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Doncaster Doncaster
Doncaster , town (1991 pop. 74,727) and metropolitan district, N central England, on the Don River. Doncaster is a communications center, located on important rail lines and roads, and a market for fruits, vegetables, and livestock. There are slaughterhouses, railroad shops, steel mills, and... Read more
Brian Boru Brian Boru
Brian Boru or Brian Boroimhe , 940?-1014, king of Ireland. A clan prince, he succeeded his brother Mathghamhain, who had seized the throne of Munster from the Eogharacht rulers (963). Brian subjugated all Munster, then extended his power over all S Ireland, and in 1002 became high king of... Read more
Clontarf Clontarf
Clontarf , suburb of Dublin, Co. Dublin, E Republic of Ireland. It was the scene of a decisive defeat (1014) of the Danes by the Irish under Brian Boru , who himself was killed in the fighting. Clontarf Castle was built (1835) on the site of an ancient castle that belonged successively to the... Read more
high kings of Ireland high kings of Ireland
Ireland, high kings of. Despite the popular perception of the importance of the ‘high kingship’ of Ireland, it is clear that early medieval Ireland did not possess a monarch whose rule was effective over the entire island, since the early law tracts (7th–8th cent.) specify only... Read more
Brian Brian
Brian ♂ Of Irish origin: perhaps from an Old Celtic word meaning ‘high’ or ‘noble’. The name has been perennially popular in Ireland, in particular on account of the fame of Brian Boru (Gaelic Brian Bóroimhe) (c. 940–1014), a warrior who was credited... Read more
Briggitines Briggitines
Briggitines. Established c.1346 as a double order of men and women by St Bridget of Sweden (c.1303–73). They followed the Augustinian rule and constitutions drawn up by Bridget, including the ‘Rule of the Saviour’. There was only one English house, Twickenham, founded and richly... Read more
Brian Ferneyhough Brian Ferneyhough
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Limerick (Ireland) Limerick (Ireland)
Limerick city (1991 pop. 56,083), seat of Co. Limerick, SW Republic of Ireland, at the head of the Shannon estuary. The city has a port with two docks. The primary imports are grain, timber, and coal; exports include produce and fish. Limerick's industries include salmon fishing, food processing,... Read more
Dal Cais Dal Cais
Dál Cais, a dynasty which was the dominant force in Munster for much of the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries, producing a number of claimants to the high kingship. In the 11th century they adopted the surname Uí Briain after their most famous son, Brian Bóruma (Boru).Of humble... Read more
William Brian Hooker William Brian Hooker
Hooker, [William] Brian (1880–1946), author of the poetic librettos for two operas by Horatio Parker, Mona (1912), concerned with early Britain under Roman rule, and Fairyland (1915), a romantic fantasy set in 13th‐century Europe. The White Bird (1924) is an opera dealing with... Read more

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