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Brian Boru
Brian Boru
(
c.
94123 April 1014, ; ; modern ) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the
High Kingship of Ireland
by the
Uí Néill
. Building on the achievements of his father,
Cennétig mac Lorcain
, and especially his elder brother,
Mathgamain
, Brian first made himself
King of Munster
, then subjugated
Leinster
, eventually becoming King of
Ireland
. He is the founder of the
O'Brien dynasty
.
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