King Brian Boru Macdunghal, of Ireland

941 - 1014  (73 years)

• Name	Brian Boru Macdunghal
  Prefix	King
  Suffix	of Ireland
  Birth	941	Kinkora, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Brian Boru became High King of Ireland in 1002 with many groups submitting to his overlordship by giving him hostages.
  Fact	Brian Boru was the 175th monarch of Ireland
  Fact	Brian means "of very great strength"
  Fact	Brian's descendents publicized their ambitions by calling themselves "the French Kings of Ireland"
  National Origin	For many centuries Brian’s people, the Dál Cais, were a minor and unimportant group, but rose in power and importance during the 900s. Brian is, of course, the O’Brien ancestor.
  Title %28Nobility%29	From 978 to 1002
  	King of Munster
  Title %28Nobility%29	From 1002 to 1014
  	175th High King of Ireland
  _FSFTID	K1TD-816
  _UID	33EEC3CB53C84E468A8348D075809F9FB6EF
  Death	23 Apr 1014	Clontarf, County Dublin, Ireland
  Burial	Aft 23 Apr 1014	Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I31263	Ken Tree
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2019

  
  

  Family	Gormflaith Ingen Murchada MacFinn,   b. Abt 942, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland d. 1030, Munster, Ireland (Age 88 years)
  _UID	42E7F5E463156347A473315404E1B788E443
  Children	1. Donnchad Máel Mbó,   b. Abt 946   d. 1006 (Age 60 years)   2. Aife Ingen Gilla Patraic,   b. Abt 960, Leinster, Ireland d. 1068, Ireland (Age 108 years)   3. Emer,   b. Abt 961, Munster Province, Ireland d. DECEASED   4. Sadb ingen Brian,   b. Abt 969, Leinster Province, Ireland d. 1048 (Age 79 years)   5. Morough O'Brien, King of Leinster,   b. Abt 970, Leinster Province, Ireland d. 1064, Ireland (Age 94 years)   6. Gyda,   b. 970, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland d. DEAD   7. Dub Essa ingen Dal gCais Briain,   b. Abt 972, Ireland d. 1052 (Age 80 years)   8. Tadc mac Brian,   b. 973, Munster, Ireland d. 1067, Clare, County Armagh, Ireland (Age 94 years)   9. Bé Binn,   b. 975, Munster, Ireland d. 1073 (Age 98 years)   10. Donnchad Mac Brian, King Of Munster,   b. Abt 975, Leinster, Ireland d. 1064, Rome, Lazio, Italy (Age 89 years)   11. Queen Slani ingen Briain,   b. 980, Munster, Ireland d. 7 Mar 1037, Leinster, Ireland (Age 57 years)   12. King of Munster Tadc O'Brien Koning van Munster,   b. 982, Diocese of Ossory, Leinster, Ireland d. Abt 1027, Erieddu, Maldives (Age 45 years)   13. Dub Essa ingen Briain, Dal gCais,   b. Abt 991, Ireland d. 1052 (Age 61 years)   14. Morough O'Brien,   b. Abt 1000, Leinster Province, Ireland d. DECEASED   15. Donnchad King Munster O'Brien,   b. 1023   d. 1064, Rome, Lazio, Italy (Age 41 years)   16. Donough of Munster,   b. 1064, Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy d. DECEASED   17. Donnchad Munster   d. DECEASED   18. Donough Denis OBrien   d. Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy   19. Flan OBrien   d. 1039, Ireland   20. Daniel OBrien   d. 1039, Ireland   21. Connor OBrien   d. 1039, Ireland   22. Teige OBrien   d. DECEASED   23. (r 1014- 1064) Donnchad, King of Munster   d. 1064   24. (r 1014- 1064) Donnchad, King of Munster   d. 1064   25. Dearbforgail   d. 1080   26. Daughter Daughter   d. DECEASED   27. Teige ( Terence) O' Brien   d. 1023
  Family ID	F14568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2026