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 Abt 941 - 1013 (72 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Ireland, Brian Boroimhe King of was born about 941 in Of, Ireland (son of Ceinnedigh); died in 1013. Notes:
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Pronunciation: [both: brI´un, brEn; burOO´, burO´] , 940-1014, King of Ireland. A clan prince, he succeeded his brother Mathghamhain, who had seized the throne of Munster from the Eogharacht rulers (963). Brian subjugated all Munster, then extended his power over all S Ireland, and in 1002 became high king of Ireland by right of conquest. As his power increased, relations with the Norse rulers on the Irish coast grew steadily worse. Sitric, king of the Dublin Norse, formed against Brian a coalition of the Norse of Ireland, the Hebrides, the Orkneys, and Iceland as well as Brian's Irish enemies. On Good Friday (April 23), 1014, Brian's forces met and annihilated the allies at Clontarf, near Dublin. Soon afterward he was murdered in his tent. Brian's victory broke the Norse power in Ireland forever, but Ireland fell into anarchy.
Family/Spouse: Ireland, Mrs-Brian Boroimhe of. Mrs-Brian was born about 946 in Of, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Leinster, Morough O'Brien King of was born about 975 in Of, Ireland.
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