Mathghamhain Maonmhaighe Ó Briain was King of

Thomond Thomond ( Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the Kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nena ...

during 1360–69. His name is Anglicized as Mathghamhain O'Brien of Maonmhagh. Mathghamhain was the son of Muircheartach Ó Briain King of Thomond and was preceded by his uncle Dairmaid macToirdelbaig O'Brien. His son Brian Sreamhach MacMathghamhna O'Brien succeeded him as

King of Thomond The kings of Thomond () ruled from the establishment of Thomond during the High Middle Ages, until the Early modern period. Thomond represented the legacy of Brian Bóruma and the High Kings of Ireland of his line who could not hold onto all of ...

. He died in 1369 and was buried in Ennis Abbey,

County Clare County Clare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern part of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council ...

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. His nickname, Maonmhaighe, derived from his foster-home.

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* People from County Clare Nobility from County Galway Mathghamain Maonmhaighe 14th-century Irish monarchs Kings of Thomond {{Ireland-royal-stub