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Ní Mhaonaigh, Máire, Brian Boru: Ireland’s greatest king, Stroud: Tempus, 2007.

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Work
Brian Boru: Ireland’s greatest king
Place
Stroud
Publisher
Tempus
Year
2007
Subjects and topics
Headings
early medieval Ireland 10th century 11th century
History, society and culture
Agents
Brian BoruBrían Bóruma (Brian Boru)
(c. 941–23 April 1014)
Brían Bóruma, Brian Bóruma
High-king of Ireland from the Dál Cais, son of Cennétig mac Lorcáin (d. 951); typically known for breaking the hegemony of the Uí Néill in Ireland; died at the battle of Clontarf (1014). He is the celebrated hero of Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib, a twelfth-century propagandistic narrative text that has helped to enhance his reputation.
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Dennis Groenewegen
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