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Tag: Battle of Clontarf

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Battle of Clontarf, or Here Come the Vikings!

March 17, 2014March 16, 2019 Rich McClear

“In 1014 Brian Boru defeated the Danes at Clontarf near Dublin.”  That is what my Grandfather learned in school and it is what he taught me.  This year the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin looked back into history as … Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Battle of Clontarf, or Here Come the Vikings!

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