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Uí Briúin Bréifne
The Uí Briúin Bréifne were a branch of the Uí Briúin dynasty of Connacht that settled the lakes and hills of later Leitrim and Cavan and gave their name to the kingdom of Breifne, which emerged in the 8th century. Its leading families were the Ó Ruairc, who usually held the kingship, and the Ó Raghallaigh, who ruled East Breifne after the kingdom split in 1256.
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