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Name: Connacht

Type: Polity

Start: 601 AD

End: 1461 AD

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Was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland.

Establishment


  • January 601: Esblishment of a polity in Ol nEchmacht.
  • Chronology


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    1. Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland


    Took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land in Ireland.

  • January 1236: By 1235 Richard Mór de Burgh, a son of William de Burgh, had conquered Connacht. This was the climax of the Anglo-Norman conquest.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 701: Breifne split from Connacht.

  • January 1093: Connacht is occupied by Mumu (Munster).

  • November 1095: Mumu left Connacht in October 1095.

  • January 1119: In 1118, the Kingdom of Dublin was occupied by Connacht.

  • January 1126: End of the occupation of Leinster by Connacht (Connaught).

  • January 1251: Border situation when the Majority of Munster (Ireland) fell under the control of England.

  • January 1401: From 1261, the weakening of the Normans enabled local Irish lords to reclaim large amounts of land that their families had lost since the Norman conquest. During this period, the lords of Connacht successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.

  • May 1461: In 1461, Connacht was conquered by the Lordship of Ireland, a territory controlled by England. This marked the end of Connacht's independence as it was extinguished by English rule.

  • Disestablishment


  • May 1461: In 1461, Connacht was conquered by the Lordship of Ireland, a territory controlled by England. This marked the end of Connacht's independence as it was extinguished by English rule.
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