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Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, in 1172, the kingdom was awarded to Hugh de Lacy as the Lordship of Meath by Henry II of England in his capacity as Lord of Ireland. De Lacy took possession of the kingdom and the dynasty of the Ua Mael Sechlainn or O Melaghlins were forced west and settled on the east bank of the River Shannon in the ...
The Meath Archaeological and Historical Society is a local historical society in County Meath. It is best known for its annual periodical of essays on Meath history called 'Ríocht na Midhe' ( Irish language (Gaeilge):'The Kingdom of Meath').
Kingdom of Mide (~900 AD) In medieval Ireland, the kings of Mide were of the Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the Uí Néill.Several were High Kings of Ireland.After the collapse of the kingdom in the 12th century its dynasty, the Ua Mael Sechlainn or Ó Melaghlins, were forced west and settled on the east bank of the Shannon.
Kingdom of Meath (3 C, 2 P) L. ... Pages in category "History of County Meath" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Book of Kells; C.
[2] King Henry's ostensible grant of Meath to Lacy was not accepted by Tighearnán Ó Ruairc, King of Bréifne, who ruled it at that time. Ó Ruairc refused to concede, but parleyed with Lacy on the Hill of Ward, in Meath. After negotiations stalled, a dispute ensued in which an interpreter was killed by a blow aimed at Lacy, who fled; Ó ...
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An Act for the division of Meath into two shires (referred to in the modern Irish Statute Book as the Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543) (34 Hen. 8. 8. c. 1 (I)) was an act of the Parliament of Ireland passed in 1542 which resulted in the division of County Meath, shired in 1297, into the counties of Meath and Westmeath .
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Meath The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) at the Hill of Tara was the traditional inauguration site of the High King of Ireland. Due to a lack of extensive written historical records prior to the 5th century AD, the early history of Meath is murky and largely mythologised.