Brian boru

5 famous Irish Kings and Queens Ireland was ruled by the monarch until the early 20th Century, though Nothern Ireland is still part of a monarchy under the United Kingdom. After 1922, most of Ireland

Brian Boru - The Lion of Ireland

Irish "troubles" continue. A brief history of anglo irish discord including Chartism, potato famine and IRA leading to independence from UK and beyond.

The Battle of Clontarf occurred on the 23rd of April, 1014, at Clontarf, near Dublin, Ireland. It pitted an army led by Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, against a Norse-Irish alliance. It lasted from sunrise to sunset and ended in a rout of the Viking and Leinster armies. It is estimated that 7,000 and 10,000 men, including most of the leaders, were killed in the battle. #history#ireland#scandanavia#norway#ireland #irishhistory#medieval#medievalart #norwegianhistory#viking#middleages

Dublin Castle dates from tje 13th century and was the headquarters of the British administration in Ireland until Irish independence in 1922, when it was transferred to the new Irish state. Brian Boru was a 10th/11th century Irish king best (and founder of the O'Brien family, which given that he was reputed to have had several hundred children is not exactly an exclusive club).

'Emperor of the Irish’: Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf 1014

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - On April 23, people in Ireland celebrate Brian Boru, one of their greatest heroes who became famous for chasing off the

April 23, 1014---Brian Boru, the ancient and most well known of Ireland's High Kings, is assassinated by a group of retreating Norsemen shortly after his Irish forces defeated them ... From: Wild Eyed Southern Celt https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=360027477440811=a.228374293939464.44947.228348587275368=1

Brian Boru (926-1014), High King of Ireland. Image source: link My 29th Great Grand Father. Mary Moriarty