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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Â© A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

boru. Anglicization of bórama; see also BRIAN BÓRAMA (Boru).

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