Mac Cearbhaill is a
Gaelic Irish clan belonging to the
Three Collas kinship group, who were during the 11th and 12th centuries, kings of
Airgíalla. Their name has been Anglicised as MacCarroll, Carroll, Carvill, MacCarville and various other spellings. The clan are associated especially with south-eastern
Ulster and northern
Leinster. They have numerous descendants in
County Monaghan,
County Louth,
County Down,
County Tyrone and elsewhere. In later times they were known as prominent musicians. The family lost out during the
Norman invasion of Ireland, though their kinsmen the
Mac Mathghamhna and
Mag Uidhir hung on for longer.
Mac Cearbhaill is a
Gaelic Irish clan belonging to the
Three Collas kinship group, who were during the 11th and 12th centuries, kings of
Airgíalla. Their name has been Anglicised as MacCarroll, Carroll, Carvill, MacCarville and various other spellings. The clan are associated especially with south-eastern
Ulster and northern
Leinster. They have numerous descendants in
County Monaghan,
County Louth,
County Down,
County Tyrone and elsewhere. In later times they were known as prominent musicians. The family lost out during the
Norman invasion of Ireland, though their kinsmen the
Mac Mathghamhna and
Mag Uidhir hung on for longer.