Sir Michael O'Loghlen, 1st Baronet (6 October 1789 – 28 September 1842) was a distinguished

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judge and politician. He was born at Port Ruan,

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, the third son of Colman O'Loghlen and his second wife, Susannah Finucane, daughter of Dr. Michael Finucane. The O’Loghlens were descended from the princes of Corcomroe, in the Burren. He was educated in

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and was called to the

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in 1811. Through sheer hard work, he gained a reputation as an outstanding pleader. In 1817 he married Bidelia Kelly l, daughter of Daniel Kelly from

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. They had four sons, Colman, Hugh,

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and Michael and four daughters, Maria, Susan, Bidelia and Lucy. In 1815 Sir Michael was junior counsel to

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, whose friendship was of great assistance to him. In 1834 he became

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and was elected MP for

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from 1835 to 1837. He brought in the O'Loghlen Act for the Suppression of Drunkenness, which cleared the way for Fr. Mathew's temperance movement. In 1835 became

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and was elevated to the Irish Bench as Baron of the

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in 1836, the first

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to occupy a seat on the Bench since 1688. He relinquished this office the following year on being appointed

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. In July 1838 he was created a Baronet, of Drumcanora in Ennis. O'Loghlen died in London. He is buried in the family vault at the old graveyard in Ruan. His mausoleum is an impressive Egyptian Revival tomb. A statue of Sir Michael O’Loghlen can be seen at the

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. He was succeeded as baronet by his eldest son

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, and on Colman's death by his younger son Bryan,

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* Clare County Library,
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