Turlough O'Brien or Toirdhealbhach Donn Ó Briain was
Lord of Thomond from 1499 to his death in 1528 and Chief of Clan
O'Brien.
Reign
Ó Briain, the son of
Tadhg an Chomhaid Ó Briain
Teige O'Brien or Tadhg a'Chomhaid Ó Briain was Lord of Thomond from 1459 to his death in 1466, and Chief of Clan O'Brien.
Reign
He built the tower of Inchiquin Castle shortly before his father's death in 1459 and made it his new residence, be ...
, took over after the death of his uncle, Toirdhealbhach Óg Ó Briain.
In 1504, he supported
Ulick Fionn Burke against
Gerald FitzGerald at the
Battle of Knockdoe
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force c ...
and was defeated. In 1510, he defeated the forces of
Gerald FitzGerald, who was invading
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 ...
with a large army, at Moin na m-brathar, near
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...
.
Toirdhealbhach Donn Ó Briain died in 1528 and was succeeded by his son,
Conchobhar.
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Family
Ó Briain married, firstly, Joan, daughter of Thomas Fitzmaurice, 8th Lord of Kerry. They had no known children. He married, secondly Raghnailt (died 1486),
[ daughter of Seán mac Conmara. They had children:]Manus O'Donnell
Manus O'Donnell ( Irish: ''Maghnas Ó Domhnaill'' or ''Manus Ó Domhnaill''; 1490 – 9 February 1563) was a Gaelic Irish lord and King of Tyrconnell. After his father Hugh Dubh's death in 1537, Manus succeeded as Tyrconnell's ruler.The Edi ...
, King of Tír Chonaill)
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Kings of Thomond
15th-century births
1528 deaths
Year of birth unknown