Connaught | 11 oz. Wool

Mill: Loch
Weight: 11 oz.
Known Septs Include: Counties found in Connaught: Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo
Notes: Connacht or Connaught (Irish: Connacht or Cúige Chonnacht) is situated in the west of the country. Up to the 9th century, it consisted of several independent major kingdoms (Lúighne, Uí Maine, Iarthar Connacht). 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 Ai 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. The Kingdom of Connacht collapsed in the 1230's because of civil war within the royal dynasty, which enabled widespread Norman settlement under Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Baron of Connaught. The province of Connacht has the greatest number of native Irish speakers at between 5–10% (40,000–55,000) of the population.[citation needed] There are several important Irish-speaking areas in Counties Galway and Mayo. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has seen further sub-division of the historic counties.

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