Sorley Boy

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Scottish_Crown
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:O'Neill_clan
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scottish_Highlands
gptkbp:born c. 1500
gptkbp:children Hugh_MacSorley
gptkbp:conflict Nine Years' War
gptkbp:culturalImpact Scottish_identity
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Irish_folklore
gptkbp:depictedIn films
historical novels
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:MacDonnell_of_Antrim
Somerled
gptkbp:died 1560
gptkbp:famousFor resistance_against_English_rule
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:English_Crown
gptkbp:historicalImpact gptkb:Irish_nationalism
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Irish_chronicles
16th century
court records
letters
historical texts
local legends
biographies
maps
oral traditions
archival documents
travel accounts
treaties
land grants
chronicles
military records
genealogies
diplomatic correspondence
parliamentary records
annals of the Four Masters
Scottish_records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sorley Boy
gptkbp:influence Scottish_history
gptkbp:influencedBy Scottish_chieftains
gptkbp:knownFor military tactics
leadership_of_the_MacDonnell_clan
gptkbp:language gptkb:Scottish_Gaelic
gptkbp:legacy MacDonnell_clan_history
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Glen Fruin
Battle of the Yellow Ford
gptkbp:occupation chief
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_MacDonnell
gptkbp:region gptkb:Ulster
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence Isle of Islay
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_O'Neill
gptkbp:successor Hugh_MacSorley
gptkbp:title gptkb:Lord_of_the_Isles