Maelsuthan Ua Cerbhail

Maelsuthan Ua Cerbhail, Maelsuthain O'Carroll, or Maelsuthain O'Cearbhail (died 1010)^[1] was a political and academic figure in medieval Ireland. He was lord of the Eóganacht Locha Léin,^[2] advisor to High King Brian Boru, and an important scholar often credited for beginning the Annals of Innisfallen.^[3] Maelsuthan's academic reputation was considerable, earning him accolades like "chief doctor of the Western world in his time" and "sage of Ireland."^[4]

^ Healy, 500.
^ Healy, 500.
^ Healy, 500–501.
^ O'Donoghue, 240.

[1] Healy, 500.

[2] Healy, 500.

[3] Healy, 500–501.

[4] O'Donoghue, 240.

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