Turlough O'Brien or Toirdhealbhach Donn Ó Briain was Lord of Thomond from 1499 to his death in 1528 and Chief of Clan O'Brien.[1]
Reign
editÓ Briain, the son of Tadhg an Chomhaid Ó Briain, took over after the death of his uncle, Toirdhealbhach Óg Ó Briain.
In 1504, he supported Ulick Fionn Burke against Gerald FitzGerald at the Battle of Knockdoe and was defeated. In 1510, he defeated the forces of Gerald FitzGerald, who was invading Thomond with a large army, at Moin na m-brathar, near Limerick.
Toirdhealbhach Donn Ó Briain died in 1528 and was succeeded by his son, Conchobhar.[2]
Family
editÓ Briain married, firstly, Joan, daughter of Thomas Fitzmaurice, 8th Lord of Kerry. They had no known children. He married, secondly Raghnailt (died 1486),[2] daughter of Seán mac Conmara. They had children:[3]
- Conchobhar
- Donnchadh
- Murchadh Carrach
- Tadhg (Killed 1523, by shot of ball at Ath-an-Chamais, upon the River Suir, by Piers Ruadh Butler.)
- Diarmaid
- Margaret (married Eoghain Ó Ruairc (O'Rourkes of Dromahair))
- Sláine (married Éinri Óg mac Éinri Ó Neill, King of Tír Eoghain)
- Fionnuala (married Manus O'Donnell, King of Tír Chonaill)
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ a b "Annals of the Four Masters (T100005D)". CELT. Retrieved 6 September 2022.; "Annals of the Four Masters (T100005E)". CELT. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ O'Har, John (1892). Irish Pedigrees or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation. Vol. 1. p. 160.