The word Ciarraige meansthe people of Ciar. Ciar was the illegitimate son ofFergus, the King ofUlster. After being banished from the Court ofCruachan, Ciar sought refuge inMunster. There he gained the territory for the first branch of Ciarraige, which he called Ciarraige Luachra.[1]
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