Cairbre Drom Cliabh

Cairbre Drom Cliabh Cairbre na Catha/Críoch Cairbre/Cairbre Mór
Túath/ Tríocha Céad
Sligo territories as they were in c.1585
History
• Created	uncertain
• Abolished	1603
• Succeeded by	Barony of Carbury, County Sligo
Status	Saor túath (Free Territory)
• Type	Mixed Democratic Monarchy
Subdivisions
• Type	Parishes/Townlands

Irish: Cairbre Drom Cliabh, meaning "Uí Cairbre of Drumcliff" is a territory (tuath) in County Sligo in northwest Ireland. It is now represented by the barony of Carbury. Also known as Cairbre na Catha (Carbury of the Battles). It existed from at least the 6th century to the 16th century AD. As a frontier territory of Connacht it was a free tuath under a branch of the O'Conchobar dynasty called the Clann Aindrias or Ó Conchobhair Sligigh

This territory is between the coast and the Dartry mountains it borders Ulster to the north extends from the Owenmore river at Ballysadare to the Drowes (Drobhaois) River near Bundoran. Benbulben (Benn Ghulbain) in it Knocknarea Lough Gill.

The tuath takes its name from Cairbre mac Néill, third son of Niall of the Nine Hostages (hence this areas connections to Uladh). Cairbre is described as an enemy of St. Patrick. Tirecháns life of Patrick states that Cairbre was cursed by the saint, at the hill of Tara, that none of his descendants would be High King.

Cairbre is excluded from most lists of High Kings, but included in the earliest. Chiefs of Cenél Cairpre included O'Mulclohy (Ó Maolchloiche), a name later translated to Stone. Cairbre's descendants known as the Cairpre Gabra settled in the barony of Granard in County Longford. Another branch known as the "Uí Cairpri Laigen" settled in barony of Carbury in County Kildare. Cairbre supplied only one High King of Ireland, his grandson, Túathal Máelgarb Dunadhach,