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Máel Mórda, the son of Muirecán, king of eastern Life (Liffey valley, K i l d a r e), He was killed during the battle of Cenn Fuait in 917.
The Battle of Cenn Fuait in 917 was a battle for Dublin, the Vikings ca r r i e d t he day. The Annals of Ulster record the events - Sitriuc, grands o n o f Í m a r, landed with his fleet at Cenn Fuait, an anchorage somewhere o n t h e b o r der of Leinster. Ragnall, grandson of Ímar, with his second fl ee t m o v e d against the foreigners of Waterford. A slaughter of the forei g ne r s a t E mly in Munster. The Eóganachta (people of Cashel) and the Cia r r a i g e made another slaughter. Niall, son of Áedh, king of Ireland, led a n a r m y o f t he southern and northern Uí Néill to Munster to make war on t h e h e a t hens. He halted on the 22nd day of the month of August at Topar G l e t h r ach in Mag Feimin (near Clonmel). The heathens had come into the d i s t r i ct on the same day. The Irish attacked them between the hour of ti e r c e a n d midday and they fought until eventide, and about a hundred men , t h e m a j ority foreigners, fell between them. Reinforcements came from t h e c a m p o f the foreigners to aid their fellows. The Irish turned back t o t h e i r c amp in face of the last reinforcement, (Ragnall) king of the d ar k f o r e igners, accompanied by a large force of foreigners. Niall son o f Á e d h p r oceeded with a small number against the heathens, so that God p r e v e n ted a great slaughter of the others through him. After that Niall r e m a i n ed twenty nights encamped against the heathens. He sent word to th e m e n o f L e inster that they should lay siege to the encampment from a d is t a nc e . They were routed by Sitriuc grandson of Ímar in the battle of C e n n F u a it, where five hundred, or somewhat more, fell. And there fell t o o U g a i re son of Ailill, king of Leinster, Mael Mórda, son of Muirecán M u i r e c án, king of eastern Life (Liffey), Mael Maedóc son of Diarmait, a s c h o l a r and bishop of Leinster, Ugrán son of Cennéitig, king of Laois (O s s a r y ), and other leaders and nobles. - Sitriuc, grandson of Ímar enter e d Á t h C l iath (Dublin).
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Abt 840 - 917 (77 years)
