{"id":1843,"date":"2015-06-07T16:03:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T16:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2015-06-07T16:03:50","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T16:03:50","slug":"the-harp-of-king-brian-boru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-harp-of-king-brian-boru\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harp of King Brian Bor\u00fa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pNPLYN-LK0Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Its a mere 1001 years since the battle of Clontarf, and we understand little of the dynamics of the battle. There was Irish on both sides, as with a lot of wars since&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its a mere 1001 years since the battle of Clontarf, and we understand little of the dynamics of the battle. 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