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Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond

d. 1551 · 16th century

Murrough O'Brien was the last Gaelic king of Thomond in western Ireland. Under Henry VIII's policy of surrender and regrant he gave up his kingship in 1543, went to court and was created Earl of Thomond, holding his lands under the English Crown in the new Kingdom of Ireland. His territory became County Clare in the 1570s.

Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond
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