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Kingdom Of Leinster
The Kingdom of Leinster () was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland which existed in the east of the island from the Irish Iron Age until the 17th century Early Modern Ireland. According to traditional Irish history found in the ''Annals of the Four Masters'', the kingdom was founded as the territory of the Laighin, a Heremonian tribe of Irish Gaels. Some of the early kings of Leinster were also High Kings of Ireland and Kings of Tara, such as Úgaine Mór, Labraid Loingsech and Cathair Mór. The Leinstermen had originally achieved hegemony in Ireland to the detriment of the Ulster-based Érainn, another group of Irish Gaels, but eventually lost out to their kinsmen the Connachta. This fall from power had lasting consequences in terms of territory for Leinster, as the Southern Uí Néill carved out the Kingdom of Meath to the north, and control of Osraige to the west was lost to the Corcu Loígde, becoming part of the Kingdom of Munster. The kingdom had different borders and internal div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mac Murchadha Caomhánach
Kavanagh or Kavanaugh is a surname of Irish origin, Caomhánach in Irish language, Irish. It is one of the few Irish surnames that does not traditionally have an Ó/O or a Mac/Mc in either English or Irish (as it is an adjectival or descriptive surname). "wikt:-ach#:~:text=Suffix,--ach&text=-ach-,Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having, characterised by,,, belonging to, having"., Ach" is a Suffix (name), suffix meaning ''"related to, having, characterised by, prone to" or "person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having".'' Caomhánach means relating to or belonging to ''Kevin, Caomhán.'' The first Kavanagh (Domhnall Caomhánach) was fostered by the coarb at St. Caomhan's abbey. It is also known as ''Mac Murchadha Caomhánach'' (an example of an Irish agnomen; see ''Ó Catharnaigh Sionnach'' or Fox of Fir Teathbha), but is often now rendered Caomhánach'''. Rarely it is referred to as 'Ó Caomhánaigh' or 'Ní Caomhánaigh'. Origin and history "Kavana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Labraid Loingsech
Labraid Loingsech (), also known as Labraid Lorc, son of Ailill Áine, son of Lóegaire Lorc, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He was an ancestor of the Laigin, who gave their name to the province of Leinster. T. F. O'Rahilly, ''Early Irish History and Mythology'', Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1946, p. 101-117 An early dynastic poem calls him "a god among the gods", suggesting he may once have been an ancestor-deity of the Laigin. Childhood According to tradition, his grandfather, Lóegaire Lorc, had been High King, but was treacherously killed by his brother Cobthach Cóel Breg. Cobthach also paid someone to poison Lóegaire's son, Ailill Áine, who had taken the kingship of Leinster,''Book of Leinster''"The Destruction of Dind Rig"/ref> and forced Ailill's young son to eat a portion of his father and grandfather's hearts, and to swallow a mouse.Geoffrey Keating, ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'1.29 Struck dumb by the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
