O'Rourke ( ga, Ó Ruairc) is an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

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 County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the ...

. The family were the historic rulers of Breifne and later

West Breifne The Kingdom of West Breifne (Irish ''Breifne Ua Ruairc'') or Breifne O'Rourke was a historic kingdom of Ireland that existed from 1256 to 1605, located in the area that is now County Leitrim. It took its present boundaries in 1583 when West Breifn ...

until the 17th century. The O'Rourke Clan Chieftain is at odds with the

O'Reilly O'Reilly ( ga, Ó Raghallaigh) is a group of families, ultimately all of Irish Gaels, Gaelic origin, who were historically the kings of East Bréifne in what is today County Cavan. The clan were part of the Connachta's Uí Briúin Bréifne kin ...

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 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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People

O'Rourke may refer to several people: * O'Rourke (baseball), baseball player * Andrew O'Rourke, judge and politician from New York State *

Beto O'Rourke Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( , ; ; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senat ...

(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 Colm O'Rourke (born 31 August 1957) is a Gaelic football manager, former player, retired secondary school principal, sports broadcaster and columnist. He has been manager of the Meath county team since 2022. O'Rourke's league and championship ...

(born 1957), Irish footballer * Danny O'Rourke (born 1983), American soccer player *

Declan O'Rourke Declan O'Rourke (born April 26, 1976) is a singer-songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. Career Early career to 2010 At the age of 13, when living in Australia with his family, O'Rourke was given his first guitar by a priest in Kyabram who recog ...

, 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 Derval O'Rourke (born 28 May 1981) is an Irish former sprint hurdles athlete. She competed internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events. She participated in two Ind ...

(born 1981), Irish sprint hurdles athlete *

Edward O'Rourke Edward O'Rourke, full name Eduard Alexander Ladislaus Graf O'Rourke ( pl, Edward Aleksander Władysław O'Rourke; lv, Eduards O'Rurke; October 26, 1876 in Minsk – June 27, 1943) was a Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Riga and the first head ...

(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 William Henry Rorke (October 23, 1910 – August 19, 1987), known professionally as Hayden Rorke, was an American actor best known for playing Colonel Alfred E. Bellows on the 1960s American sitcom '' I Dream of Jeannie''. Early life Rorke was ...

actor * Heather O'Rourke (1975–1988), American child actress * Jet O'Rourke (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) Jim O'Rourke (born January 18, 1969, Chicago, Illinois) is a Tokyo-based American musician, composer and record producer. He has released albums across varied genres, including singer-songwriter music, post-rock, ambient, noise music, and tap ...

(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 Met ...

(1849–1911), American baseball player * Joseph O'Rourke (disambiguation), multiple people *

Kathy Kirby Kathy Kirby (born Catherine Ethel O'Rourke; 20 October 1938 – 19 May 2011) was an English singer, reportedly the highest-paid female singer of her generation. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's " Secret Love" and for re ...

stage name of Kathleen O'Rourke, pop singer *

Kevin O'Rourke Kevin Hjortshøj O'Rourke, (born 25 March 1963) is an Irish economist and historian, who specialises in economic history and international economics. Since 2019, he has been Professor of Economics at New York University Abu Dhabi. He was Profe ...

, 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) (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) (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. He was national ...

(born 1955), New Zealand javelin thrower * Paddy O'Rourke (disambiguation) * P. J. O'Rourke (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 (born 1988), American baseball player *

Sean O'Rourke Sean O'Rourke (born 22 May 1955) is an Irish journalist and broadcaster who works for the Irish public broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). From September 2013 until his retirement in May 2020, he presented the ''Today with Seán O'Ro ...

, 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

References

External links

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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