Donn Shléibhe Mac Cerbaill, Irish musician, died 1357. The Annals of Connacht ''sub anno'' 1357 mention the death of ''Donn Shléibhe Mac Cerbaill, an accomplished musician.'' Mac Cerbaill or Mac Cearbhaill,

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as MacCarroll and MacCarvill, was the name of two unrelated clans, one located in south

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

in the region of County Carlow and

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; a second family of the name, noted for its musicians, was located in

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the c ...

. It is a distinct surname from Ó Cearbhaill.

References

* "Music and Musicians in Medieval Irish Society", Ann Buckley, pp. 165–190, ''Early Music'' xxviii, no. 2, May 2000 * "Music in Prehistoric and Medieval Ireland", Ann Buckley, pp. 744–813, in ''A New History of Ireland'', volume one, Oxford, 2005.

External links

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