<0xB7> n ▁and ▁Ang les ey ▁in ▁ 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁Mac cus ' ▁death ▁is ▁unknown . ▁Since ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁on ▁record ▁again , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁dead ▁by ▁this ▁date , ▁and ▁that ▁G of raid ▁had ▁succeeded ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Is les . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt ▁assist ing ▁Brian ' s ▁family ▁in ▁ 9 8 4 ▁could ▁be ▁evidence ▁that ▁Mac cus ▁was ▁yet ▁still ▁active . ▁In ▁any ▁case , ▁Mac cus ▁is ▁certainly ▁un record ed ▁after ▁ 9 8 4 . ▁G of raid ' s ▁campaign ing ▁on ▁Ang les ey ▁suggests ▁that ▁whatever ▁authority ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt ▁gained ▁over ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 7 0 s ▁was ▁only ▁temporary . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁record ▁of ▁Vik ing ▁activity ▁against ▁the ▁island ▁between ▁ 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 9 8 0 ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁Me ic ▁Ara ilt ' s ▁amb itions ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁ful filled ▁during ▁this ▁span . ▁ ▁In ▁ 9 8 0 , ▁Am la í b ▁C ú ar án ▁was ▁utter ly ▁defeated ▁by ▁M á el ▁Se ch na ill ▁mac ▁Dom na ill , ▁King ▁of ▁M ide ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ara , ▁and ▁retired ▁to ▁I ona ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁soon ▁after . ▁Wh ilst ▁Is les men ▁are ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁supported ▁Am la