▁Ireland . ▁Ed gar ▁may ▁have ▁moved ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁str ife ▁between ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt ▁and ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁any ▁enc ro achment ▁by ▁Am la í b ▁C ú ar án ▁into ▁the ▁Irish ▁Sea ▁region . ▁This ▁reign ing ▁King ▁of ▁Dublin ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U í ▁Í ma ir , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁rival ▁to ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt . ▁By ▁eas ing ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt ▁and ▁the ▁Wel sh , ▁Ed gar ▁could ▁have ▁sought ▁to ▁gain ▁their ▁alleg iance ▁against ▁Am la í b ▁C ú ar án ' s ▁amb itions ▁of ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁further ▁offset ▁any ▁attempt ▁by ▁Am la í b ▁C ú ar án ▁to ▁att ain ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁and ▁C umb ri ans ▁against ▁the ▁English . ▁ ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁B ren h ined d ▁y ▁Sa ess on ▁reports ▁that ▁G of raid ▁sub du ed ▁Ang les ey ▁and ▁placed ▁it ▁under ▁t ribute ▁could ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt ▁were ▁attempting ▁to ▁establish ▁themselves ▁in ▁Britain , ▁and ▁could ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁in ▁this ▁context . ▁If ▁Mac cus ▁was ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁Mann ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁record ▁of ▁Ed gar ' s ▁assemble d ▁fleet ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁perce