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Name: Thomond

Type: Polity

Start: 1119 AD

End: 1543 AD

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Was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland that split from Munster.

Establishment


  • January 1119: After internal divisions, Munster was partitioned by High King Toirdelbach Ó Conchobhair with the Treaty of Glanmire in 1118.
  • 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.

  • November 1171: The English king imposed his suzerainty on the Anglo-Norman barons and the Irish kings of Desmond and Thomond also submitted.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 1139: In 1138, the Thomond was re-incorporated into Mumu.

  • January 1153: Thomond becomes independent from Mumu.

  • 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 Thomond successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.

  • July 1543: King of Tuadhmumu submits to King Henry VIII of England, and is granted an earldom as Earl of Thomond.

  • Disestablishment


  • July 1543: King of Tuadhmumu submits to King Henry VIII of England, and is granted an earldom as Earl of Thomond.
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