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Liam Mac Cairteáin
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Liam Mac Cairteáin (fl. 1668–1724 ) was a historical individual who has been identified in records relating to early modern Ireland.
The date range (fl. 1668–1724 ) displayed for Liam Mac Cairteáin is called a ‘floruit’. This is an approximate date range. It suggests the broadest period in which Liam Mac Cairteáin is known, or can reasonably be inferred, to have lived.
Depending on the historical evidence available, a floruit may represent the full lifespan of an individual, or a shorter period in which they are known to have been active.
Mac Cairteáin may have been born sometime between 1 January 1668 and 31 December 1668 and died sometime between 1 November 1724 and 30 November 1724.
Liam Mac Cairteáin has been identified as a person of Irish historical significance, with a biographical entry in the Dictionary of Irish Biography. You can read an extract from the entry for Mac Cairteáin below.
Place of Birth: Cork and Ireland.
Place of Death: Ireland.
Liam Mac Cairteáin shared his surname with other individuals in the Irish historical record. To find Mac Cairteáin in some of these documents, or to discover other individuals with the same surname, search here using the Virtual Treasury. To locate references to Liam Mac Cairteáin, you can use the website’s Advanced Search tools for an exact match, or use the floruit dates (fl. 1668–1724 ) to help narrow your search.
General information
| Normalised First Name | Liam |
| Normalised Surname | Mac Cairteáin |
| Floruit | 1668 — 1724 |
| Birth Date | 1 January 1668 — 31 December 1668 |
| Death Date | 1 November 1724 — 30 November 1724 |
| Gender | Male |
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