See also:

• BRIAN (926-1014)

BRIAN (926-1014)  , See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, known as See also:

• BRIAN (926-1014)

BRIAN BORU, BOROMA, or BGROIMHE (from boroma, an Irish word for See also:

• TRIBUTE (Lat. tributurn, a stated payment, contribution)

tribute), was a son of a certain See also:

• KENNEDY
• KENNEDY, BENJAMIN HALL (1804-1889)
• KENNEDY, THOMAS FRANCIS (1788-1879)
• KENNEDY, WALTER (c. 1460–c. 1508)

Kennedy or Cenneide (d . 951) . He passed his youth in fighting against the Danes, who were constantly ravaging See also:

• MUNSTER
• MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN (1489-1552)

Munster, the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• PART

part of which See also:

• DISTRICT

district was the See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home of Brian's tribe, and won much fame in these encounters . In 976 his See also:

• BROTHER

brother, Mathgamhain or Mahon, who had become king of See also:

• THOMOND, EARL AND MARQUESS OF

Thomond about 951 and afterwards king of Munster, was murdered; Brian avenged this See also:

• DEED (in O. Eng. dead, from the stem of the verb " to do ")

deed, became himself king of Munster in 978, and set out upon his career of See also:

• CONQUEST

conquest . He forced the tribes of Munster and then those of See also:

• LEINSTER

Leinster to own his See also:

• SOVEREIGNTY

sovereignty, defeated the Danes, who were established around See also:

• DUBLIN

Dublin, in See also:

• WICKLOW

Wicklow, and marched into Dublin, and after several reverses compelled See also:

• MALACHY, ST (c. 1094-1148)

Malachy (Maelsechlainn), the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief king of Ireland, who ruled in See also:

• MEATH (pronounced with th soft, as in the)

Meath, to See also:

• BOW (pronounced " bo ")

bow before him in 1002 . See also:

• CONNAUGHT
• CONNAUGHT, ARTHUR WILLIAM PATRICK ALBERT, DUKE OF (1850– )

Connaught was his next See also:

• OBJECTIVE, or OBJECT GLASS

objective . Here and also in See also:

• ULSTER
• ULSTER, EARLS OF

Ulster he was successful, everywhere he received hostages and tribute, and he was generally recognized as the ardri, or chief king of Ireland . After a See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of See also:

• COMPARATIVE

comparative quiet Brian was again at See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war with the Danes of Dublin, and on the 23rd of See also:

• APRIL

April 1014 his forces gained a See also:

• GREAT

great victory over them at Clontarf . After this See also:

• BATTLE

battle, however, the old king was slain in his See also:

• TENT

tent, and was buried at See also:

• ARMAGH

Armagh . Brian has enjoyed a great and not undeserved reputation . One of his charters is still preserved in Trinity See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, Dublin . See E .

A . D'See also:

• ALTON

Alton, See also:

• HISTORY

History of Ireland, vol. i . (1903) .