Donough O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Thomond
Donough O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Earl of Thomond & Baron Ibrackan | |
| Born | c. 1520 [note 1] |
| Died | 1 April 1553 |
| Noble family | Ua Briain |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Butler |
| Issue |
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| Father | Connor O'Brien, King of Thomond |
| Mother | Annabell Burke |
Donough O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Thomond (Irish: Donnchadh Ó Briain; died 1 April 1553), also known as "the fat",[1] was the son of Connor O'Brien, King of Thomond and Annabell Burke. He inherited the earldom from his uncle, Murrough O'Brien, by special remainder.[2]
O'Brien married Helen Butler, daughter of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde and Lady Margaret Fitzgerald. He died on 1 April 1553, after being attacked by his brothers at the family seat of Clonroad. O'Brien's brother Sir Donald was named king of Thomond by the Dalgais, but O'Brien's son, Connor, allied himself with the English and regained control of his lands.[3]
Children of Donough O'Brien and Helen Butler:
- Margaret O'Brien (d. 1568) married Dermod O'Brien, 2nd Baron Inchiquin, and Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde[4]
- Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond (c. 1534 – 1581)
- Donal or Daniel
- Honora married Teige Macnamara
Notes
[edit]- ^ Deduced from:
• Minor at his father's death at 1540. (below 21) (see History of the O'Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945, Donough O'Brien, page 61, https://archive.org/details/historyofobriens00obri/page/60/mode/2up)
• Old enough to bear his own son before his death in 1553, who was politically active by 1559.
References
[edit]- ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1896). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (S to T). Vol. 7 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 391. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 869.
- ^ O'Donoghue, John (1860). Historical memoir of the O'Briens: with notes, appendix, and a genealogical table of their several branches. Hodges, Smith, & Co. pp. 187–188. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ Cokayne, G. E. (1889). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Vol. 2 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
Further reading
[edit]- Lodge, John; Archdall, Mervyn (1789). The peerage of Ireland: or, A genealogical history of the present nobility of that kingdom. Vol. 2. Dublin: James Moore. pp. 27–30. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
