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In April 1014 the bodies of the former High King of Ireland Brian Borù and his son are believed to have lain in state before being transferred to County Armagh for burial.

Head thrown back and howling with laughter, brandishing a tremendous mug of beer, he looked like Cuchulain, Brian Boru, some mythic Irish king.

Every Irish schoolchild knows the story of the great Christian hero-king Brian Boru, who united his countrymen against the heathen Viking horde.

The New York-based jewellery designer was charged on Tuesday before Killaloe District Court sitting in the Brian Boru pub because there was no courthouse nearby.

The sitting was held in the Brian Boru pub as there is no courthouse nearby.