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Kingdom of Thomond 1118–1543 Thomond before the Norman invasion of Ireland
Capital Ennis Language(s) Irish Government Monarchy King - 1118-1142 Conchobar O'Brien - 1539-1543 Murrough O'Brien History - Established 1118 - Disestablished 1543 [1] Thomond (Irish: Tuadhmhumhain, meaning North Munster, now spelled Tuamhain) The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond is County Clare, County Limerick and north County Tipperary; effectively most of north Munster. The name is used by a variety of establishments and organisations located in , or associated with the region. Thomond College of Education, Limerick was a teacher training college in Limerick City, until it was amalgamated with the University of Limerick. Thomond Park in Limerick is the rugby stadium used by the Munster Rugby team. Thomond Villas is the name given to the old army barracks at Clarecastle. The Thomond Bridge was for centuries the only bridge crossing the River Shannon in the ancient walled city of Limerick and still carries the road from the city of Limerick through a district known as Thomondgate.
Historically Thomond was one of the Kingdoms which existed in the island of Ireland before the Norman invasion. One of its notable kings was Brian Boru, ancestor of the O'Brien Clan of Dalcassians).
County Clare was sometimes known as County Thomond in the period immediately after its creation from the District of Thomond.[2]
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Monarchs
Main article: List of monarchs of ThomondReferences
- ^ "O'Brien (No. 1.) King of Thomond". LibraryIreland.com. http://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/OBrienThomond.php. Retrieved on 26 July 2009.
- ^ Luminarium Encyclopedia: Biography of Sir Henry Sidney (1529–1586).
Further reading
- Frost, James (1893). "Chapter 12. History of Thomond before it was formed into an English county: From the earliest times, to the death of De Clare, and expulsion of the English in 1318.". The history and topography of the county of Clare, from the earliest times to the beginning of the 18th century. Dublin: Printed for the author by Sealy, Bryers & Walker. http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/frost/chapter12.htm.
- Frost, James (1893). "Chapter 13. History of Thomond before it was formed into an English county: From the Death of De Clare in 1318 to the Formation of Thomond into an English County in 1580". The history and topography of the county of Clare, from the earliest times to the beginning of the 18th century. Dublin: Printed for the author by Sealy, Bryers & Walker. http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/frost/chapter13.htm.
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See also
- Munster
- Kingdom of Desmond
- Kingdom of Connacht
- Ailech
- Breifne
- Kingdom of Ulster
- Kingdom of Meath
Categories:- Former monarchies of Europe
- Former countries in Europe
- States and territories established in 1118
- States and territories disestablished in 1543
- 1543 disestablishments
- Aibell
- Geography of County Limerick
- Geography of County Clare
- History of County Limerick
- History of County Tipperary
- History of County Clare
- O'Brien dynasty
- Geography of North Tipperary
- Geographic history of Ireland
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