Information about Brian Boru, High King of Ireland

Brian Boru, High King of Ireland (941 - 23 April 1014)

Brian Boru (Old Irish: Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; Middle Irish: Brian Bóruma; modern Irish: Brian Bóramha) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill. Building on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain, Brian first made himself King of Munster, then subjugated Leinster, eventually becoming King of Ireland. He was the founder of the O'Brien dynasty.

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Brian Boru, High King of Ireland Ireland, Gaelic 1002 23 April 1014
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