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Gailenga

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Gailenga was the name of two related peoples and kingdoms found in medieval Ireland in Brega and Connacht. [1]

43 relations: Ailill Aulom, Annals of the Four Masters, Annals of Tigernach, Ó hAonghusa, Barony (Ireland), Battle of Tara (Ireland), Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512, Ciannachta, Columba, Conghalach mac Laidhgnen ua Gadhra, Connacht, Connachta, County Dublin, County Mayo, County Meath, Curlew Mountains, Delbhna, Diocese of Achonry, Eoin MacNeill, Francis John Byrne, Gallen (barony), Genealogy, Geoffrey Keating, Kells Round Tower, Kings of Brega, Kings of Luighne Connacht, Kings of Sliabh Lugha, Mac Maoláin, Magh Luirg, Middle Ages, Morgallion, Muimne, Luigne and Laigne, Ox Mountains, River Boyne, River Liffey, River Shannon, Santry, Sept, Toichleach ua Gadhra, Uí Briúin, Uí Fiachrach, Uí Néill.

Ailill Aulom

Ailill Ollamh (or Oilill Olum) in Irish traditional history was the son of Mug Nuadat and was a king of the southern half of Ireland, placed in the 3rd century by early modern Irish genealogy.

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Annals of the Four Masters

The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the Annals of the Four Masters (Annála na gCeithre Máistrí) are chronicles of medieval Irish history.

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Annals of Tigernach

The Annals of Tigernach (abbr. AT) is a chronicle probably originating in Clonmacnoise, Ireland.

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Ó hAonghusa

Ó hAonghusa is the surname of at least two distinct Gaelic-Irish families.

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Barony (Ireland)

In Ireland, a barony (barúntacht, plural barúntachtaí) is a historical subdivision of a county, analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided.

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Battle of Tara (Ireland)

The Battle of Tara was fought between the Gaelic Irish of Meath, led by Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, and the Norse Vikings of Dublin, led by Amlaíb Cuarán.

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Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 502 is a medieval Irish manuscript which presently resides in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

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Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B. 512 is an Irish vellum manuscript in quarto, numbering 154 folios and written in double columns by multiple scribes in the course of the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

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Ciannachta

The Ciannachta were a population group of early historic Ireland.

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Columba

Saint Columba (Colm Cille, 'church dove'; Columbkille; 7 December 521 – 9 June 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.

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Conghalach mac Laidhgnen ua Gadhra

Conghalach mac Laidhgnen ua Gadhra, King of Gailenga, died 993.

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Connacht

ConnachtPage five of An tOrdú Logainmneacha (Contaetha agus Cúigí) 2003 clearly lists the official spellings of the names of the four provinces of the country with Connacht listed for both languages; when used without the term 'The province of' / 'Cúige'.

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Connachta

The Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles).

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County Dublin

County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath or Contae Átha Cliath) is a county in Ireland.

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County Mayo

County Mayo (Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland.

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County Meath

County Meath (Contae na Mí or simply an Mhí) is a county in Ireland.

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Curlew Mountains

Situated between Boyle and Castlebaldwin, the Curlew Mountains (An Corrshliabh) are in northeastern Connacht.

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Delbhna

The Delbna or Delbhna was a Gaelic Irish tribe in Ireland, claiming kinship with the Dál gCais, through descent from Dealbhna son of Cas.

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Diocese of Achonry

The Diocese of Achonry (Deoise Achadh Conaire) may refer to.

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Eoin MacNeill

Eóin MacNeill (Eóin Mac Néill; 15 May 1867 – 15 October 1945) was an Irish scholar, Irish language enthusiast, Gaelic revivalist, nationalist, and Sinn Féin politician.

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Francis John Byrne

Francis John Byrne (born 1934 - died 30 December 2017) was an Irish historian.

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Gallen (barony)

The Barony of Gallen is one of the nine baronies in County Mayo, Ireland.

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Genealogy

Genealogy (from γενεαλογία from γενεά, "generation" and λόγος, "knowledge"), also known as family history, is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history.

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Geoffrey Keating

Seathrún Céitinn (c. 1569 – c. 1644; known in English as Geoffrey Keating) was a 17th-century historian.

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Kells Round Tower

Kells Round Tower is a round tower in Kells, County Meath in Ireland.

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Kings of Brega

The Kings of Brega were rulers of Brega, a petty kingdom north of Dublin in medieval Ireland.

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Kings of Luighne Connacht

The Kings of Luighne Connacht were rulers of the people and kingdom of Luighne Connacht, located in what is now County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland.

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Kings of Sliabh Lugha

The Kings of Sliabh Lugha were rulers of the district of Sliabh Lugha located in what is now County Mayo, Ireland.

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Mac Maoláin

Mac Maoláin Gaelic-Irish surname.

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Magh Luirg

Magh Luirg or Magh Luirg an Dagda, Anglicised as Moylurg, was the name of a kingdom located in the north-east of Connacht, the western province of Ireland, from c. 956–1585.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Morgallion

Morgallion is one of the baronies that comprise county Meath.

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Muimne, Luigne and Laigne

Muimne, Luigne and Laigne, sons of Érimón by his wife Odba, were, according to medieval Irish legends and historical traditions, joint High Kings of Ireland following the death of their father.

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Ox Mountains

The Ox Mountains are a mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Ireland.

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River Boyne

The River Boyne (An Bhóinn or Abhainn na Bóinne) is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long.

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River Liffey

The River Liffey (Irish: An Life) is a river in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin.

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River Shannon

The River Shannon (Abha na Sionainne, an tSionainn, an tSionna) is the longest river in Ireland at.

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Santry

Santry is a suburb on the northside of Dublin, Ireland, bordering Coolock, Glasnevin, Kilmore and Ballymun.

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Sept

A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family.

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Toichleach ua Gadhra

Toichleach Ua Gadhra, King of Gailenga, in medieval Ireland, died in 964.

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Uí Briúin

The Uí Briúin were an Irish dynasty of Connacht.

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Uí Fiachrach

The Uí Fiachrach were a dynasty who originated in, and whose descendants later ruled, the coicead or fifth of Connacht (a western province of Ireland) at different times from the mid-first millennium onwards.

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Uí Néill

The Uí Néill (Irish pronunciation:, descendants of Niall) are Irish and Scottish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noigiallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died about 405.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gailenga

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