Conor O'Brien (died 1603)
Conor O'Brien (Irish: Conchubhar Ó Briain) (died 1603) of Leameneagh was an Irish nobleman and land-owner in County Clare.
Conor O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1570 Leamaneh Castle |
| Died | 6 January 1603 buried in Ennis Abbey |
| Spouse(s) | Slaney O'Brien |
| Issue | Donough O'Brien |
| Father | Donough O'Brien |
| Mother | Slaney McNamara |
Life Edit
He was the son of Donough O'Brien and his wife Slaney McNamara.
Hugh Roe O'Donnell raided Thomond in 1599 and again in 1600 to punish the O'Briens for their adherence to the English and to avenge himself on the family of Murrough O'Brien, 4th Baron Inchiquin who, with Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond had invaded Tír Chonaill in 1597 under Sir Conyers Clifford. In his first foray into the territory, Hugh sent his lieutenant Aodh Maguire with a detachment to scour the lands of Kilnaboy where he wounded and captured Conor O'Brien, and brought him back to Inchiquin Castle which was given over to Maguire. Conor O'Brien was at this point acting as a guardian to Dermod O'Brien, 5th Baron Inchiquin who was only 4 years old, and was also in charge of Inchiquin Castle, since the death of the boy's father in 1597.[1]
Spanish Armada Table Edit
According to tradition of the Barons Inchiquin, Boetius Clancy, then High Sheriff of Clare, presented to Conor the Spanish Armada table in 1588,[2] made from parts of the wrecked Spanish Armada which had landed in Clare. The family were then living at Leamaneh Castle, and it was brought to Dromoland Castle when Conor's great grandson Donough had moved there in 1685 and was stored there for over 300 years before being sold at auction in 2018 by Lord Inchiquin.[3]
Family Edit
He married Slaney O'Brien, daughter of Sir Turlogh O'Brien, the son of Domhnall mac Conchobair Ó Briain.[4] He had a son, Donough.[note 1]
Death Edit
He died on 2 January 1603 (as recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters) and was buried at the monastery of Ennis Abbey.[5]
Notes Edit
- ^ See page 202 "History of the O'Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945"
References Edit
- ^ MacNamara, Geo. U. “Inchiquin, County Clare (Concluded).” The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 31, no. 4, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1901, pp. 341–64, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25507161.
- ^ Relics of the Spanish Armada in Clare and Sligo, T. J. Westropp, The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Fifth Series, Vol. 10, No. 1 (31 Mar. 1900), pp. 92-95 (4 pages)
- ^ Antiques Trade Gazette, 'Armada table' sells at Adam's in Ireland, Noelle McElhatton, 16 Oct 2018, https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2018/armada-table-sells-at-adams-in-ireland/
- ^ Historical memoir of the O'Briens : The Origin and History of the O'Brien Clan, by John O'Donoghue A.M, Barrister-at-Law, First Published in 1860 (Martin Breen 2002), page 256
- ^ History of the O'Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945, by Donough O'Brien, 1949, Batsford, page 201/202, https://archive.org/details/historyofobriens00obri/page/n235/mode/2up, https://archive.org/details/historyofobriens00obri/page/202/mode/2up