East Breifne
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Today part of | Ireland |
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Disestablished | 1607 |
Capitals | Belturbet |
Cavan | |
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ID | 1549373 |
About East Breifne
The Kingdom of East Breifne or Breifne O'Reilly was an historic kingdom of Ireland roughly corresponding to County Cavan that existed from 1256 to 1607. It took its present boundaries in 1579 when East Breifne was renamed Cavan, after Cavan town, and shired into Ulster.