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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Carbry
- Variants
- Coirpre, Carbry
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Borne by several legendary High Kings of Ireland, including Cairbre Lifechair, son of Cormac mac Airt, who fell at the Battle of Gabhra against the Fianna.
The story behind Cairbre
Cairbre, poet of the Tuatha Dé, composed the first satire ever uttered in Ireland against the miserly king Bres of the Fomorians; later, the Cycles of the Kings tell of Cairbre Lifechair, who broke the power of the Fianna at Gabhra but died in the battle.
Mythology & legend
Multiple Cairbres in Irish mythology, including a chief poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Did you know?
Cairbre Lifechair, son of Cormac mac Airt, fell at the Battle of Gabhra fighting the Fianna.
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