Brian Boru's Fort
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Native name Irish: Béal Ború |
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 Location of Brian Boru's Fort in Ireland
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| Type | ringfort |
| Location | Ballyvally, Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°49′08″N 8°27′06″W / 52.818908°N 8.451578°WCoordinates: 52°49′08″N 8°27′06″W / 52.818908°N 8.451578°W |
| Area | 0.29 ha (0.72 acres) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Built | 11th century |
| Official name: Brian Boru's Fort | |
| Reference no. | 591 |
Brian Boru's Fort, also called Béal Ború, is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland.
Brian Boru's Fort is located immediately north of Killaloe, on the west bank of the River Shannon, commanding the southern entry to Lough Derg.
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin claimed this site as the birthplace or childhood home of Brian Boru (c. 941 – 1014), High King of Ireland 1002–14; as an adult he was based further south at Kincora (in modern Killaloe).
Over 800 stone implements, including stone axes, hammerstones and stone fishing sinkers for lines and nets, have been found in the immediate neighbourhood. It is likely that it was occupied during the Stone Age. In 1961 Michael J. O'Kelly's excavations revealed a ringfort which had been inhabited, abandoned and later built over. The larger structure was never completed or occupied.
The name Béal Bóruma means "mouth of cattle tribute"; it may have been at the fording-point here that the Dál gCais paid or received such tributes.
Brian Boru's fort was built in the eleventh century and stood possibly until 1116 when Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair's men defeated the Ua Briain and destroyed Kincora. Later finds include Hiberno-Norse pennies minted c.1035–70, decorated slate, five bronze pins, a tangled stud, 25 nails, two small sherds of pottery, animal and bird bones and musket balls.
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