Colla mac Báirid
Viking leader (died 932) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colla mac Báirid or Colla ua Báirid (Old Norse: Kolli (possibly),[1] died 932) was a Viking[nb 1] leader who ruled Limerick in the early 10th century. He first appears in contemporary annals in 924 when he is recorded as leading a raiding fleet to Lough Ree. He appears in the annals for the second and final time in 932 when his death his recorded. In both of these instances he is titled king of Limerick. Colla's parentage is uncertain; according to one theory he was the son or grandson of Bárid mac Ímair, a Uí Ímair king of Dublin, and according to another he was the son of Bárid mac Oitir.
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Colla mac/ua Báirid | |
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King of Limerick | |
Reign | ?–932 |
Predecessor | Tomrair mac Ailchi |
Successor | Amlaíb Cenncairech |
Died | 932 |
House | Uí Ímair (possibly) |
Father | Bárid mac Ímair or Bárid mac Oitir (possibly) |
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