Ulaid
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thumb|Ulaid during the 10th–11th century and its three main sub-kingdoms, along with some of its neighbouring kingdoms. These boundaries would be used as the basis for the dioceses created in the 12th century. ' (Old Irish, ) or (Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include , which is the Latin form of , and ', Irish for 'the Fifth'. The king of Ulaid was called the or .
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Ulaid
- Country.year_start
- Before 450
- Country.year_end
- 1177
- Country.s1
- Airgíalla
- Country.s2
- Earldom of Ulster
- Country.image_map
- Ireland900.png
- Country.image_map_caption
- Map of Ireland's over-kingdoms circa 900 AD.
- Country.capital
- Various
- Country.common_languages
- Irish
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Country.title_leader
- King
- Country.leader1
- Forga mac Dallán
- Country.year_leader1
- –465
- Country.leader2
- Ruaidrí Mac Duinn Sléibe
- Country.year_leader2
- 1172–1177
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Name
- Population groups within Ulaid
- History of the over-kingdom
- Early history
- 6th to 7th centuries
- 8th to 10th centuries
- 11th century
- 12th century
- Ulaid and the Normans
- Religion
- Principal churches/monasteries
- Artefacts
- Kingdoms, dynasties, and septs
- Descended houses
- In medieval literature
- Cultural impact
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Ulaid during the 10th–11th century and its three main sub-kingdoms, along with some of its neighbouring kingdoms. These boundaries would be used as the basis for the dioceses created in the 12th century. ' (Old Irish, ) or (Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include , which is the Latin form of , and ', Irish for 'the Fifth'. The king of Ulaid was called the or .
Ulaid also refers to a people of early Ireland, and it is from them that the province of Ulster derives its name. Some of the dynasties in the over-kingdom claimed descent from the Ulaid, but others are cited as being of Cruithin descent. In historical documents, the term Ulaid was used to refer to the population group of which the was the ruling dynasty. As such, the title held two meanings: over-king of the Kingdom of Ulaid and king of the Ulaid people, as in the .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ulaid” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.