Kingdom of Meath
Kingdom in east-central Ireland (1st–12th centuries) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meath (/miːð/ MEEDH; Modern Irish: Mí; Old Irish: Mide [ˈmʲiðʲe]) was a kingdom in Ireland from the 1st to the 12th century AD. Its name means "middle," denoting its location in the middle of the island.
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Capital | Tara | ||||||
Religion | Druidism (until 700s) Christianity (700s–1172) | ||||||
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Today part of | Ireland |
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At its greatest extent, it included all of County Meath (which takes its name from the kingdom), all of County Westmeath, and parts of counties Cavan, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth and Offaly.