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Duffy, Seán, “Brian Bóruma (Brian Boru) (c.941–1014)”, Oxford dictionary of national biography, Online: Oxford University Press, 2004–.

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“Brian Bóruma (Brian Boru) (c.941–1014)”
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2004
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Seán Duffy, ‘(Various contributions)’ in Oxford dictionary of national biography... (2004)
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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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