He was shot in 1597 when fording the River Erne near Sligo during the Nine Years War. When half across the ford, a bullet passed under one arm and out at the other. He fell from his horse and drowned.[1]
He was buried at Donegal Abbey and was succeeded by his son, then only 2 years old.
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murrough, brien, baron, inchiquin, murrough, macmurrough, brien, baron, inchiquin, 1562, july, 1597, murrough, mcdermot, brien, baron, inchiquin, margaret, cusack, daughter, thomas, cusack, cussington, meath, lord, chancellor, ireland, second, wife, maud, darc. Murrough MacMurrough O Brien 4th Baron of Inchiquin 1562 24 July 1597 was the son of Murrough McDermot O Brien 3rd Baron Inchiquin and Margaret Cusack daughter of Sir Thomas Cusack of Cussington Meath Lord Chancellor of Ireland and his second wife Maud Darcy He married Mabel Nugent daughter of Christopher Nugent 6th Baron Delvin He had one son Dermod O Brien 5th Baron Inchiquin He was shot in 1597 when fording the River Erne near Sligo during the Nine Years War When half across the ford a bullet passed under one arm and out at the other He fell from his horse and drowned 1 He was buried at Donegal Abbey and was succeeded by his son then only 2 years old References Edit Lynx 2 Ulster History Timeline Scotch Irish Ulster Scots Siege of Londonderry Derry Genealogy Archived from the original on 18 February 2008 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed External links EditO Brien PedigreePeerage of IrelandPreceded byMurrough McDermot O Brien Baron Inchiquin1573 1597 Succeeded byDermod O Brien Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Murrough O 27Brien 4th Baron Inchiquin amp oldid 1064389946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
