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Munster during this period was classified as part of Leath Moga, or the southern-half, while other parts of Ireland were ruled mostly by the Connachta. After losing Osraige to the east, Cashel was established as the capital of Munster by the Eóganachta. This kindred ruled without interruption until the 10th century.
The Desmonds ruled the southwest corner of the island. Clothing of Irish women and men. c. 1575. The Desmond Rebellions occurred in 1569–1573 and 1579–1583 in the Irish province of Munster. They were rebellions by the Earl of Desmond, the head of the FitzGerald dynasty in Munster, and his followers, the Geraldines and their allies, against ...
Kingdom of Desmond. The Mac Cárthaigh as leaders of the Eóganacht Chaisil provided the kings of Desmond. A map featuring a much reduced Desmond in 1450, marked as MacCarthy Mór. The Kingdom of Desmond ( Irish: Deasmhumhain, meaning 'South Munster ') was a historic kingdom in southwestern Ireland. It was founded in 1118 by Tadhg Mac ...
Munster Rugby is an Irish Rugby Football Union representative side which competes in the United Rugby Championship competition, winning in 2003, 2009, 2011 and 2023 and in the Heineken Cup, winning in 2006 and 2008. Until 2016, the Munster side was the only Irish side to have defeated the New Zealand All Blacks .
The earliest record of Cellachán is an attack on Clonmacnoise in 936. In 939, he was allied with Norse Gaels from Waterford in an attack on the kingdom of Mide. The leader of the Waterford contingent is called mac Acuind (Hákon's son). They took captive the abbots of Clonenagh and Killeleigh but were defeated by the Uí Failge of Leinster .
There are four provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The Irish word for this territorial division, cúige, meaning "fifth part", suggests that there were once five, and at times Meath has been considered to be the fifth province. In the medieval period, however, there were often more than five.
Domnall Mór Ua Briain, or Domnall Mór mac Toirrdelbaig Uí Briain, was King of Thomond in Ireland from 1168 to 1194 and a claimant to the title King of Munster.He was also styled King of Limerick, a title belonging to the O'Brien dynasty since Brian Boru's sacking of the Hiberno-Norse city state after the Battle of Sulcoit in the 10th century.
Múscraige. The Múscraighe (older spelling: Músgraige) were an important Érainn people of Munster, descending from Cairpre Músc, son of Conaire Cóem, a High King of Ireland. Closely related were the Corcu Duibne, Corcu Baiscind, both of Munster, and also the Dál Riata of Ulster and Scotland, all being referred to as the Síl Conairi in ...