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Clontarf

(klɒnˈtɑːf)
n
(Historical Terms) Battle of Clontarf a battle fought in 1014, near Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland, in which the Danes were defeated by the Irish but the Irish king, Brian Boru, was killed
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