AirgÃalla
Airgíalla (also Airgialla, Uriel, Orial, Orgialla, Orgiall, Oryallia, Ergallia ) is in today's Irish Oirialla and in English: called Oriel. Oriel was an Irish Federation and a irischens Kingdom, which was established in the 7th century. It was in today's Leinster and Ulster and includes the present counties of Louth and Monaghan.
The Airgíalla were a group mostly of unrelated dynasties, which were located in what is now southern and central Ulster. They founded around the 7th century a military alliance. From the term Airgíalla was assumed that it was derived from the Irish term orgialla (English " hostage of gold" ). Recent research rather go on the assumption that it originates from the term Airgíallne ( engl. "additional clientship ").
Founding myth
Beginning of the 4th century conquered three princes, called the Three Collas ( sons of Eochy Doimhlein, son of Cairbre Life Chair, the legendary High King of Ireland from the house Eremon ) large parts of Ulster, previously under the rule of the princes of the house " Ir ", called" Clanna Rory, or Rudericians stood.
In the battle of " Achaidh Leithdeircc " in Fearnmhagh in Dalaradia, on the border with Down and Antrim, the Three Collas Fergus Foga defeated the king of Ulster who fell during the battle. The city Emain Macha (near the present city of Armagh ) was burnt down. Previously was in this city for six centuries the famous Palalst of the kings of Ulaid. The site of the battlefield is also called Carn Achy - Leth - Derg and is located in the parish Aghaderg in County Down. After this battle the dominion was transferred to the house " Heremon " Ulster from home " Ir ".
The names of the three princes were:
- Colla Uais or Colla the Noble
- Colla Meann or Colla the Famous
- Colla da Chroich or Colla of the two territories
Colla Uais 327 was King of Ireland, and died 332
Myth and History
The founding myth was, however, only in the middle of the 8th century, devised by the alliance with the Uí Néill to consolidate.
The nine kingdoms of Airgíalla
The Kingdom Airgíalla his part was again sub - divided into nine kingdoms, which were named after their ruling dynasties:
- Uí Thuirtri
- Uí Meic Cairthinn
- Uí Fhiachrach Arda Sratha
- Uí Moccu Uais
- Uí Chremthainn
- Uí Meith
- Ind Airthir
- Mugdorna
- Uí Cruinn