Connor O'Brien, 2nd

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( – 1670) was the son of

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and Catherine

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, a daughter of Gerald, 14th

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Birth and origins

Connor was born about 1605, the second son of Daniel O'Brien and his wife Catherine FitzGerald. His father was the 1st

. His father's family, the

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, were a Gaelic Irish dynasty that descended from

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, medieval high king of Ireland. Connor's mother was the widow of

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and the third daughter of

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, and his second wife, Eleanor Butler. Connor was one of 11 siblings, who are listed in his father's article.

Marriage and children

O'Brien married Honora O'Brien, daughter of Daniel O'Brien of

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, County Kerry, and his wife Ellen FitzGerald, a daughter of the

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. Connor and Honora had a son: * Daniel (died 1691), his successor —and six daughters: # Margaret, married Hugh O'Reilly # Ellen, married Sir Roger Shagnessy # Honora, married

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# Catherine, married 1st Garret FitzGerald of Castleishen abd 2ndly John MacNamara # Sarah married Daniel Sullivan Bear # Mary married a Power of Doonil, whose first name in unknown

Later life, death, and timeline

On 11 July 1662 when Charles II created his father Baron

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and

, O'Brien gained the courtesy title of Baron Moyarta. On his father's death, which happened in 1663 or in 1666, Moyarta, as he was now, succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Clare. Clare enjoyed his new title only a few years as he died about 1670. He was succeeded by his eldest son Daniel.

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* * – (for Thomond) * * – N to R (for Ormond) * – S to T (for Thomond) * – Canonteign to Cutts (for Clare) * * – 1625 to 1655 * – (for timeline) * * * * * – 1641 to 1643 {{DEFAULTSORT:Clare, OBrien, Connor, 2nd Viscount 1605 births 1670 deaths 17th-century Irish people Connor People from County Clare Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland