Mór ingen Cearbhaill, daughter of the
Cerball mac Dúnlainge
Cerball mac Dúnlainge (patronymic sometimes spelled ''Dúngaile'', ) (died 888) was king of Ossory in south-east Ireland. The kingdom of Ossory (''Osraige'') occupied roughly the area of modern County Kilkenny and western County Laois and lay b ...
king of
Osraige
Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home of t ...
. She became
queen
Queen or QUEEN may refer to:
Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
of
Laigin
The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland. They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as ''Cóiced Laigen'', meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinster ...
; she died
in 916.
The ''
Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ...
'', ''sub anno'' 916, say of her, "Mor, daughter of Cearbhall, son of Dunghal, Queen of South Leinster, died after a good life."
The identity of her husband is uncertain: contenders include
Augaire mac Ailella
Augaire mac Ailella (with similar spellings like Ugaire and Aililla) was the King of Laigin (Leinster), Ireland, who is said to have led the Irish forces at the Battle of Confey c. 915-917. The Irish were defeated by Vikings under King Sigtrygg ...
, or the ruler of the
Uí Cheinnselaig at the time, such as
Dub Gilla mac Etarscéoil (died 903) or
Tadg mac Fáeláin (died 922).
See also
*
Mór (Irish name)
Mór is an Irish female given name.
Description
Mór is a feminine first name used in Ireland since the medieval era. It may have been the original form of the name Maureen.
It is distinct from the descriptive term ''"mór"'', which designate ...
External links
* http://www.medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Mor.shtml
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100005B/text002.html
* https://www.fitzpatricksociety.com
Irish royal consorts
10th-century Irish women
10th-century Irish people
916 deaths
Year of birth unknown
9th-century Irish people
9th-century Irish women
FitzPatrick dynasty
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