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The Connaught (hotel), Connaught Hotel
Connacht or Connaught is a western province in Ireland. Connacht or Connaught may also refer to: Places * Connaught Hill, a community park in Prince George, British Columbia * Connaught Cadet Training Centre, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * Connaught Village, a neighbourhood in central London * Republic of Connacht, a short-lived republic located in Connacht province in 1798 * Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457, a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada * Taman Connaught, a township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia * Connaught Place (other), several places * Connaught Park (other), several places * Connaught, Ontario (other), several places in Ontario, Canada Schools * Connacht Ulster Technological University * Connaught School for Girls, a secondary school in Leytonstone, England * The Connaught School, the former name of Alderwood School in Aldershot, England Buildings * Connaught Armoury, a building in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Connaught Barracks, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connacht
Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhna). Between the reigns of Conchobar mac Taidg Mór (died 882) and his descendant, Aedh mac Ruaidri Ó Conchobair (reigned 1228–33), it became a kingdom under the rule of the Uí Briúin Aí dynasty, whose ruling sept adopted the surname Ua Conchobair. At its greatest extent, it incorporated the often independent Kingdom of Breifne, as well as vassalage from the lordships of western Mide and west Leinster. Two of its greatest kings, Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (1088–1156) and his son Ruaidri Ua Conchobair (c. 1115–1198) greatly expanded the kingdom's dominance, so much so that both became High King of Ireland. The Kingdom of Connacht collapsed in the 1230s because of civil war within the royal dynasty, which enab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
