Ireland, Brian Boroimhe King of

Abt 941 - 1013  (72 years)

• Name	Ireland, Brian Boroimhe King of  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Abt 941	Of, Ireland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1013  [2, 3]
  Person ID	I5776	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Ceinnedigh,   b. Abt 900, Of, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ireland, Mrs-Brian Boroimhe of,   b. Abt 946, Of, Ireland
  Children	1. Leinster, Morough O'Brien King of,   b. Abt 975, Of, Ireland  [natural]
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F2563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 941 - Of, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Biographical Text: 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File (TM). [S327] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File (TM). Date of Import: Jan 31, 2000 [S327] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ancestral File (TM). Date of Import: Feb 3, 2000