Mór ingen Cearbhaill, daughter of the
Cerball mac Dúnlainge 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 ...
. She became
queen
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* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
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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 Leinste ...
; she died
in 916.
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 ...
'', ''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, 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)
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
Daughters of kings
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