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2007-04-24 22:33:10 · 5 answers · asked by samman 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig (926 or 941[1] – 23 April 1014) (known as Brian Boru in English) was High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. Although the exact details of his birth are unknown, he was born in the mid tenth century near Killaloe (Kincora) (in modern County Clare). His father was Cennétig mac Lorcáin, King of Thomond and his mother was Bé Binn ingen Murchada, daughter of the King of West Connacht
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2007-04-24 23:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably the only true High King of Ireland ... had a fortress overlooking the Shannon near Lough Derg, was killed by Vikings in 1014 in an area known as Cluain Tarbh or Valley of the Bull, now the part of Dublin city known as Clontarf, even though he drove the worst of them out of the country and allowed the more benign ones to stay as they regarded the place as their home.
Brother to local king or chieftain whose name was Cinneide, this was later turned a surname O' Cinneide (as Brian's name became O'Brien) and anglicised into Kennedy.
2007-04-26 03:50:03 · answer #2 · answered by Orla C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Brian Bhoru was the first Irish king to unite Ireland. He fought the Vikings and drove them out of Dublin and made it is kingdom.
2007-04-26 07:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by Flower 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was the last great High King of Ireland, he ruled from Tara, and after his death the office of High King not only declined, but fell into disrepute.
2007-04-25 01:01:41 · answer #4 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the legendary Fiana, and the first High King at Tara, in Ireland.
2007-04-24 22:40:09 · answer #5 · answered by charliecizarny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋