Brian Bóruma, high-king of Ireland

Brian Bóruma became king of Munster, and later high-king of Ireland. He was killed at the Battle of Clontarf.

Events

Date of Birth: about 941.

This estimated date is given by Duffy (ODNB) It is recorded an entry s.a. 941 in The Annals of Ulster, written retrospectively. Other annals give the less likely 926. (Baldwin, “Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig”)

Place of Birth: Kincora, Killaloe.

This place is given by Duffy (ODNB).

Date of Death: 23 April 1014.

Place of Death: Clontarf.

The place and date are given by Duffy (ODNB) and by Baldwin (“Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig”). It is recorded, for example, in The Annals of Ulster.

Place of Burial: Ard Macha (Armagh.)

The place is given by Baldwin (“Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig”).

Relationships

Father: Cennétig mac Lorcain (died 951).

This relationship is given by Duffy (ODNB), by Mhaonaigh, and by Baldwin (“Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig”). It is recorded in Genealogies from Rawlinson B502 (¶1359).

Mother: Bé Binn ingen Aurchada.

This relationship is given by Duffy (ODNB), by Mhaonaigh, and by Baldwin (“Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig”). It is recorded in the Banshenchas (Dobbs, 47:314, 47:338, 48:188-189, 48:227).

Spouse: Mór, daughter of Edend mac Cléirig.

This relationship is given by Duffy (ODNB), by Mhaonaigh, and by Baldwin (“Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig”).

Spouse: Gormflaith, daughter of Murchad mac Finn.

This relationship is given by Duffy (ODNB), by Mhaonaigh, and by Baldwin (“Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig”).

Spouse: Echrad, daughter of Carlus mac Ailella.

This relationship is given by Duffy (ODNB), by Mhaonaigh, and by Baldwin (“Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig”).

Spouse: Dubchoblaig, daughter of Cathal mac Conchobair.

This relationship is given by Duffy (ODNB), by Mhaonaigh, and by Baldwin (“Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig”).

Children (by Mór) :

(Complete source information about the children on this page is currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Murchad (died 1014).

Conchobar.

Flann.

Children (by Gormflaith) :

Donnchad (died 1064).

Children (by Echrad) :

Tadc (died 1023).

Children (mother uncertain) :

Domnall (died 1010).

Sadb (died 1048).

Sláine married Sihtric Silkenbeard.

Bé Binn married Flaithbertach Ua Néill.

References

The Annals of Ulster (Pádraig Bambury, Stephen Beechinor, compilers) (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2000).

Baldwin, Stewart, “Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig” in The Henry Project.

Baldwin, Stewart. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth ancestor table. (Hosted at Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Accessed 23 May 2014).

Dobbs, Margaret C. (ed. and trans.) “The Ban-shenchus [3 pts]”, in Revue Celtique 47:283-339 (1930), 48:163-234 (1931), 49:437-489 (1932).

Duffy, Seán. “Brian Bóruma [Brian Boru] (c. 941-1014)”, in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Mhaonaigh, Máire Ni.. “Brian Bórama” in the Dictionary of Irish Biography (Cambridge University Press, 2009).

O’Brien, Michael (ed.) Genealogies from Rawlinson B502. Electronic edition compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin. (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 1997/2010).