1014 ⟶ Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru's Victory and Death
The Gaelic forces of Munster and most other Irish kingdoms u...
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⚔️ Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru's Victory and Death
The Gaelic forces of Munster and most other Irish kingdoms under High King Brian Boru defeat a combined Leinster-Viking force in the Battle of Clontarf but Brian Boru is killed at the end of the battle.⟶
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Norway⚔️ Battle of Kinsale: English Victory Ends Gaelic Aristocracy
4th Spanish Armada; in the Battle of Kinsale, England defeats Irish and Spanish forces, driving the Gaelic aristocracy out of Ireland and destroying the Gaelic clan system.⟶
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The Irish Republican Army attempts to assassinate King George VI.⟶
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