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McGettigan, Darren, The battle of Clontarf, Good Friday, 1014, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2013. 156 pp.

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Work
The battle of Clontarf, Good Friday, 1014
Place
Dublin
Publisher
Four Courts Press
Year
2013
Number of pages
156
Subjects and topics
Headings
battle of Clontarf
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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