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mac CAIRBE Artchorp |
| Birth |
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Ireland  |
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Male |
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- Artchorp mac Cairbe plays a part in the stories of Irish and Welsh beginnings. He is a legendary figure; no documented historical facts are associated with him.
Art Corp mac Cairbre Rigronn is a legendary figure in Welsh and Irish history. [1]
Research Notes
Birth and Parents
He was born circa 190 in Ireland. [1]
He was the son of Cairpre mac Fiachadh (Annals of the Four Masters) and N.N. [1]
Marriage
He married Maedhbh MacConn Of Tara [1]
Death
He died in Wales.[1]
Issue
He was the father of
Eochaid mac Art Corp (The Expulsion of the Déisi) [1]
Mes Gegra Mac Coirp [1]
The Cormac mac Airt Story
High King of Ireland
According to legend, Cormac mac Airt is high king of Ireland ('Ard Ri na Eireann') during the time of Finn mac Cuill (Fionn mac Cumhaill, or Finn MacCool). He is also one of the country's most popular high kings, being mentioned in many tales and poems and also in the Irish annals, the Annals of the Four Masters. He fights many battles, subduing the Ulaid and Connachta and continuing the ongoing struggle to bring Munster to heel. [2]
The Expulsion of Art Corb of the the Deisi
In the story The Expulsion of the Déisi, the great-great-great-grandson of legendary high king of Ireland, Fedlimid Rechtmar (AD 104, according to Ireland's mythological timeline), is Art Corb. [2]
His four sons are expelled from Tara following a failed bid to take the high kingship. Cormac mac Airt is also mentioned in the eighth century text when he is blinded by Óengus Gaíbúaibthech of the Déisi. As no high king can remain in place if he bears a physical blemish, Cormac is replaced by Eochaid Gonnat, although a year later he is killed in battle by Cormac's son, Cairbre Lifechair.[2]
Art Corb's sons each go their own way. The group led by Eochaid Allmhuir (Allmhuir meaning 'over-sea') settles in Demetia around the start of the fourth century, while another eventually settles amongst the Déisi of southern Munster (the Déisi Muman). These events have been tied to Scotti (Irish) pirate raids along the length of Britain's western and southern coasts in the fourth and fifth centuries, and to the foundation of the Brito-Irish kingdoms of Dyfed and Brycheiniog. Another branch of the expelled Déisi becomes the Dál gCais clan of Thomond.[2]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Geni. Art Corp mac Cairbre Citing Annals of the Four Masters. Added by: Sonya on May 19, 2008. Managed by: Douglas John Nimmo and 19 others. Curated by: Jason Scott Wills. Accessed 1/18/2019 jhd
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wikipedia Deisi a mythological story from the tales of the Déisi referring to a migration from Ireland to Wales
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Freeman-Smith |
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