Episode 2523
Colla mac Báirid
Sun, 2024-Mar-31 00:44 UTC
Length - 1:34
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Sunday, 31 March 2024 is Colla mac Báirid.
Colla mac Báirid or Colla ua Báirid (Old Norse: Kolli (possibly), died 932) was a Viking leader who ruled Limerick in the early 10th century. He first appears in contemporary annals in 924 when he is recorded as leading a raiding fleet to Lough Ree. He appears in the annals for the second and final time in 932 when his death his recorded. In both of these instances he is titled king of Limerick. Colla's parentage is uncertain; according to one theory he was the son or grandson of Bárid mac Ímair, a Uí Ímair king of Dublin, and according to another he was the son of Bárid mac Oitir.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:44 UTC on Sunday, 31 March 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see Colla mac Báirid on Wikipedia.
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