Brian Bóramha mac Cennétig

• Preferred Name: Brian Bóramha mac Cennétig
  
• Alternate Name: Brian Bóruma Maccennétig King of Munster & Ireland
  
• Alternate Name: Brian Bórú of Ireland
  
• Gender: M
  
• Burial: 1014 in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, Ulster, Ireland at LATI: N4.35 LONG: E6.6667
  
• Occupation: King of the Dalcassians, Ireland, and Munster
  
• Christening: 941 in County Clare, Munster Province, Ireland at LATI: N2.8794 LONG: E8.9919
  
• FSID: KN7J-VXY
  
• MilitaryService: Defeated the Scandinavians in Ireland at Battle of Clontarf1014
  
• Clan Name: with note: Description: House of O'Brien https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Boru
  
• Birth: 941 in County Clare, Ireland with note: The exact date of his birth is unknown
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King
  
• Death: 23 APR 1014 in Clontarf, County Dublin, Ireland at LATI: N3.3653 LONG: E6.1964 with note: Killed In His Tent By Dane Following A Battle Victory At
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 175th High King of IrelandBET 1002 AND 1014
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 53rd King of MunsterBET 976 AND 1014
  
• Notes:

  A brief history from Wikipedia
  Many Irish annals state that Brian was in his 88th year when he fell in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. If true, this would mean that he was born as early as 926 or 927.[2] Other birth dates given in
  
  === 1 HIST BATTLE OF CLONTARF SIGNIFIED TH ===
  1 HIST BATTLE OF CLONTARF SIGNIFIED THE OVERTHROW OF THE VIKINGS AND THEIR REMOVAL FROM IRELAND
  
  === ANCESTRAL ROOTS, by F. L. Weis, 7th Ed., ===
  ANCESTRAL ROOTS, by F. L. Weis, 7th Ed., Line 175 #1, pg. 149: Brian of the Tributes (BORAMA, BOROIMHE, BORU), King of the Dalcassians, then King of Munster (976-1002), and finally usurped the High Kingship of Ireland (1002- 1014). Killed at the battle of Clontarf, 1014 A.D., fighting a mixed force of Norse and Leinstermen. He had at least three wives, the mother of his son, Donnchad, being Gormflaith of Naas, dau. of Murchad, King of Leinster (d. 972). Gormflaith was the wid. of Anlaf (Olaf), King of Dublin (d.981), and had been the wife of Mael-Sechnaill, King of Ireland. She d. 1030. (Brian's ancestry table depends solely on tradition and is not accepted as proven).
  
  === Line 141 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
  Line 141 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Brian Boroimhe King Of /IRELAND/ From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === !GENERAL:Ancestral File (R), Ancestral ===
  !GENERAL:Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R), The Churc h of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987 , June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
  
  === King of the Dalcassians, then King of M ===
  King of the Dalcassians, then King of Munster (976-1002), and finally usurped the high kingship of Ireland (1002-1014). He had at least 3 wives, the mother of his son, Donnchad, being Gormflaith of Naas, dau of Murchad, King of Leinster (d. 972). Gormflaith was the widow of Anlaf (Olaf), King of Dublin (d. 981), and had been the wife of Mael-Sechnaill, King of Ireland. She d. 1030. (Brian's ancestry table depends solely on tradition and is not accepted as proven)." [Internet source: http://www.tiac.net/users/pmcbride/rfc/gw68.htm#I3571]
  
  === King of Munster 0978 & King of Ireland 1 ===
  King of Munster 0978 & King of Ireland 1002. !R.C.NEWMAN discusses Brian Boroimhe's wives, their dates, and sequences and their children at length in `Brian Boru: King Of Ireland,' Dublin, 1983, pp.63-4, 99-100, 116-9 and 154.
  
  === Line 103 from GEDCOM File not recognizab ===
  Line 103 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Brian Monarch Of Ireland /BORU/
  
  === 1. CD V701-01, Vol. 1, World Family Tre ===
  1. CD V701-01, Vol. 1, World Family Tree, @1996, Broderbund Software,Inc., Pedigree File #986. 2, www.my-ged.com/db/page/dills/7939 - 28 April 1998.
  
  === AKA Brorimhe, Boru. Killed fighting a mi ===
  AKA Brorimhe, Boru. Killed fighting a mixed force of Norse and Lenistermen. Had at least 3 wives. Brian's ancestry table depneds solely on tradition and is not accepted as proven.
  
  === !Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists 974. ===
  !Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists 974.D2w
  
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  Line 5516 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME Brian Monarch Of Ireland /BORU/
  
  === !Brian of the Tributes (Borama, Boroimbe ===
  !Brian of the Tributes (Borama, Boroimbe, Boru), King of the Dalcassians, then King of Munster (976-1002), and finally usurped the high kingship of Ireland (1002-1014). Killed at the battle of Clontarf, 1014 A.D., fighting a mixed force of Norse and Leinstermen. [Weis "60 Colonists", line 175-1.] b."BRIAN of the Tributes (Borama, Boroimhe, Boru), King of the Dalcassians, then King of Munster (976-1002), and finally usurped the high kingship of Ireland (1002-1014). Killed at the battle of Clontarf, 1014 A.D., fighting a mixed force of Norse and Leinstermen. He had at least three wives, the mother of his son, Donnchad, being Gormflaith of Naas, dau. of Murchad, King of Leinster (d. 972). Gormflaith was the wid. of Anlaf (Olaf), King of Dublin (d. 98n) and had been the wife of Mael-Sechnaill, King of Ireland. She d. 1030. [Weis "60 Colonists", line 175-1.] b."Brian Boru (175-1), m. Gormflaith, by whom he had a son Donnchad (175-2), who may have m. Druella, dau. of Godwin, Earl of Kent, and sister of King Harold. Donnchad was father of Darb Forgaill (175-3), but not by Druella. Gormflaith m. again, Olaf Kvaaran, King of Dublin. Brian's dau. (not by Gormflaith) was Slain. [Weis "60 Colonists," line 239-1.] !"The following biography is taken from the book '100 Great Kings, Queens and Rulers of the World" edited by John Canning: !"'Stout, Able, valiant, fierce, magnificent, hospitable, munificent, strong, lively and friendly. The most eminent of the west of Europe.' !"Quite a testimonial. It is for Brian, from a contemporary; and from what we are able to piece together about him, accurate, even discerning. He was all these things, and we can add to the list that he was a Christian and devout; he was slain -- a very old man -- as he knelt near the battlefield to pray. He had resisted all entreaty to take himself to a place of safety. !"Like many great men of his period, Brian had a pedigree that was largely imaginary, an Arthurian fantasy of blood-drenched heroe s stretching back through the dawn of history, through darkness and out into the magic world of mythology. But from the ninth century we can trace it with some accuracy, thanks largely to the vivid details we have been given of ceaseless, bloody war between Irishman and Dane. !"The Danes came to Ireland early in tghe ninth century, stealing up the River Shannon in long, slender boats, leaping ashore to lay waste to the county, plunder what they could from it and move on; or, when the fancy took them, to settle. !"A little later they met shattering, unexpected defeat a the hands of the tribal chief Corc and here history begins. We can follow Corc's line down through his successive descendants, Lachtna, Lorcan and Cenedid, the gallant Cenedid who died fighting the Danes, a hundred and twenty years after his great-grandfather had thought, with reason, that he had flung them into the sea forever. Cenedid-- a name more memorable in its modern form of Kennedy -- was killed in 951. He left two sons, Mahon and Brian, and these continued the fight; waging non-stop, guerrilla war against the Danes from the unbroken forests which, in those distant days, swept down to the edge of the Danish town of Limerick. They suffered impossible hardships, never able to stay in a spot long enough to organize supplies; always harried, pursued by a larger, better-armed, well-fed force. !"Eventually the young King Mahon, weak from wounds and starvation, seeing no end to the conflict, made peace with the Danes. !"But his brother Brian refused to do so, went on attacking, his force getting gradually smaller. At last, with ony fifteen able-bodied supporters left, he confronted his brother. !"'Why, O King,' he demanded, 'have you chosen to make this wicked truce? Is not your country my country, the country of our father who was killed for it? Do we not both wish it to be free? Can you not fight for it, with me?' !"'Your conutry,' said Mahon, 'is mine indeed. But look at those you have mad e fight for it. Where are they now? Dead, for the most part, homes and villages burnt to the ground.' !"'Better dead than dishonour.' !"'A fine thought. And how many are there to share it with you? Fifteen men, it would seem, in all Ireland.' !"'There are more -- and they will come.' !"'You are a brave man, my brother. and a fool. Why should the blood of Ireland be spilt in a hopeless cause? Look -- my own supporters are at peace with the Danes. At peace, well-fed. And alive.' !"A strong argument, but Brian ignored it -- and so strong was his personality, so right his cause, that he brought Mahon over to his side. The Kingdom of Munster, under its king and his younger brother, prepared for war. Inspired by the alliance, the people of Munster rallied to the flag. * * * * * !"In his long life -- but a moment against the span of Irish history -- Brian Boru won for himself undying fame as a great and good ruler who proved his country could be united. He has been compared with King Robert Bruce of Scotland, and the Battle of Clontarf with that of Bannockburn, for both men were wise rulers and both battles inflicted shattering defeat on their enemies. But Bruce's Scotland was more stable than Brian's Ireland, and Bruce was fighting with his country behind him against a single clear-cut enemy, not a fifth-column like that which was helping the Danes. And Bruce survived the battle, was able to consolidate his victory and bring to Scotland the peace and justice for which he had fought. !"But though Brian's line was extinguished and therefore his victory not as conclusive as it might have been, he has gone deservedly into history as a wise and brave ruler, one of his country's greatest sons."
  
  === 1. Anc. Roots 175-1, 239-1. 2. BRIAN of ===
  1. Anc. Roots 175-1, 239-1. 2. BRIAN of the Tributes (Borama, Boroimhe, Boru), King of the Dalcassians, then King of Munster (976-1002), and finally usurped the high kingship of Ireland (1002-1014). Killed at the battle of Clontarf, 1014 A.D., fighting a mixed force of Norse and Leinstermen. 3. He had at least 3 wives, the mother of his son, Donnchad, being Gormflaith of Ness, dau. of Murchad, King of Dublin (d. 972). Gormflaith was the widow of Analf (Olaf), King of Dublin (d. 981) and had been the wife of Mael-Sechnail, King of Ireland. She d. 1030.
  
  === !Title: Monarch Of Ireland Boru. !Title: ===
  !Title: Monarch Of Ireland Boru. !Title: King of Ireland. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === Source: Microsoft Encarta Brian, also ca ===
  Source: Microsoft Encarta Brian, also called Brian Boru (941?-1014), king of Ireland. In 978 he became king of Cashel, capital of the ancient kingdom of Munster. By 984 he controlled all of Munster, and in 1001 he was acknowledged the chief king of Ireland. From his youth, Brian had been fighting the Vikings, who had occupied part of the country. In the Battle of Clontarf (April 23, 1014), his sons led an Irish army to a decisive victory over the Vikings, thereby permanently destroying their power in Ireland. Brian, too aged to fight, was awaiting news of the battle when he was slain in his tent by a Viking intruder. Brian is one of the great heroes of the Irish, but fact and legend have become so intertwined in the accounts of his life that an accurate biography cannot be given
  
  === !Brian Boru, b. c. 941, King of Munster ===
  !Brian Boru, b. c. 941, King of Munster (978-1014), defeated other Irish rulers and the Norse to become high King of Ireland in 1002. His Norse and Irish enemies allied against him, but at Clontarf, on Apr. 23 , 1014, Brian's army routed the coalition. Brian, too old to take part, was murdered by Norsemen fleeing the battle.
  
  === Sources: Young; Kings and Queens of Brit ===
  Sources: Young; Kings and Queens of Britain and A. Roots, 175, 239; Kraentzler 1441. Roots: Brian of the Tributes (Boru, Borama and Boroimhe), King of the Dalcassians, then King of Munster, 976-1002, and finally usurped the high kingship of Ireland, 1002-1014. Killed at the Battle of Clontarf, 1014, while fighting a mixed force of Norse and Leinstermen. (Brian's amcestrytable depends solely on tradition and is not accepted as proven. The ancestorslisted by Young are different from those in Roots. Have used Young's line.) K&Q calls him Brian Boru, High King of Ireland from 1002-1014. According to K&Q he had another son, Teige (Terence) who died in 1023and apparently was succeeded by his brother, Donnchad, that year. One ofTeige's descendants, some 30 generations down, was Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who married King George the VI and is the mother of Queen Elizabeth II. And, according to Roots, Dictionary of National Biography and severalother sources, Brian and another wife, through a daughter Slani, were ancestorsof a a distinguished Welsh line. Young: Brian Boromhe, 940-1014, king of Munster, high king of Ireland,most famous of all Irish kings. K: Brian Boru.
  
  === !Ancestral Roots, Line 175-1. !175th Mon ===
  !Ancestral Roots, Line 175-1. !175th Monarch Of Ireland.
  
  === King of Munster. 175th Monarch of Irelan ===
  King of Munster. 175th Monarch of Ireland. Brian's descendants publicized their ambitions by calling themselves "theFrench kings of Ireland" (!). (The Oxford Illustrated History of theBritish Monarchy, by J. Cannon & R. Griffiths, 1988)
  
  === Brian Boru - A Viking descendant, and Mo ===
  Brian Boru - A Viking descendant, and Monarch of Ireland. At thebattle of Clontarf in 1014 he defeated the Danes so utterly that theynever made more headway in Ireland. Those Danes who remained wereassimilated into the population. B.Boru, age 88 was assassinated on day of conquest
  
  === !BIRTH: from The Story of the Irish Race ===
  !BIRTH: from The Story of the Irish Race - Seumas Mac Manus !DEATH: from The Story of the Irish Race - Seumas Mac Manus slain during the Battle of the Weir of Clontarf ! also Brian mac Cenneidigh youngest son of Kennedy
  
  === !SOURCE: Weis 175-1; see also "Royal An ===
  !SOURCE: Weis 175-1; see also "Royal Ancestors," PC #558. !NOTE: King of Munster 976-1002, Renowned King of Ireland, 1002-1014. He died on Good Friday, 1014.
  
  === BRIEN BOROM the Great, King of Munster ===
  BRIEN BOROM the Great, King of Munster 1009-39, Monarch of Ireland 1027-39, routed and expelled the Danes from Ireland. He was born in 951 and died on Good Friday 1039. He married Gormflath who died about 1023. She was the daughter of Morough MacFlinn. Brien Borom was the son of KENEDY, King of Munster, married Mary Bebion (Bevionn), daughter of Arca, Lord of West Connaught. Her sister, Cressa, married Teige, Prince of Connaught (see Ireland-Connaught). Kenedy was the son of #### BRIAN BÓRÚ (c.941 - 1014) King of Ireland Born County Clare Born at Béal Bórú (from which he received his name), near Killaloe, County Clare, at a time when the Norse had secured many seaports and frequently plundered and harried the neighbouring countryside. In 976 he succeeded his brother Mathúin as king of Dál gCais and claimant to the kingship of Munster. In 978 he defeated and killed Maolmhuaidh, king of the Eoghanacht, at Bealach Leachtna in Cork and became king of Munster. He then waged war against Maolsheachnaill, king of Tara from 980. Brian sailed up the Shannon in 988 from his stronghold at Killaloe and ravaged Connacht, Meath, and Bréifne. Counter-attacks followed from Maolsheachnaill, but eventually he was forced to concede to Brian the mastery of the southern half of Ireland. In 997 they met at Clonfert and agreed to divide the country between them, Maolsheachnaill being recognised as king of the northern half. In 999 the Leinstermen revolted against Brian and allied themselves with the Norse of Dublin. Brian inflicted a crushing defeat on them at Gleann Máma in County Wicklow and then seized Dublin and plundered it. He married Gormlaith, mother of Sitric, king of the Dublin Danes, and gave his daughter in marriage to Sitric. He then felt strong enough to break with Maolsheachnaill and assert his claim to the northern half of the country. Maolsheachnaill failed to secure support from the northern Uí Néill and yielded to Brian, who then became king of all Ireland. I n 1005 he marched with a large army through Meath to Armagh, gave twenty ounces of gold to the clergy, and confirmed the primatial jurisdiction of the see. The following year he made a circuit of the north and took tribute and hostages to ensure the continued submission of the Uí Néill. About 1012 the Leinstermen and the Uí Néill took the field against Brian. Late in 1013 Brian besieged Dublin with his son Murcha but, failing to take it, retired home at Christmas. The Leinstermen and their Norse allies realised that the attack would be renewed in the spring, and they persuaded the Vikings of the Orkneys and Isle of Man to come to their assistance. The northern rulers stood aloof from this struggle. The opposing forces met on Good Friday, 23 April 1014, in the Battle of Clontarf, and the Leinstermen and their Norse allies were routed. Brian was slain in his tent by fleeing Norsemen. Clontarf was an important event in the internal struggle for leadership, and the Norse, whose power in Ireland had waned by then, played only a secondary role. Brian was buried at Armagh with great ceremony. ### Béal Bórú near Killaloe, County Clare #### Born in 940 AD, Brian Boru was one of Ireland's greatest leaders who is credited with directing Ireland's future - for both good and bad. Brian Boru (Brian mac Cennetig or Brian Boroimhe in Gaelic) was born in Munster, Ireland. A member of the Dal Cais (Delcassians) tribe, he was the brother of Mahon, who became King of Munster following the death of their father, Cenn-tig. At this point in Ireland's history, Viking invaders (or Norsemen) had a stranglehold on the island, while the native Irish either sided with the Norse out of fear or belonged to small kingdoms that fought among themselves. Mahon desired peace with the Vikings and attempted to attain it, but his younger brother Brian shared no such desire. In fact, after having witnessed the death of his mother and much of the Dal Cais tribe in a Norse raid while he was a child, Brian was a proponent of warfare with Vikings. When he was old enough, Boru broke away from his brother to wage guerrilla warfare on the Norse. A skilled tactician, he won many decisive victories that instilled fear in the enemy as well as their Irish allies. His attacks also helped to fuel rumours that there was a large, secret Dalcassian army. Boru's campaign gained much popular support and many Irishmen joined his cause, including his Brother Mahon, who renounced his truce with the Vikings. The combined forces were able to drive most of the Norse from Southern Ireland, including their leader Ivar (also known as Imar). Eager for revenge, Ivar returned ten years later, capturing and killing Mahon. Brian succeeded his brother to the throne of Munster, bringing with him a re-fueled hatred of the enemy Norsemen. Soon after, his forces met with those of Ivar and Brian challenged him to personal combat. Ivar was killed and the Viking influence in Southern Ireland was struck another blow. Boru's influence continued to grow throughout Southern Ireland and he became known for rebuilding many of the churches and other monuments that had been destroyed by the Norse. In North Ireland, Malachy the Second followed Boru's lead when his forces defeated a Norse army to take Dublin in 980 and Malachy became King of Meath. The two kings met in 998 and agreed to divide Ireland between them, with Boru recieving the South and Malachy the North. Boru, however, had too much support - even in Northern Ireland - and Malachy eventually ended up allowing Boru to peacefully take over his lands. Boru was granted the title "Ard Ri", meaning "High King". This made him one of the first - and last - kings to effectively unite Ireland under one monarch. The rivals to Brian Boru's rule were numerous, however, both among the native Irish and the remaining Norse. In 1013, Maelmordha, King of Leinster, revolted and allied with the Vikings. They summoned reinforcements from Boru's other Irish rivals an d the Viking nations, as far away as Normandy and Iceland. The two forces met on Good Friday, 1014 at Clontarf. Nearly 4,000 Irishmen were killed at the Battle of Clontarf, including Brian's son Murrough, but the Viking/Leinster forces suffered even heavier losses. At the end of the battle, what little remained of the Norse forces retreated to their ships. But before all the invaders fled, a small group of Norse troops came upon Brian's tent and decided that if they couldn't have Ireland, they would at least kill its King. Then in late seventies or early eighties, Brian was able to kill several men but King Brodar of Man struck Boru the mortal wound. Before he died, Brian was able to avenge himself by beheading Brodar. Unfortunately, with Boru gone and his strong influence absent, Ireland soon fell into chaos and anarchy. There would never be another king powerful enough to rule all of Ireland. Today, Boru is also known as the progenitor of the Clan O'Brien, through his four wives and thirty reputed concubines. Additionally, one of the symbols most commonly associated with Ireland - and the symbol used as Guinness's logo - is called the "Brian Boru Harp". ###### Brian Boru reportedly had 4 wives and 30 concubines and many children. His Sword was 66 inches (5 feet, 6 inches) in length. #### A clan prince, he became high king by subjugating all Ireland. He annihilated the coalition of the Norse and his Irish enemies at Clontarf in 1014, but he was murdered soon after. His victory ended Norse power in Ireland, but the nation fell into anarchy. The year 1014 AD, April 23 saw rebellion amongst the Viking population of Dublin. The High King of Ireland, Brian Boru had set aside his troublesome wife Gormlaith, a princess of Leinster. By an earlier marriage she was mother to Sitric Silkbeard, King of Viking Dublin. Gormlaith, and her brother Maelmora, encouraged Sitric to rally their Viking allies from Scandinavia and overthrow the powerful Boru, thus completing their conqu est of Ireland. So bent were they on overthrowing Boru that Sitric offered his mother in marriage for the man who killed him. The Vikings, who were formidable warriors, gathered a sizeable invasion force from Scandinavia and set sail for Dublin. Boru, in the meantime, sent word to his allies in Ireland, both his Viking allies and the great Gaelic clans. Amongst those who responded were the O'Kellys of Uí Maine who, under the chieftainship of Tadhg Mór O'Kelly, marched to Clontarf to side with Boru. Indeed the powerful O'Kelly chieftain and his army was the only Connacht chieftain to rally with Boru. At the fishing weir of Clontarf, four miles north of modern day Dublin city, Boru and his allies engaged the armies of rebellious Leinstermen and invading Vikings. The date was April 23, 1014 AD…Good Friday. The battle was so fierce that it is said that in places the trees wept blood and the nearby River Tolka turned red. Tadhg Mór O'Kelly is reported to have fought "like a wolf dog" in the battle before he was overcome by the Vikings and killed. When he fell, a ferocious animal issued from the nearby sea to protect the dead body of the chieftain until it was retrieved by his O'Kelly kinsmen. A most extraordinary creature, it had the head of a fox, the chest of an elephant, the mane of a horse, the forelegs of an eagle, the body and hind legs of a hound, and the tail of a lion. The animal has been borne on the O'Kelly Coat of Arms since then. By the end of the battle both Tadhg Mór O'Kelly, and his son Murrogh, along with many of the O'Kellys of Uí Maine were slain. Brian Boru, the High King Of Ireland was too old and frail to do battle and was slain by the Vikings in his tent. The great sense of loss of Tadhg is obvious from the following passage, which was written at the time by his O'Kelly kinsmen: Leasg amleasg sind gu Ath Cliath co dun Amlaíb na n-orsciath o Ath Cliath na lland 's na lecht is dian is mall m'imthecht. A lucht Atha cliath na clog eidir abaigh is easbog na cuirid u
  
  === Born in 940 AD, Brian Boru was one of I ===
  Born in 940 AD, Brian Boru was one of Ireland's greatest le aders who is credited with directing Ireland's future - fo r both good and bad. Brian Boru (Brian mac Cennetig or Brian Boroimhe in Gaelic ) was born in Munster, Ireland. A member of the Dal Cais (D elcassians) tribe, he was the brother of Mahon, who becam e King of Munster following the death of their father, Cenn -tig. At this point in Ireland's history, Viking invaders (or Nor semen) had a stranglehold on the island, while the native I rish either sided with the Norse out of fear or belonged t o small kingdoms that fought among themselves. Mahon desired peace with the Vikings and attempted to attai n it, but his younger brother Brian shared no such desire . In fact, after having witnessed the death of his mother a nd much of the Dal Cais tribe in a Norse raid while he wa s a child, Brian was a proponent of warfare with Vikings. When he was old enough, Boru broke away from his brother t o wage guerrilla warfare on the Norse. A skilled tactician , he won many decisive victories that instilled fear in th e enemy as well as their Irish allies. His attacks also helped to fuel rumours that there was a la rge, secret Dalcassian army. Boru's campaign gained much po pular support and many Irishmen joined his cause, includin g his Brother Mahon, who renounced his truce with the Vikin gs. The combined forces were able to drive most of the Nors e from Southern Ireland, including their leader Ivar (als o known as Imar). Eager for revenge, Ivar returned ten years later, capturin g and killing Mahon. Brian succeeded his brother to the thr one of Munster, bringing with him a re-fueled hatred of th e enemy Norsemen. Soon after, his forces met with those o f Ivar and Brian challenged him to personal combat. Ivar wa s killed and the Viking influence in Southern Ireland was s truck another blow. Boru's influence continued to grow throughout Southern Irel and and he became known for rebuilding many of the churche s and othe r monuments that had been destroyed by the Norse. In North Ireland, Malachy the Second followed Boru's lead w hen his forces defeated a Norse army to take Dublin in 98 0 and Malachy became King of Meath. The two kings met in 99 8 and agreed to divide Ireland between them, with Boru reci eving the South and Malachy the North. Boru, however, had t oo much support - even in Northern Ireland - and Malachy ev entually ended up allowing Boru to peacefully take over hi s lands. Boru was granted the title "Ard Ri", meaning "High King". T his made him one of the first - and last - kings to effecti vely unite Ireland under one monarch. The rivals to Brian Boru's rule were numerous, however, bot h among the native Irish and the remaining Norse. In 1013 , Maelmordha, King of Leinster, revolted and allied with th e Vikings. They summoned reinforcements from Boru's other I rish rivals and the Viking nations, as far away as Normand y and Iceland. The two forces met on Good Friday, 1014 at Clontarf. Nearl y 4,000 Irishmen were killed at the Battle of Clontarf, inc luding Brian's son Murrough, but the Viking/Leinster force s suffered even heavier losses. At the end of the battle, what little remained of the Nors e forces retreated to their ships. But before all the invad ers fled, a small group of Norse troops came upon Brian's t ent and decided that if they couldn't have Ireland, they wo uld at least kill its King. Then in late seventies or earl y eighties, Brian was able to kill several men but King Bro dar of Man struck Boru the mortal wound. Before he died, Br ian was able to avenge himself by beheading Brodar. Unfortunately, with Boru gone and his strong influence abse nt, Ireland soon fell into chaos and anarchy. There would n ever be another king powerful enough to rule all of Ireland . Today, Boru is also known as the progenitor of the Clan O'B rien, through his four wives and thirty reputed concubines . Additionally, one of the symbols most commonly associate d with Ireland - and the symbol used as Guinness's logo - i s called the "Brian Boru Harp". «i»Stephen Butters«/i», August 2000
  
  === MacCENNETIG IS DOWN AS LAST NAME,DIED AT ===
  MacCENNETIG IS DOWN AS LAST NAME,DIED AT THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF,DUBLIN.KING OF MUNSTER978,KING OF IRELAND1002. DEATH: DIED FIGHTING S MIXED FORCE OF NORSE AND LEINSTERMAN FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE OF CONTARF,80 yrs.ALSO NAME IS BOROIMHE MacCENNETIG IS DOWN AS LAST NAME,DIED AT THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF,DUBLIN.KING OF MUNSTER978,KING OF IRELAND1002. DEATH: DIED FIGHTING S MIXED FORCE OF NORSE AND LEINSTERMAN FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE OF CONTARF,80 yrs.ALSO NAME IS BOROIMHE MacCENNETIG IS DOWN AS LAST NAME,DIED AT THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF,DUBLIN.KING OF MUNSTER978,KING OF IRELAND1002. DEATH: DIED FIGHTING S MIXED FORCE OF NORSE AND LEINSTERMAN FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE OF CONTARF,80 yrs.ALSO NAME IS BOROIMHE
  
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  === [G675.ged] Pictured in the History of t ===
  [G675.ged] Pictured in the History of the O'Briens p24. R.C.NEWMAN discusses Brian Boroimhe's wives, their dates, and sequences and their children at length in `Brian Boru: King Of Ireland' Dublin, 1983, pp.63-4, 99-100, 116-9 and 154.
  
  === He was killed in Battle of Clontarf. ===
  He was killed in Battle of Clontarf.
  
  === [SHSKinfolk.FTW] Brian, also called Bri ===
  [SHSKinfolk.FTW] Brian, also called Brian Boru (941?-1014), king of Ireland. In 978 he became king of Cashel, capital of the ancient kingdom of Munster. By 984 he controlled all of Munster, and in 1001 he was acknowledged the chief king of Ireland. From his youth, Brian had been fighting the Vikings, who had occupied part of the country. In the Battle of Clontarf (April 23, 1014), his sons led an Irish army to a decisive victory over the Vikings, thereby permanently destroying their power in Ireland. Brian, too aged to fight, was awaiting news of the battle when he was slain in his tent by a Viking intruder. Brian is one of the great heroes of the Irish, but fact and legend have become so intertwined in the accounts of his life that an accurate biography cannot be given. "Brian," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation. Brian Boruma, +battle Clontarf 23 IV 1014, "imperator Scottorum", 1002-14 ard-ri Erenn (= high-king of Ireland). I 1 x N.N. (previous wife, I don't know but maybe she is known?). I 2 x Gormlaith, +1030, daughter of Murchad mac Finn, I_______I king of Laigin (=Leinster). I 1 x Olaf "the Red", +981, king of Dublin. I 2 x (and div.) Mael Sechnaill II, *949, +1022, I 980-1002 and 1014-22 ard-ri of Ireland. I Donnchad mac Briain, +Rome 1065, king of Mumain (=Munster), #San Stefano Rotondo church in Rome. I x N.N. . I_____I I Dirborgaill ingen Donnchada (= "daughter of Donnchad"), +1080. I x Diarmait Mac Mael na mBo, +6 or 7 II 1072, I_____I king of Laigin (=Leinster). I Murchad mac Diarmata, +1070, king of Laigin (=Leinster) and Dublin, I x Sadb ingen Mac Bricc, daughter of N.N. Mac Bricc. I_____I I Donnchad mac Murchada, +1115, king of Laigin (=Leinster). I x Orlaith ingen Ua Braenain, daughter of (Gilla Michil?, I_____I or Cinaed?) Ua Braenain. I Diarmait Mac Murchada, +spring 1171, king of Laigin (=Leinster). I x Mor ingen Muirchertaig Ua Tuathail, daughter of Muirchertach I_____I Ua Tuathail, king of Ui Muiredaig. I Aife (=Eve) of Laigin (=Leinster), +1177. I x Waterford VIII/IX 1170 Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, +1176, I earl of Pembroke and Strigul. I____________________________I I Isabel de Clare, countess of Pembroke, *1172. I x 1189 William Marshall, the Protector, 3rd (4th?) earl I__________I of Pembroke, of Caversham, *1146, +14 V 1219. I Maud Marshall, +1248. I x Hugh Bigod, 3rd earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, hereditary I_____I Steward Of The Household, *before 1195, +II 1224/5. I Hugh Bigod, +1266. I 1 x Joan Burnet, daughter of Robert Burnet, I_______I 2 x Joan Stuteville, daughter of Nicholas Stuteville. I Ralph Bigod, x Berta Furnival, daughter of lord Furnival. daughter of the above Ralph Bigod?, or of his father Hugh Bigod?: Isabel Bigod. I 1 x Gilbert de Lacy, lord of Meath in Ireland, (son of Walter I I de Lacy, lord of Meath and his wife Margaret Braos?, I_______I or son of Hugh II de Lacy and Rose of Monmouth ???!), +during his father's life 1230. daughter of the above Gilbert de Lacy?, or of a Gautier de Lacy?: Mathilde de Lacy, +IV 1303. I 1 x Pierre de Geneve, 1244, 21 IX 1249+. I 2 x 1252 before 8 VIII: I Geoffroi de Joinville (Geneville), 1241 seigneur de Vaucouleurs, I I 1252 lord of Meath/Ireland, 1273 justiciar of Ireland, I___I 1308 clergyman in Trim, +21 X 1314. I Jeanne de Joinville, 1294. I x Johann I de Salm, 1292 count of Salm, 1280/1330. I_____I ancestors (if old books are good) of Kaj Malachowski (Warsaw, Poland). regards! - Kaj Malachowski, co-moderator of the Polish Genealogy List; from my Mom's computer sggmwwoy@plearn.bitnet, sggmwwoy@plearn.edu.pl; Miklaszewskiego 14/13, 02-776 Warszawa POLAND, tel. (48-22) 641 24 11;
  
  === King of Dalxassians, then King of Munste ===
  King of Dalxassians, then King of Munster 976-1002, and finally usurped the high kingship of Ireland 1002-1014, killed at the battle of Clontarf fighting a mixed force of Norse and Leinstermen,
  
  === FTM Disc 1 Tree # 0986 ===
  FTM Disc 1 Tree # 0986
  
  === !Weis. 175-1, 239-1. Brian of the Trib ===
  !Weis. 175-1, 239-1. Brian of the Tributes (Borama, Boroimhe, Boru), King of the Dalcassians, then King of Munster (976-1002), and finally usurped the high kingship of Ireland (1002-1014). He was killed at the battle of Clontarf, 1014 A.D. fighting a mixed force of Norse and Leinstermen Brian Boru had at least three wives but name of only one known at this time.
  
  === From Encyclopedia Britannica, article ti ===
  From Encyclopedia Britannica, article titled "Brian:" "also called BRIAN BORU high king of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. "In 976 Brian became king of a small state, later called Dâal Cais,and also king of Munster, whose Eâoghanachta rulers had been defeated(964) by Brian's half brother. Brian destroyed first the Eâoghanachtasepts and then the Northmen, constructing a fleet to drive them fromthe Shannon. Under his rule Munster became a unified and powerfulstate. He invaded Ossory (983), won control of the southern half ofIreland from the high king Maelsechlainn II (997), replaced him ashigh king (1002), and in due course received the submission of everylesser ruler. The men of Leinster and the Northmen of Dublin unitedagainst him in 1013, enlisting help from abroad. The decisive battleat Clontarf, near Dublin, on April 23, 1014, found Brian too old totake active part, and the victory was won by his son Murchad. A littlegroup of Northmen, flying from the battlefield, stumbled on Brian'stent, overcame his bodyguard, and hacked the aged Brian to death. Hisfame was so great that the princes descended from him, the O'Briens, subsequently ranked as one of the chiefdynastic families of the country. "
  
  === King of the Dalcassians, King of Munste ===
  King of the Dalcassians, King of Munste 976-1002, and then King of Ireland 1002-1014. Killed at battle of Clontarf 1014.
  
  === Spouses baptism 5 Mar 1918 SLAKE; endowm ===
  Spouses baptism 5 Mar 1918 SLAKE; endowment 1 May 1918 SLAKE Surname also BORU
  
  === Brian Bórú (941?-1014), king of Ireland ===
  Brian Bórú (941?-1014), king of Ireland. In 978 he became king of Cashel, capital of the ancient kingdom of Munster. By 984 he controlled all of Munster, and in 1001 he was acknowledged the chief king of Ireland. From his youth, Brian had been fighting the Vikings, who had occupied part of the country. In the Battle of Clontarf (April 23, 1014), his sons led an Irish army to a decisive victory over the Vikings, thereby permanently destroying their power in Ireland. Brian, too aged to fight, was awaiting news of the battle when he was slain in his tent by a Viking intruder. Brian is one of the great heroes of the Irish, but fact and legend have become so intertwined in the accounts of his life that an accurate biography cannot be given.
  
  === Killed in the Battle of Clontarf First ===
  Killed in the Battle of Clontarf First King to unite all ofIrelandReigned 39 years. Crowned atthe Rock Of Cashel. HeldBunratty Castle,County Clare.
  
  === BRIAN BORU, KING OF IRELAND SEE MORGAN B ===
  BRIAN BORU, KING OF IRELAND SEE MORGAN BRYAN, SR. FOR NOTES ABOUT DESCENDANTS OF BRIAN BORU. Brian Boru's line is to Lady Joan Fitzgerald, Sir Francis Bryan I's wife. Sir Francis I's line goes back to Engelbert I (Seigneur) de Brienne. Morgan Bryan, Sr. and all his descendants are descended from Brian Boru. Note: AKA "Brian of the Tributes" Note: King of the Dalcassians Note: King of Munster 976-1002 Note: Usurped High Kingship of Ireland 1002-1014 from the Ui Neill monarch, Malachi II. Note: Killed at the Battle of Clontarf 1014 A.D. fighting a mixed force of Norse Vikings from Dublin and Leinstermen, but his victory broke, forever, the power of the Northmen in Ireland. Murdered in his tent by Danes. His father was MATHGAMAIN MUNSTER He had at least three wives. Marriage 1: Gormflaith of LEINSTER Naas Children: Slani O’Brien, Teig3 O'Brien, d. 1023, and Donchad of MUNSTER, b. 1023; d. 1064, Pilgramage to Rome. SOURCES: Monarchs, rulers, Dynasties, and Kingdoms of the World by R.F. Tapsel. p.184-185 and Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists by Frederick Lewis Weis
  
  === [Greene.FTW] [INDIV2.DAT] High King of ===
  [Greene.FTW] [INDIV2.DAT] High King of Ireland 1002-1014 Ireland was divided into five main kingdoms, Ulster, Munster, Leinster, Connaught and Meath, each of which was again sub-divided into many petty kingdoms. A High King, or Supreme Monarch of Ireland, was elected from among the main kingdoms and inaugurated in an ancient ceremony on the hill of Tara. Brian Boru, King of Munster, became one of Ireland's greatest High Kings and was killed after the battle of Clontarf, in whichhe won a great victory over the Danes, in 1014. His descendants continued to reign as Kings of Munster until 1120 and thereafter as Kings of Thomond(North Munster) until they submitted to Henry VIII and were created Earls ofThomond and Barons of Inchiquin. King Henry II invaded Ireland in 1172 and was acknowledged as liege lord by the last native High King, Rory O'Connor, in 1175. The Kings of England then assumed the title of Lord of Ireland,which they bore until 1542, when Henry VIII changed the style to King by Act of Parliament. Source: LDS Ancestral File; Kings & Queens of Britain, p 234 In 978 he became king of Cashel, capital of the ancient kingdom of Munster. By 984 he controlled all of Munster, and in 1001 he was acknowledged the chief king of Ireland. From his youth, Brian had been fighting the Vikings, who had occupied part of the country. In the Battle of Clontarf (April 23, 1014), his sons led an Irish army to a decisive victory over the Vikings, thereby permanently destroying their power in Ireland. Brian, too aged to fight, was awaiting news of the battle when he was slain in his tent by a Viking intruder. Brian is one of the great heroes of the Irish, but fact and legend have become so intertwined in the accounts of his life that an accurate biography cannot be given. SOUR Microsoft Encarta 1994 Ed. SOUR Europe xc; Buell001.zip [kinfolk2.GED] Brian, also called Brian Boru (941?-1014), king of Ireland. In 978 hebecame king of Cashel, c apital of the ancient kingdom of Mun ster. By 984he controlled all of Munster, and in 1001 h e was acknowledged the chiefking of Ireland. From his youth, Brian had been fighting the Viki ngs, whohad occupied part of the country. In the Battle of Clontarf (April 23,1014), his son s led an Irish army to a decisive victory over the Vikings,thereby permanently destroying the ir power in Ireland. Brian, too aged tofight, was awaiting news of the battle when he was sla in in his tent by aViking intruder. Brian is one of the great heroes of the Irish, but factan d legend have become so intertwined in the accounts of his life that anaccurate biography can not be given. "Brian," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation.Copyright (c) 1994 F unk & Wagnall's Corporation. Brian Boruma, +battle Clontarf 23 IV 1014, "imperator Scottorum", 1002-14 ard-ri Erenn (= high-king of Ireland). I 1 x N.N. (previous wife, I don't know but maybe she is known?). I 2 x Gormlaith, +1030, daughter of Murchad mac Finn, I_______I king of Laigin (=Leinster). I 1 x Olaf "the Red", +981, king of Dublin. I 2 x (and div.) Mael Sechnaill II, *949, +1022, I 980-1002 and 1014-22 ard-ri of Ireland. I Donnchad mac Briain, +Rome 1065, king of Mumain (=Munster), #San Stefano Rotondo church in Rome. I x N.N. . I_____I I Dirborgaill ingen Donnchada (= "daughter of Donnchad"), +1080. I x Diarmait Mac Mael na mBo, +6 or 7 II 1072, I_____I king of Laigin (=Leinster). I Murchad mac Diarmata, +1070, king of Laigin (=Leinster) and Dublin, I x Sadb ingen Mac Bricc, daughter of N.N. Mac Bricc. I_____I I Donnchad mac Murchada, +1115, king of Laigin (=Leinster). I x Orlaith ingen Ua Braenain, daughter of (Gilla Michil?, I_____I or Cinaed?) Ua Braenain. I Diarmait Mac Murchada, +spring 1171, king of Laigin (=Leinster). I x Mor ingen Muirchertaig Ua Tuathail, daughter of Muirchertach I_____I Ua Tuathail, king of Ui Muiredaig. I Aife (=Eve) of Laigin (=Leinster), +1177. I x Waterford VIII/IX 1170 Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, +1176, I earl of Pembroke and Strigul. I____________________________I I Isabel de Clare, countess of Pembroke, *1172. I x 1189 William Marshall, the Protector, 3rd (4th?) earl I__________I of Pembroke, of Caversham, *1146, +14 V 1219. I Maud Marshall, +1248. I x Hugh Bigod, 3rd earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, hereditary I_____I Steward Of The Household, *before 1195, +II 1224/5. I Hugh Bigod, +1266. I 1 x Joan Burnet, daughter of Robert Burnet, I_______I 2 x Joan Stuteville, daughter of Nicholas Stuteville. I Ralph Bigod, x Berta Furnival, daughter of lord Furnival. daughter of the above Ralph Bigod?, or of his father Hugh Bigod?: Isabel Bigod. I 1 x Gilbert de Lacy, lord of Meath in Ireland, (son of Walter I I de Lacy, lord of Meath and his wife Margaret Braos?, I_______I or son of Hugh II de Lacy and Rose of Monmouth ???!), +during his father's life 1230. daughter of the above Gilbert de Lacy?, or of a Gautier de Lacy?: Mathilde de Lacy, +IV 1303. I 1 x Pierre de Geneve, 1244, 21 IX 1249+. I 2 x 1252 before 8 VIII: I Geoffroi de Joinville (Geneville), 1241 seigneur de Vaucouleurs, I I 1252 lord of Meath/Ireland, 1273 justiciar of Ireland, I___I 1308 clergyman in Trim, +21 X 1314. I Jeanne de Joinville, 1294. I x Johann I de Salm, 1292 count of Salm, 1280/1330. I_____I ancestors (if old books are good) of Kaj Malachowski (Warsaw, Poland). regards! - Kaj Malachowski, co-moderator of the Polish Genealogy List; from my Mom's computer sggmwwoy@plearn.bitnet, sggmwwoy@plearn.edu.pl; Miklaszewskiego 14/13, 02-776 Warszawa POLAND, tel. (48-22) 641 24 11; Source: [kinfolk2.GED]; Susan Shannon, Susanorl@sundial.net;http://www.familytreemaker.com/u sers/s/n/a/susan-h-shannon/;
  
  === He died in the Battle of Clontarf. ===
  He died in the Battle of Clontarf.
  
  === *son of Cenneidig & ? Brien Borom (Boru) ===
  *son of Cenneidig & ? Brien Borom (Boru) was King of Munster, 1009-1014 (succeeding his father, Kenedy), and Monarch (High King) of Ireland, 1002-1014; routed and expelled the Danish Vikings from Ireland; died on Good Friday; his father m. Mary Bebion (Bevionn) (dau.of Arca, Lord of West Connaought)(her sister Cressa m. Teige, Prince of Connaught) - Collins gives their legendery descent from the early kings of Munster & Ireland clear back to Pharaoh Nectanebus and her ancestor Japhet, son of Noah. {"Royal Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons," Carr P. Collins, Jr., Dallas, 1959, pp. 148-151; cf. Encycl. Brit., 1956 Ed., 11:602; 15:967 - see comments to ID4922, Ceallachan, King of Munster - this reference states that Brien Borom's dates are 926-1014.} Seumus MacManus, "The Story of the Irish Race" (N.Y.:Devin-Adair, 1944, p. 275) calls him the "most famous hero of the Danish period in Ireland...the celebrated Brian mac Cenneigigh, son of Kennedy, chief of Thomond, including the eastern portion of the present county of Clare, and hereditary ruler of North Munster. He was born probably about the year 941 and is known to history as Brian Boru, which he took from the name of the town of Borime, near Killaloe, on the right bank of the Shannon. He was the youngest of twelve brothers, all of whom fell in battle, except Marcan, who was a religious and head of the clergy of Munster, and Anluan who died of a severe illness." MacManus states (pp. 280-82) that Brien died in a battle with the Vikings on Good Friday, April 23, 1014, at Conliffe near Dublin, and is buried at Armagh. The battle (known as the battle of the Weir of Clontarf) is noted by MacManus (pp. 282-83) as "one of the decisive battles of history, for it not only warded off Danish rule from Ireland but probably even altered the whole subsequent history of Europe." Northern France and England became the theater of their operations for 300 years, instead of Ireland, as they expanded their northern empire. See the popula r account, "The Lion of Ireland," by Morgan Llewyllen.
  
  === King of the Dalcassians, then King of Mu ===
  King of the Dalcassians, then King of Munster (976-1002), and finallyusurped the high kingship of Ireland (1002-1014). He had at least 3wives, the mother of his son, Donnchad, being Gormflaith of Naas, dau ofMurchad, King of Leinster (d. 972). Gormflaith was the widow of Anlaf(Olaf), King of Dublin (d. 981), and had been the wife of Mael-Sechnaill,King of Ireland. She d. 1030. (Brian's ancestry table depends solely ontradition and is not accepted as proven)." [Internet source: http://www.tiac.net/users/pmcbride/rfc/gw68.htm#I3571] BIOGRAPHY: Brian ruled over a united Ireland and is regarded as Ireland'sgreatest king. He was killed in a victory over the Danes at the bloodyBattle of Clontarf in 1014, thus ending any Viking hopes of conqueringIreland.
  
  === slain in battle Great Monarch and King o ===
  slain in battle Great Monarch and King of Ireland Brien Borom was King of Munster, 1009-1014 (succeeding his father, Kenedy), and Monarch of Ireland, 1002-1014; routed and expelled the Danish Vikings from Ireland; died on Good Friday; his father m. Mary Bebion (Bevionn)(dau.of Arca, Lord of West Connaought)(her sister Cressa m. Teige, Prince of Connaught) - Collins gives their legendery descent from the early kings of Munster & Ireland clear back to Pharaoh Nectanebus and her ancestor Japhet, son of Noah. {"Royal Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons," Carr P. Collins, Jr., Dallas, 1959, pp. 148-151; cf. Encycl. Brit., 1956 Ed., 11:602; 15:967 - see comments to Ceallachan, King of Munster - this reference states that Brien Borom's dates are 926-1014.} Seumus MacManus, "The Story of the Irish Race" (N.Y.:Devin-Adair, 1944, p. 275) calls him the "most famous hero of the Danish period in Ireland...the celebrated Brian mac Cenneigigh, son of Kennedy, chief of Thomond, including the eastern portion of the present county of Clare, and hereditary ruler of North Munster. He was born probably about the year 941 and is known to history as Brian Boru, which he took from the name of the town of Borime, near Killaloe, on the right bank of the Shannon. He was the youngest of twelve brothers, all of whom fell in battle, except Marcan, who was a religious and head of the clergy of Munster, and Anluan who died of a severe illness." MacManus states (pp. 280-82) that Brien died in a battle with the Vikings on Good Friday, April 23, 1014, at Conliffe near Dublin, and is buried at Armagh . The battle (known as the battle of the Weir of Contarf) is noted by MacManus (pp. 282-83) as "one of the decisive battles of history, for it not only warded off Danish rule from Ireland but probably even altered the whole subsequent history of Europe." Northern France and England became the theater of their operations for 300 years, instead of Ireland, as they expanded their northern empire. See the popula r account, "The Lion of Ireland," by Morgan Llewyllen.
  
  === macCennétig, Brian Bóruma, King of Munst ===
  macCennétig, Brian Bóruma, King of Munster & Ireland Born: ABT 926 Acceded: 1002 Died: 23 APR 1014, Battle of Clontarf, Dublin Interred: Armagh Notes: King of Munster 978. King of Ireland 1002. Pictured in the History of the O'Briens p24. Father: macLorcain, Cennétig of Thomond, King of Thomond Mother: Urchada, Be Bind ingen Child 1: O'Brien, Murchad Child 2: O'Brien, Teige (Terence) Child 3: O'Brian, Domnall Bán Child 4: O'Brien, Slani ingen Briain Married to MacFinn, Gormflaeth ingen Murchada Child 5: O'Brien, Donnchad, King of Munster
  
  === !Internet Family Search Ancestral File a ===
  !Internet Family Search Ancestral File as of 4-28-1999 AFN:
  
  === Betham's: Royal Genealogical Tables Tab ===
  Betham's: Royal Genealogical Tables Tab. DCXLIX (649)
  
  === Pictured in the History of the O'Briens, ===
  Pictured in the History of the O'Briens, p 24. R.C.NEWMAN discusses Brian Boroimhe's wives, their dates, and sequences and their children at length in `Brian Boru: King Of Ireland' Dublin, 1983, pp.63-4, 99-100, 116-9 and 154. Killed at Battle of Clontarf. Defeated the Norse at the Battle of Sulcoit, the first time Munster was able to inflict wholescale defeat on the Norse of Limirick.
  
  === BRIAN BORU, KING OF IRELAND SEE MORGAN ===
  BRIAN BORU, KING OF IRELAND SEE MORGAN BRYAN, SR. FOR NOTES ABOUT DESCENDANTS OF BRIAN BORU. Brian Boru's line is to Lady Joan Fitzgerald, Sir Francis Bryan I's wife. Sir Francis I's line goes back to Engelbert I (Seigneur) de Brienne. Morgan Bryan, Sr. and all his descendants are descended from Brian Boru. Note: AKA "Brian of the Tributes" Note: King of the Dalcassians Note: King of Munster 976-1002 Note: Usurped High Kingship of Ireland 1002-1014 from the Ui Neill monarch, Malachi II. Note: Killed at the Battle of Clontarf 1014 A.D. fighting a mixed force of Norse Vikings from Dublin and Leinstermen, but his victory broke, forever, the power of the Northmen in Ireland. Murdered in his tent by Danes. His father was MATHGAMAIN MUNSTER He had at least three wives. Marriage 1: Gormflaith of LEINSTER Naas Children: Slani O’Brien, Teig3 O'Brien, d. 1023, and Donchad of MUNSTER, b. 1023; d. 1064, Pilgramage to Rome. SOURCES: Monarchs, rulers, Dynasties, and Kingdoms of the World by R.F. Tapsel. p.184-185 and Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists by Frederick Lewis Weis
  
  === ! Royal Ancestors of Some L.D.S. Familie ===
  ! Royal Ancestors of Some L.D.S. Families by Michel L. Call. 1975, p.226.
  
  === !DESCENT: Frederick Lewis Weis and Wal ===
  !DESCENT: Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, 7th ed., at 149 (1992). Line 175-1. TITLE: King of the Dalcassians, then King of Munster (976-1002), and finally usurped the high kingship of Ireland (1002-1014). Killed at the battle of Clontarf, 1014 A.D., fighting a mixed force of Norse and Leinstermen. He had at least three wives, the mother of his son, Donnchad, being Gormflaith of Naas, daughter of Murchad, King of Leinster (d. 972).