Brodar mac Torcaill

Brodar mac Torcaill
King of Dublin
Died 1160
House Meic Torcaill
Father Torcall

Brodar mac Torcaill (died 1160) was a late twelfth century King of Dublin. He was a member of the Meic Torcaill, a substantial landholding kindred in the kingdom.[1] His death in 1160, at the hands of the Meic Gilla Sechnaill of South Brega, is revealed by the Cottonian Annals, the Annals of the Four Masters, the Annals of Ulster, and the Annals of Tigernach.[2]

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  • Downham, C (2013). "Living on the Edge: Scandinavian Dublin in the Twelfth Century". No Horns on Their Helmets? Essays on the Insular Viking-age. Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, and Scandinavian Studies (series vol. 1). Aberdeen: Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies and The Centre for Celtic Studies, University of Aberdeen. pp. 157178. ISBN 978-0-9557720-1-6. ISSN 2051-6509. 
  • Duffy, S (1992). "Irishmen and Islesmen in the Kingdoms of Dublin and Man, 10521171". Ériu. 43: 93133. eISSN 2009-0056. ISSN 0332-0758. JSTOR 30007421 via JSTOR. (subscription required (help)). 
Brodar mac Torcaill
Died: 1160
Regnal titles
Unknown
Last known title holder:
Ottar mac meic Ottair
King of Dublin
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Unknown
Next known title holder:
Ascall mac Ragnaill
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