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Domhnall mac Briain

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Domhnall Mac Briain was the son of Brian Boru, the High king of Ireland and Eacraidh whose father was a of a tuath in Mide. He had two known siblings, one brother (Tadc) and a sister. The Annals of Inisfallen record that he raided Cenél Conaill. Half of the army was led by Domhnall, while the other half by his half brother Murchad mac Briain.[citation needed]

He died in 1012 due to natural causes. He had no children.[1]: 202 [1]: 283 [2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Newman, Roger Chatterton (2011). Brian Boru: King of Ireland. Mercier Press Ltd. ISBN 9781856357197. Retrieved 3 July 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Annals of Inisfallen [1011.2]". CELT, the Corpus of Electronic Texts. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ^ Duffy, Seán (18 October 2013). Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf. Gill & Macmillan. p. 96. ISBN 9780717157761. Retrieved 3 July 2017 – via Google Books.