Brian Boru

American

[brahy-uhn baw-roh, -roo, breen] / ˈbraɪ ən bɔˈroʊ, -ˈru, ˈbrin /

Or Brian Boramha,

noun

926–1014, king of Ireland 1002–14.

Brian Boru British

/ bəˈruː /

noun

?941–1014, king of Ireland (1002–14): killed during the defeat of the Danes at the battle of Clontarf

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In April 1014 the bodies of the former High King of Ireland Brian Borù and his son are believed to have lain in state before being transferred to County Armagh for burial.

From BBC

Every Irish schoolchild knows the story of the great Christian hero-king Brian Boru, who united his countrymen against the heathen Viking horde.

From Science Magazine

The New York-based jewellery designer was charged on Tuesday before Killaloe District Court sitting in the Brian Boru pub because there was no courthouse nearby.

From BBC

The sitting was held in the Brian Boru pub as there is no courthouse nearby.

From BBC

Well, away they went, Billy leading the third horse, and never stopped until they came to a snug farmer's house in the county Limerick, close under the old castle of Carrigogunniel, that was built, they say, by the great Brian Boru.

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