Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare (died 1691), was with King Charles II in exile during the

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. At the Restoration, he obtained the title of

Viscount Clare Viscount Clare was a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created twice. First creation The titles of Viscount Clare and Baron Moyarta were conferred on Daniel O'Brien, a younger son of Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond, on 11 July 1662. These tit ...

for his grandfather and full restoration of the family's lands. At the

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he supported James II, sitting in the

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and fighting for him at the

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. He was in consequence attainted as a Jacobite.

Birth and origins

Daniel was born roughly about 1620, probably at Carrigaholt Castle, County Clare, his parents' habitual residence. He was the only son of Connor O'Brien ( – 1670) and his wife Honora O'Brien. At the time of his birth, his father was the heir apparent of his grandfather, O'Brien of Carrigaholt, who was a younger brother of Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond. His father's family was the senior branch of the

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, a Gaelic Irish dynasty that descended from

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, medieval

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. His mother's family were the O'Briens of

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, County Kerry, a cadet branch of the O'Briens that descended from Donal, younger brother of

Donough O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Thomond Donough O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Thomond ( ga, Donnchadh Ó Briain; died 1 April 1553), also known as "the fat", was the son of Connor O'Brien, King of Thomond and Annabell Burke. He inherited the earldom from his uncle, Murrough O'Brien, by speci ...

. Daniel was one of six siblings, who are listed in his father's article.

Early life

O'Brien lived as a young man through the

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, the

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, and the

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, probably fighting under the command of his father and grandfather. He probably was the "Daniel OBryan" who was given as hostage to General

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at the surrender of

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on 27 June 1652. He went with his father and grandfather into French exile and seems to hve ben a courtier at Charles II's court in exile. At the Restoration in 1660 he returned to England or Ireland with his father and grandfather. On 11 July 1662 Charles II created his grandfather Baron

Moyarta Moyarta ( ga, Maigh Fhearta) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the Loop Head peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Shannon Estuary. The parish contains the villages of Carrigaholt and Doonaha. Location The parish o ...

and

. The honour was intended for him, Daniel, into who's hands the estate was directly conveyed. His grandfather died in 1663 or in 1666, and his father succeed as 2nd Visvcount and he gained the courtesy title of Baron Moyarta.

Marriage and children

He married Philadelphia Lennard, sister of the Thomas, Earl of Sussex. Daniel and Philadelphia had three children: # Honora O'Brien #

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(died 1693), 4th viscount died unmarried in French exile #

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(1673–1706), 5th viscount, who died of wounds received at the

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fighting for the French

Later life

At his father's death in 1670 Moyarta succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Clare. On August 1674 Clare, as he was now, was appointed commander of a newly raised regiment of foot, Clare's Regiment of Foot, an Irish regiment in the

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. He was replaced within twelve months by Sir John Fenwick. From July 1751 on this regiment would be known as the

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. In 1689 he sat in the House of Lords of the

. During the

War of the Two Kings The Williamite War in Ireland (1688–1691; ga, Cogadh an Dá Rí, "war of the two kings"), was a conflict between Jacobite supporters of deposed monarch James II and Williamite supporters of his successor, William III. It is also called th ...

, Clare served with the Jacobite

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loyal to James II. He was the colonel of

Clare's Dragoons The Clare's Regiment, later known as Clare's Dragoons, was initially named O'Brien's Regiment after its originator Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare raised a mounted dragoon regiment during the Jacobite war. When Clare's Dragoons left Limeri ...

, which he led against William of Orange at the

(1 July 1690) and was later exiled in France as part of the Flight of the Wild Geese. In 1689

James II of England James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Re ...

appointed Clare, as he was now, together with Boileau as joint governors of Cork. On 11 August Clare emprisoned the Protestants of the city in St Peter, Christchurch, and the courthouses. They were later detained in the castles of Blarney and Macroom. In 1690 Clare fought for James at the

Death and timeline

Daniel died in 1691. He was outlawed on 11 May 1691.

Notes and references

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People from County Clare Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland Wild Geese (soldiers) {{Ireland-viscount-stub