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- Ireland in the 9th century was organised into an amalgam of small kingdoms, called tuatha. These kingdoms were sometimes grouped together and ruled by a single, provincial ruler. If such a ruler could establish and maintain authority over a portion of these tuatha, he was sometimes granted the title of High King.
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Ireland in the 9th century was organised into an amalgam of small kingdoms, called tuatha. These kingdoms were sometimes grouped together and ruled by a single, provincial ruler. If such a ruler could establish and maintain authority over a portion of these tuatha, he was sometimes granted the title of High King.
From the early 5th century the rulers of Dalriada in northern Antrim extended their power over the Irish already settled in Argyll and the neighbouring islands. Ultimately the Scottish kingdom of Dalriada became separated from the Irish; in the 9th century, when it overcame the Picts, it gave its name, Scotland, to the whole area.
Jun 5, 2017 · Abstract: It is often assumed that Ireland entered recorded history with the emergence of organized Christianity on the island, at some point in the fourth or fifth century C.E. This assumption has meant that the histories of late antique and early medieval Ireland are primarily viewed through the lens of conversion.
Dec 9, 2012 · Vikings are first recorded in Ireland in the 790s, and Irish chronicles focus on their deeds as predators raiding coastal churches and by the 830s leading campaigns deep into the Irish countryside.
EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND. This is the first fully documented history of Ireland and the Irish between the fourth and ninth centuries ,from Saint Patrick to the Vikings – the earliest period for which historical records are available. It opens with the Irish raids and settlements in Britain,and the conversion of Ireland to Christianity.
