Domhnall Mac Briain was the son of Brian Boru, the High king of Ireland and Eacraidh whose father was a Rí 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.

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

References

  1. 1 2 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.


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