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Tomrair mac Ailchi

fl. 922–937 · 10th century

Tomrair mac Ailchi was a Viking leader who established a permanent Norse fleet base at Limerick in 922. From there his forces raided widely along the River Shannon and its lakes, and the Limerick Norse became rivals of the Vikings of Dublin, who defeated them in 937.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tomrair mac Ailchi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tomrair-mac-ailchi
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