 In folklore, Cearbhall is presented as a womaniser and trickster similar to the Gobán Saor.Irish folklore recounts how Eileanóir Chaomhánach (Eleanor Kavanagh) eloped with Cearbhall (Carroll) the day she was about to marry another man.Cearbhall arrived at the wedding to play music at the wedding feast, and fell in love with the bride.