What is Donnchad mac Briain?
[[File:Stowe Missal fol 11 v.jpg|thumb|Mac Brian in the Stowe missal]] '''Donnchadh mac Briain''', also spelled '''Donnchad mac Briain''' (died 1064), was a [[King]] of the [[Munster|Munster Kingdom]] in [[Ireland]]. Brian Bóruma was the first man to establish himself as [[Lord of Ireland|High King of Ireland]] by the force of [[Weapon|arms]] in many centuries.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-20452|title=Mac Briain, Donnchad [Donough O'Brien] (d. 1064), king of Munster|last=Bracken|first=Damian|date=2004-09-23|publisher=Oxford University Press|volume=1|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/20452}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|date=2004-09-23|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20468|work=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|editor-last=Matthew|editor-first=H. C. G.|place=Oxford|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/20468|access-date=2024-01-26|editor2-last=Harrison|editor2-first=B.}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Kings and Queens of Ireland|Irish]] [[Category:Year of birth unknown]] [[Category:1060s deaths]] {{bio-stub}}