dynasty and central to resistance against English expansion in Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic Irish kingdom
historical polity
alliedWith Spanish Empire
associatedWith Ulster Plantation
capital Dungannon
centralTo resistance to English expansion in Ireland
culture Gaelic culture
declineCause English conquest of Ireland
economy pastoral agriculture
ethnicCharacter Gaelic Irish
floruitCentury 16th century
17th century
fortificationType ringforts
tower houses
governingFamily O'Neill clan
linked to: O’Neill clan
governmentType elective monarchy
historicalRegion Tír Eoghain
historicalStatus one of the most powerful Gaelic lordships in Ulster
involvedInConflict Nine Years' War
Tyrone's Rebellion
language Irish language
legalSystem Brehon law
locatedIn Ireland
Ulster
militaryStrength Gaelic Irish warbands
namedAfter Eógan mac Néill
nameMeaning land of Eoghan
notableEvent Flight of the Earls
notableRuler Conn O'Neill
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
Shane O'Neill
Turlough Luineach O'Neill
opposedBy Kingdom of England
overlordship Cenél nEógain
partOf Gaelic Ireland
politicalSystem tanistry
predecessor Cenél nEógain territory
linked to: Tír Eoghain
religion Gaelic Christianity
linked to: Celtic Christianity

Roman Catholicism
ruledByDynasty O'Neill dynasty
rulingTitle King of Tyrone
linked to: Lord of Tyrone

The O'Neill
subsequentTo Uí Néill dominance in Ulster
succeededBy County Tyrone
English administration in Ulster
territoryCorrespondsTo modern County Tyrone
territoryIncluded parts of modern County Donegal
parts of modern County Londonderry
timePeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages

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O'Neill dynasty associatedWith Kingdom of Tyrone