Murchad macDiarmata meicMáel, King of Leinster

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• Reign: From 1052 to 1070; King of Leinster

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Family/Spouse: unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Domnall macMurchada, King of Leinster died in 1075.
2. Énna macMurchad

Family/Spouse: Sadb ingen MacBricc. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Donnchad macMurchada, King of Dublin died in 1115 in Ireland.

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• Reign: From 1042 to 1052; King of Leinster
• Reign: From 1052 to 1072; High King of Ireland

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He also was the King of Hy Kinsale, and held the overlordship of Ossory, Dublin, and other local kingdoms.

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When Dairmait became High King of Ireland, it appears that he resigned as King of Leinster and his son took over that post.

Diarmait married Derb-Forgaill ingen Donnchada O'Brien. Derb-Forgaill (daughter of Donnchad, King of Munster) died in 1080 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Máel nam Bó means Baldy of the Cattle.
• Last Full Review: 18 Jan 2021

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Donnchad married Aoife ingen Gilla Patraic. Aoife (daughter of King of Osraige Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada and Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada,) was born in 975 in Kingdom of Osraige, Ireland; died in 1068 in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 18 Jan 2021

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• Reign: From 1053 to 1064; King of Munster
• Travel: 1064, Rome, Lazio, Italy

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He went on pilgrimage to Rome.

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Gilla married Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: Brian Bórú was born at a time when the Norse had secured many seaports and frequently plundered and harried the neighbouring countryside. In 976 he succeeded his brother Mathúin as king of Dál gCais and claimant to the kingship of Munster. By 999, after a series of wars, he was acknowledged as High King of Ireland. Brian Boru's reign was marked by continuous opposition. This came to a head in the early eleventh century. Máel Mórda, the king of Leinster, made an alliance with the Dublin Norse under Sigurd, Earl of Orkney and their overseas allies. Brian's forces defeated this union at Clontarf, about four miles north of modern Dublin, on Good Friday, April 23, 1014. Brian, too aged to fight, was awaiting news of the battle when he was slain in his tent by a Viking intruder. The battle of Clontarf marked the end of any major Viking involvement in Irish wars.
• Reign: From 976 to 1002; King of Munster
• Reign: From 999 to 1014; High King of Ireland
• Military: 1014

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Brian Bórú was born at a time when the Norse had secured many seaports and frequently plundered and harried the neighboring countryside.

Reign:
He succeeded his brother Mathúin as king of Dál gCais and claimant to the kingship of Munster.

Reign:
After a series of wars, he was acknowledged as High King of Ireland.

Military:
Brian Boru's reign was marked by continuous opposition. This came to a head in the early eleventh century. Máel Mórda, the king of Leinster, made an alliance with the Dublin Norse under Sigurd, Earl of Orkney and their overseas allies. Brian's forces defeated this union at Clontarf, about four miles north of modern Dublin, on Good Friday, April 23, 1014.

Died:
Brian, too aged to fight, was awaiting news of the battle when he was slain in his tent by a Viking intruder.

Brian married Gormflaith of Naas. Gormflaith (daughter of Murchad, King of Leinster) died in 1030. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]