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Brian Boru (Middle Irish: Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern Irish: Brian Bóramha; c. 941 – 23 April 1014) was the High King of Ireland from 1002–1014. He ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, and is likely responsible for ending Viking invasions of Ireland. [2]
The greatest of the Irish high kings, famed in saga and legend, was Brian Boru (‘Brian of the Tributes’). Much about him is uncertain and disputed, but he was an unrivalled war leader and the ‘tributes’ seem to mean substantial levies of cattle that he extracted from lesser potentates.
Brian (born 941, near Killaloe, Ireland—died April 23, 1014, Clontarf, near Dublin) was the high king of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. His fame was so great that the princes descended from him, the O’Briens, subsequently ranked as one of the chief dynastic families of the country.
Brian Boru stands as one of Ireland’s most iconic historical figures. His life and legacy, marked by impressive achievements, battles, and diplomacy, saw him rise to become a High King who played a pivotal role in uniting Ireland and challenging the Viking presence.
Brian Boru was Ireland’s greatest conqueror and the first man to unite the Emerald Isle into one realm, rising above the divisions of the squabbling Irish elite and their 150 kings.
Here is a handy top ten primer on Brian Boru, the heroic Irish figure of his era. 1. Brian Boru was a deeply Christian king. He died on Good Friday, April 23rd, 1014, at the Battle of Clontarf.
April 23rd is the 1,000th anniversary of the death of Brian Boru, the most famous and, arguably, the greatest Irishman before the modern era. He died in his hour of victory at the Battle of...