OSSORY


Meaning of OSSORY in English

Ancient kingdom, Ireland.

It became a semi-independent state within the kingdom of Leinster ( 0441; 1st century AD). In the 9th century its king, Cerball, allied himself with the Norse invaders. His Irish descendants became known as the Fitzpatricks. The modern diocese of Ossory, with its see at Kilkenny, approximates the size of the ancient state.

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