Brian Boru vs. Malachy II

Re: Brian Boru vs. Malachy II
I would suggest you check out my ancestral history; you can find it at:
EDIT (Moderator): Link Renoved * It might answer a question or two you have. Without a doubt, Brian Boru is the greatest leader Ireland has ever had. And I say that not because he is one of my great-grandfathers, just look at his exploits; his bravery alone makes him stand out far above all others. He was the "warrior king" of his time. And the times he lived in were not easy, but the few things that can be said about Brian that make him the best leader Ireland has ever had, and will have, is that he was brave, honest and fought for the rights of his people.....a medieval human right activist. Brian fought and died for what he believed in and that makes him the BEST in every way!

You understand that the name Gormflaith has a double meaning, both dark ale and dark sovereignty and that not all Gormflaiths are real women but may be legendary or mythical characters or manifestations of a force MacCana called the Sovereignty Goddess?

The Irish were probably not exempt from the Medieval habit of giving women who married into their families clan names or names that were more readily understood by their new in-laws. French and English women often are known by two names, their birth names and their married names. I suspect the same thing happened in Ireland.