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=Kingdom of Ormond=

The Kingdom of Ormond was a short-lived kingdom in medieval Ireland, that existed in XII Century a.d.. It comprised the eastern part of Munster, in what is now County Tipperary.

The kingdom was formed from a partition of the preceding Kingdom of Munster. It was a fief of the O'Kennedy family, but was soon conquered by the Anglo-Normans, who created the Earldom of Ormond as part of the Lordship of Ireland, over the lordship of the Butler family. However, the O'Kennedys long struggled with the Butlers for control of the region. In 1336 a peace treaty was signed between the two families but in 1347 the O'Kennedys were able to drive out the Butlers from Nenagh Castle and install there, keeping the manor for more than two hundred years.

Two modern Irish baronies, Ormond Upper and Ormond Lower, are named after the kingdom.

Kings of Ormond

 * Olaf Húa Cennétig (...-1164)
 * Domnall Húa Ceinneidig (...-1181)