Leix

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Leix is a historic region in Ireland, roughly corresponding to modern County Laois, known for its role in Gaelic Irish history and resistance to English rule.

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Leix canonical 5

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region
region of Ireland
associatedWithEthnicGroup Gaelic Irish
O’More clan
linked to: O'More clan
associatedWithPerson Conall O’More
Rory O’More
borderedBy Carlow
Galway (historically, via Ossory frontiers)
linked to: County Galway

Kildare
Kilkenny
Offaly
Tipperary
country Ireland
followedBy County Laois
Queen’s County
linked to: Queen's County
governedBy O’More lords
linked to: O'More dynasty
hasCapital Portlaoise
hasHistoricalEvent Laois-Offaly plantation (1550s)
O’More rebellions
hasVariantName Laoighis
Laois
Leix (Queen’s County)
historicalNameOf County Laois
historicalPeriod Gaelic Ireland
involvedIn Plantations of Laois and Offaly
Tudor conquest of Ireland
knownFor Gaelic Irish history
clan-based Gaelic lordship
resistance to English rule
languageHistoricallySpoken English
Irish
locatedIn County Laois
Ireland
Province of Leinster
linked to: Leinster
partOf Kingdom of Ireland (under English rule)
linked to: Kingdom of Ireland

Leinster
precededBy Kingdom of Ossory
religionHistoricallyPracticed Church of Ireland
Roman Catholicism
resisted English crown authority
Tudor administration
linked to: Tudor government
roughlyCorrespondsTo County Laois
subjectOf Gaelic Irish annals
linked to: Irish annals

Tudor state papers
timePeriod early modern period
late medieval period

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Referenced by (5)

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