O'Rourke ( ga, Ó Ruairc) is an Irish

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

clan based most prominently in what is today County Leitrim. The family were the historic rulers of Breifne and later West Breifne until the 17th century. The O'Rourke Clan Chieftain is at odds with the O'Reilly Chieftain because both clans contest each other for the title Prince of Breifne. Newerkla, Stefan Michael (2020), Das irische Geschlecht O'Reilly und seine Verbindungen zu Österreich und Russland

he Irish O'Reilly family and their connections to Austria and Russia He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' in ...

In: ''Diachronie – Ethnos – Tradition: Studien zur slawischen Sprachgeschichte iachrony – Ethnos – Tradition: Studies in Slavic Language History'' Eds. Jasmina Grković-Major, Natalia B. Korina, Stefan M. Newerkla, Fedor B. Poljakov, Svetlana M. Tolstaja. Brno, Tribun EU, pp. 259–27
(accessible online)
here pp. 263–265.

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O'Rourke may refer to several people: * O'Rourke (baseball), baseball player *

Andrew O'Rourke Andrew Patrick O'Rourke (October 26, 1933 – January 3, 2013) was a judge and politician from New York State. A Republican, he served as the County Executive of Westchester County, New York from 1982 to 1997. He was the Republican candidat ...

, judge and politician from New York State * Beto O'Rourke (born 1972), American politician in Texas. *

Brian O'Rourke Sir Brian O'Rourke ( ga, Sir Brian na Múrtha Ó Ruairc; c. 1540 – 1591) was first king and then lord of West Breifne in Ireland from 1566 until his execution in 1591. He reigned during the later stages of the Tudor conquest of Ireland and hi ...

(1540–1591), hereditary lord of West Breifne in Ireland *

Brian Oge O'Rourke Brian Oge O'Rourke (Irish: ''Brian Óg na Samhthach Ó Ruairc''), c. 1568 - 28 January 1604, was the penultimate king of West Breifne, from 1591 until his overthrow in April 1603, at the end of the Nine Years' War. Due to the successive deaths o ...

(1568–1604), lord of West Breifne *

Bud O'Rourke Carter John "Bud" O'Rourke Jr. (January 14, 1919 – November 24, 2001) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Chicago American Gears The Chicago American Gears were a National Basketball League (NBL) team who played f ...

(1919–2001), American basketball player * Colm O'Rourke (born 1957), Irish footballer * Danny O'Rourke (born 1983), American soccer player * Declan O'Rourke, Irish singer *

Denis O'Rourke Denis John O'Rourke (born 26 July 1946) is a former New Zealand politician. He served fifteen years as a councillor on Christchurch City Council, and served six years as a Member of Parliament representing New Zealand First. Early years Born ...

(born 1946), New Zealand politician *

Dennis O'Rourke Dennis O'Rourke (14 August 1945 – 15 June 2013) was an Australian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. Early life and education Dennis O'Rourke was born on 14 August 1945 in Brisbane. For most of his childhood, Dennis O'Rourke lived i ...

(born 1945), Australian documentary film director * Derval O'Rourke (born 1981), Irish sprint hurdles athlete * Edward O'Rourke (1876–1943), Polish Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Riga, first

bishop of Danzig A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

(Gdańsk) *

Frank O'Rourke (disambiguation) Frank O'Rourke may refer to: * Frank O'Rourke (writer) (1916–1989), American writer *Frank O'Rourke (Australian rules footballer) (1906–1978), Australian rules footballer *Frank O'Rourke (baseball) (1893–1986), Canadian baseball player * Frank ...

, multiple people * Hayden Rorke actor *

Heather O'Rourke Heather Michele O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress. She had her breakthrough starring as Carol Anne Freeling in the Horror film, supernatural horror film ''Poltergeist (1982 film), Poltergeist'' (1982), ...

(1975–1988), American child actress *

Jet O'Rourke Jet O'Rourke is a musician and architect from Adelaide, South Australia. He started performing in Adelaide and released a solo EP, ''Are Ya Gettin' On?'' which reached #93 on the ARIA Singles Chart and featured the single 'Fight the Good Fight'. ...

(born 1983), Australian Pop/ Rock singer songwriter *

Jim O'Rourke (baseball player) James Henry O'Rourke (September 1, 1850 – January 8, 1919), nicknamed "Orator Jim", was an American professional baseball player in the National Association and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a left fielder. For the period 1876� ...

(1850–1919), American professional baseball player * Jim O'Rourke (musician) (born 1969), American musician and producer *

John O'Rourke (footballer, born 1945) John O'Rourke (11 February 1945 – 7 July 2016) was a professional association football, footballer. His position was centre forward. During his career he played for Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough, Coventry ...

(born 1945), English footballer *

John O'Rourke (baseball) John W. O'Rourke (August 23, 1849 – June 23, 1911) was an American 19th-century baseball player. Between 1879 and 1883, he played in the National League with the Boston Red Caps (1879–1880) and in the American Association for the New York Metr ...

(1849–1911), American baseball player * Joseph O'Rourke (disambiguation), multiple people * Kathy Kirby stage name of Kathleen O'Rourke, pop singer * Kevin O'Rourke, Irish economist * Lou Ann O'Rourke, (died 2019), American Bridge player *

Malachy O'Rourke Malcahy O'Rourke is a Gaelic football manager and former player. Career He played for Fermanagh for more than ten years, but was only on the winning side twice in that period in the championship (both time against Antrim). When he was study ...

, Irish footballer and manager *

Mary O'Rourke Mary O'Rourke (; born 31 May 1937) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Leader of the Seanad and Leader of Fianna Fáil in the Seanad from 2002 to 2007, Deputy leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2002, Minister for Public ...

(born 1937), Irish politician * Mícéal O'Rourke, an Irish classical pianist *

Michael O'Rourke (gambler) Michael "Mike" O'Rourke (1862 – 1882 , aka "Johnny O'Rourke" or "Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce", was a professional Gambling, gambler of the Old West. While living in Charleston, Arizona, he killed Henry Schneider, a popular mine engineer, in what ...

(1862–1882 alias "Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce"), a professional gambler of the Old West *

Michael James O'Rourke Michael James "Mickey" O'Rourke (March 19, 1878 – December 6, 1957), was an Irish-Canadian soldier and dockworker. O'Rourke was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest, most prestigious decoration for gallantry in the face of the en ...

(1878–1957), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Mike O'Rourke (baseball) Michael Joseph O'Rourke (September 1, 1868 – March 3, 1934) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (19th century), Baltimore Orioles of the American Association (19th century), American Association in eight ga ...

(1868-1934), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Mike O'Rourke (athlete) Mike O'Rourke (''Michael David O'Rourke;'' born 25 August 1955) is a retired javelin thrower from New Zealand. He represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and at three Commonwealth Games The Commonw ...

(born 1955), New Zealand javelin thrower * Paddy O'Rourke (disambiguation) *

P. J. O'Rourke Patrick Jake O'Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American libertarian political satirist and journalist. O'Rourke was the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute and a regular correspondent for ''Th ...

(1947–2022), American political satirist, journalist, and writer * Patrick Henry O'Rourke (1837–1863), Irish-born Civil War colonel *

Peter O'Rourke (footballer) Peter O'Rourke (1 June 1873 – 10 January 1956) was a Scottish football player and manager. In two spells as manager of Bradford City, he won the FA Cup in 1911 as well as two league titles, the Football League Second Division in 1908 and the ...

(1874–1956), Scottish footballer and manager *

Ryan O'Rourke Ryan Patrick O'Rourke (born April 30, 1988) is a college baseball coach and former American professional baseball pitcher. He is the volunteer assistant and pitching coach at the College of the Holy Cross. He played college baseball at Merrimack C ...

(born 1988), American baseball player * Sean O'Rourke, Irish journalist and broadcaster *

Steve O'Rourke Steve O'Rourke ( – ) was an English music manager and racing driver. He is known for being the manager of Pink Floyd, a position he held from 1968 until his death. Among his accomplishments is negotiating Pink Floyd's split with bass player and ...

(1940–2003), manager of rock band ''Pink Floyd'' * Tammy O'Rourke (born 1971), child dancer and actress *

Timothy O'Rourke Timothy O'Rourke was an American college football player and coach. He was born on 04 Jan 1882 in Waterbury, Connecticut, son of Irish Immigrants Timothy O'Rourke and Ellen Allman. He served as the co-head football coach at Villanova College (now ...

, American college football head coach * TS O'Rourke (born 1968), Irish author * Ualgarg O'Rourke, (died 1346), king of West Breifne

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O'Rourke family pedigree
at Library Ireland
The Irish O'Reilly family and their connections to Austria and Russia
by Stefan M. Newerkla, with chapter 3.2 on the family O'Rourke in the Russian and Austrian context {{Kingdom of Connacht Ancient Irish dynasties

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