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SCANDINAVIAN ANTIQUITIES OF DUBLIN. J01
and his brother Helgi Magri. who took possession of BOOK ir.
a large tract of the country, were grandsons of CH ^ IIL
Cearbhall, being sons of Eyvind Austman by Kafarta,
1
Cearbhall's daughter, Helgi being more closely connected
with Dublin by marrying Aulaf's wife's sister. 1
Thorgrim was another of Cearbhall's grandsons,
his father Grimolf having married " Kormlod," or
Gormflaith, Cearbhall's daughter. 3 His brother's son
Alfus, with his uterine brother Onund, both settled
in Iceland, 4 and his daughter having married his
slave, or freedman, Steinraud, son of Maelpatric, an
Irish noble, Steinraud also formed a settlement, to
which he gave his name. 8
Among the great grandsons of Cearbhall who Carroll's great
settled in Iceland were Vilbald and Askel Hnokkan. settlers in ice-
6 settlers in ice-
They were the " sons of Dufthach, son of Dufnial,
son of King Kiarwal," 7 and had large possessions,
which their descendants continued to occupy.
Baugus, also a great grandson of Cearbhall, settled
at Fliotshild. He was " the son of Raude," 8 son of
Cellach, who succeeded his father Cearbhall as King
of Ossory, and was killed in the same battle with
the King of Cashel A.D. 903. 9
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Eyvindus postea in Hibernia from Ireland in his ship Kuda,
Rafortain, filiam Karvialis Regis and the river, at the mouth
Hiberniae, uxorem duxit." Land- of which he landed, was thence
namab., p. 228. called " Kudafliotsoi."
Iliid., p. 229. Helgi married
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Ibid., p 350. Askel's settle-
Thorunna Hyrna, Ketel Flatnef's ment was Askellshofda. The Icedaughter,
and sister of Auda, wife landic Dufthack is the Irish Dubhof
Aulaf, King of Dublin. thach, &c.
8 Ibid., p. 375.
" Ibid., p. 334. Baugus was
4 Ibid., pp. 372, 374. father of Gunnar of Gunnarwholt,
6 Ibid., pp. 372, 373. His and foster-brother of Ketel Heogs.
settlement was Steinraudarstad. Ann. Four Mast. A.D. 839, 900,
Ibid., p. 312. Vilbald came 903.