Maccus mac Arailt
![Maccus' name as it appears on page 59r of Oxford Jesus College 111 (the ''[[Red Book of Hergest]]''): "''{{lang|wlm|Marc uab herald}}''".<ref>[[#J3|''Jesus College MS. 111'' (n.d.)]]; [[#O1|''Oxford Jesus College MS. 111'' (n.d.)]].</ref>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Maccus_mac_Arailt_%28Oxford_Jesus_College_MS_111%2C_folio_59r%29.jpg)
The Meic Arailt violence during this period could account for Maccus' participation in a royal assembly convened by Edgar, King of the English. Maccus may have been regarded as a potential threat by not only the English and Welsh kings, but also the rulers of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Perhaps as a consequence of this convention, the Meic Arailt thereafter turned their attention to Ireland. In 974, Maccus defeated and captured Ímar, King of Limerick. Gofraid resumed the family's campaigning against the Welsh before the end of the decade. In 984, the Meic Arailt appear to have formed an alliance with the family of Brian mac Cennétig, King of Munster. Whether Maccus was alive by this date is unknown. He does not appear on record after this date, and seems to have been succeeded by his brother. Gofraid is the first King of the Isles to be identified as such by Irish sources. Provided by Wikipedia
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