Kingdom of Leinster

The Gaelic Kingdom of Leinster before 1171 was considerably smaller than today's province. The first part of the name Leinster derives from Laigin, the name of the spear of a Gallic tribe which invaded Leinster to aid its ally, (Laigheann) The latter part of the name derives either from the Irish tír or the Old Norse staðr, both of which translate as "land" or "territory".

The tribes of Leinster were united by Úgaine Mor (Hugony, the Great), who supposedly built the hill-fort of Dún Ailinne, near Kilcullen, County Kildare. He is a likely, but uncertain candidate as the first historical king of Laighin (Leinster) in the 7th century BC. The Kingdom of Laighin was re-founded circa 175/185 AD following a period of civil wars in Ireland by the legendary Cathair Mor. Finn Mac Cool, or Fionn mac Cumhaill, was reputed to have built a stronghold at the Hill of Allen, on the edge of the Bog of Allen, in what was then Leinster.

In the 4th and 5th centuries, after Magnus Maximus left Britain with his legions, leaving a power vacuum, colonists from Laighin settled in North Wales, specifically in Anglesey, Carnarvonshire and Denbighshire, aswell as South-Western Wales. In Wales some of the Leinster-Irish colonists left their name on the Llŷn Peninsula, which derives its name from Laighin. Leinster was one of five major regional Kingdoms, which became Norman controlled in 1170, and English by 1172.

~Protectors~
Aontas Ceilteach (Celtic Union)

~Royal Family~

King: Ard Rí Liam
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~Ministers~

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~Army~

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