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Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland.
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AD 999
Calendar year
Year 999 (CMXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Glenmama
Part of the Viking wars in Ireland
The Battle of Glenn Máma or Glenmama took place most probably near Lyons Hill in Ardclough, County Kildare, Ireland, in AD 999 between Windmill Hill and Blackchurch. It was the decisive and only engagement of the brief Leinster revolt of 999–1000 against the King of Munster,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Munster
Traditional province in the south of Ireland
Munster is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings". Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kingdom of Meath
Kingdom in east-central Ireland (1st–12th centuries)
Meath was a kingdom in Ireland from the 1st to the 12th century AD. Its name means "middle," denoting its location in the middle of the island.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Brian Boru
Historical king of Ireland from 1002 to 1014
Brian Boru was the High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. He ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, and is likely responsible for ending Viking invasions of Ireland. Brian Boru is mentioned in the Annals of Inisfallen and in Chronicon Scotorum as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Leinster
Traditional province in the east of Ireland
Leinster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kingdom of Dublin
Norse-Gael state on the eastern coast of Ireland from 853 to 1170
The Kingdom of Dublin was a Norse kingdom in Ireland that lasted from roughly 853 AD to 1170 AD. It was the first and longest-lasting Norse kingdom in Ireland, founded by Vikings who invaded the territory around Dublin in the 9th century. Its territory corresponded to most of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lyons Hill
Townland in Leinster, Ireland
Lyons Hill or Lyons is a townland and restored village in County Kildare. At a time when canal passenger boats travelled at 3 mph (4.8 km/h), Lyons was the nearest overnight stop to Dublin on the Grand Canal. On the hilltop is a trigonometrical point used by Ireland's Ordnance…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)