Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Kingdom of West Breifne (Irish Breifne Ua Ruairc) was an historic kingdom of Ireland that existed from 1256 to 1605, located in the area that is now County Leitrim. It took its present boundaries in 1583 when West Breifne was shired and renamed Leitrim, after the village of Leitrim, which was an O'Rourke stronghold. The kingdom came into existence after a battle between the O'Rourke clans and the O'Reilly's caused the break up of the older Kingdom of Breifne and led to the formation of East Breifne and West Breifne. The Kingdom was ruled by the various O'Rourke clans and lasted until the early 17th century, when the Kingdom of England confiscated their lands.. }
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- West_Breifne abstract "The Kingdom of West Breifne (Irish Breifne Ua Ruairc) was an historic kingdom of Ireland that existed from 1256 to 1605, located in the area that is now County Leitrim. It took its present boundaries in 1583 when West Breifne was shired and renamed Leitrim, after the village of Leitrim, which was an O'Rourke stronghold. The kingdom came into existence after a battle between the O'Rourke clans and the O'Reilly's caused the break up of the older Kingdom of Breifne and led to the formation of East Breifne and West Breifne. The Kingdom was ruled by the various O'Rourke clans and lasted until the early 17th century, when the Kingdom of England confiscated their lands.".