Cairbre mac Cinaedh,
King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
of
Umaill
Umhaill or Umhall (anglicized as Owill or Owel) was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic territory around Clew Bay in the west of what is now County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, comprising the barony (Ireland), baronies of Burrishoole (Lower Owel) an ...
, died 847.
Almost nothing appears to be known of Cairbre. The
Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after crea ...
record his death in 847.
External links
Annals of the Four Masters
References
* ''The History of Mayo'', pp. 388–89, T.H. Knox, 1908.
9th-century Irish monarchs
People from County Mayo
{{Ireland-royal-stub