The Kingdom of Ormond (Modern Irish: Urmumhain - "East Munster") was a short-lived kingdom in medieval Ireland.[1] It existed in 12th century AD, comprising the eastern part of Munster, in what is now County Tipperary, with parts of County Kilkenny and County Waterford.[2]
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, under the suzerainty of the Butler family. However, the O'Kennedys, now styled "Lords of Ormond",[3] long struggled with the Butlers for control of the region. In 1336 a peace treaty was signed between the two families,[4] 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.[citation needed]
Two modern Irish baronies, Ormond Upper and Ormond Lower, are named after the kingdom.[citation needed]
