Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond
Donogh O'Brien | |
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Earl of Thomond | |
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Tenure | 1581–1624 |
Predecessor | Conor, 3rd Earl of Thomond |
Mother | Una O'Brien-Arra |
Donogh O'Brien,
Birth and origins
Donogh was born in the 1560s.
Donogh's mother was a daughter of Turlough O'Brien of Arra, County Tipperary.
Donogh had two brothers and three sisters,
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Early life
O'Brien was brought up at
First marriage and daughter
O'Brien married, first, Ellen, or Any, or Eveleen, daughter of Maurice Roche, 6th Viscount Fermoy.[14] Her family was Old English and Catholic.
Donogh and Ellen had one daughter:[15]
- Margaret, married Charles MacCarthy, 1st Viscount Muskerry and was mother of Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty[16]
His first wife died in 1583.[17]
Thomond
On his father's death in 1581 he succeeded as 4th Earl of Thomond.[18] By 1582 Thomond, as he now was, had returned to Ireland.[19]
Thomond was assiduous in his attendance upon the lord-deputy in 1583 and 1584. In 1584 he was one of the commissioners who established the agreement that
He attended the
Second marriage and children
In or before 1588 Thomond married secondly Elizabeth, fourth daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare and his wife Mabel Brown.
Donogh and Elizabeth had two sons:
- Henry (1588–1639), succeeded his father as the 5th Earl of Thomond[22]
- Barnabas (died 1657), succeeded his brother as the 6th Earl of Thomond[23]
His second wife died on 12 January 1617.
Tyrone's Rebellion
in 1595
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He therefore was absent at the
Thomond returned from England, and after spending three months with his kinsman, the Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, in collecting forces, he invaded Clare to revenge his brother's imprisonment and recover his possessions. He procured ordnance from Limerick, and laid siege to the castles that resisted, capturing them after a few days' fighting; at Dunbeg, which surrendered immediately, he hanged the garrison in couples on trees. The invaders were completely driven out of Clare and the neighbouring country, and the loyalists had their strongholds restored to them. During the rest of 1599 Thomond accompanied Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex on his progress through Munster, but left him at Dungarvan and returned to Limerick, being appointed governor of Clare on 15 August, and made a member of the privy council on 22 September.[29]
During 1600 Thomond was constantly occupied in the war.
He was present at an encounter with
Until June 1602 Thomond was constantly with the army. He then again visited England, and, as a recompense for his services, his request for the transfer of Clare was granted, though the lord-deputy and privy council of Ireland were opposed to the measure. He returned in October. In 1603 he became a member of the Irish Privy Council.
Late life, death, and timeline
In 1613 Thomond attended the
On 17 May 1619 he was reappointed governor of Clare. He became one of the sureties for Florence MacCarthy Reagh, who had been imprisoned since his surrender in 1600, and who dedicated to Thomond his work on the antiquity and history of Ireland.[36]
He died on 5 September 1624, at Clonmel, and was buried in Limerick Cathedral, where a monument with an inscription was erected to his memory.[37]
Pollard (1895b) concludes that he was one of the most influential and vigorous of the Irish loyalists; and, though his devotion and motives were sometimes suspected, Carew wrote that "his services hath proceeded out of a true nobleness of mind and from no great encouragement received" from the court.[38]
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As his birth date is uncertain, so are all his ages. | ||
Age | Date | Event |
0 | 1560, estimate | Born[b] |
12–13 | 1573, 23 Feb | Fitz Maurice submitted to John Perrot, Lord President of Munster, at Kilmallock[39] |
16–17 | 1577 | Mentioned as baron Ibrickan (courtesy title) in his father's new patent[3] |
20–21 | 1581 | Succeeded as 4th Earl of Thomond[18] |
27–28 | 1588 | Son Henry born |
29–30 | 1590, about | Daughter Margaret married Charles MacCarthy, 1st Viscount Muskerry[4] |
33–34 | 1594, 16 May | William Russell, appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland [40] |
36–37 | 1597, 5 Mar | Thomas, Lord Burgh, appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland[41] |
37–38 | 1598, 14 Aug | The Irish defeated Henry Bagenal at the Battle of the Yellow Ford[26] |
38–39 | 1599, 12 Mar | Robert, Earl of Essex, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland[42] |
40–41 | 1601, 23 Sep | The Spanish landed at Kinsale[43] |
42–43 | 1603, 30 Mar | The Tyrone's Rebellion.[44]
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42–43 | 1603, 24 Mar | Accession of Queen Elizabeth I[45]
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43–44 | 1604, 15 Oct | Sir Arthur Chichester, appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland[46] |
44–45 | 1605, 6 May | Appointed President of Munster
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63–64 | 1624, 5 Sep | Died in Clonmel |
Notes
- ^ His first name is also spelt "Donough".[1]
- ^ a b Donogh's birth date is bracketed by the death of his father's first wife in 1560[2] and his first mention in 1577.[3] His birth should be in or shortly after 1560 as his daughter Margaret married about 1590.[4]
- ^ This family tree is based on genealogies of the earls of Thomond.[9][10] and the earls of Clancarty.[11][12]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Cunningham 2009, 2nd paragraph, 2nd sentence. "Donough was created baron of Ibrackan, a move perhaps designed to signal his right of succession to the earldom."
- ^ a b c Dunlop 1895, p. 310, final para. "Conor O'Brien married first Ellen or Eveleen, daughter of Donald MacCormac MacCarthy Mór and widow of James fitzjohn FitzGerald, fourteenth earl of Desmond. She died in 1560 and was buried in Muckross Abbey;"
- ^ a b c Pollard 1895b, p. 313, left column, line 2. "There (London) he was residing in 1577, when he was mentioned as Baron of Ibrickan in the new patent granted on 7 October to his father."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1893, p. 425, line 29. "He [Charles MacCarty] m. [married] firstly, about 1590, Margaret, da. [daughter] of Donough (O'Brien), 4th Earl of Thomond ..."
- ^ Cokayne 1896, p. 392, line 11. "1st s. and h. [son and heir] by second wife ..."
- ^ Cokayne 1896, p. 391, Note b. "They [the O'Briens] were descended from the celebrated Brien Boroihme, principal king of Ireland (1002–1004) through his grandson Turlogh ..."
- ^ Cokayne 1896, p. 391, line 42. "He [Conor] m. secondly Una, or Ownye, da. of Turlogh O'Brien, of Arragh, co. Tipperary."
- ^ O'Hart 1892, p. 171, footnote. "'Ara' is a small mountain tract, south of Lough Dearg and north of the Keeper Hills."
- ^ Burke 1866, pp. 405–406Genealogy of the earls of Thomond
- ^ Cokayne 1896, pp. 391–395Genealogy of the earls of Thomond
- ^ Burke 1866, p. 344Genealogy of the earls of Clancarty
- ^ Cokayne 1913, pp. 214–217Genealogy of the earls of Clancarty
- ^ McGurk 2004, p. 360, right column, line 32. "He was educated at Elizabeth's court and described as 'as truly English as if he had been born in Middlesex.'. "
- ^ Cokayne 1896, p. 392, line 5. "He [Donogh] m. [married] firstly Helen or Any, da. [daughter] of Maurice (Roche) Viscount Roche of Fermoy [I. [Ireland] ] (who d. [died] 1600) but by which of his two wives is uncertain. She d. s.p.m. [without male issue]."
- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 314, left column, line 17. "... by her he had one daughter, married to Cormac, son and heir of Lord Muskerry."
- ^ Burke 1866, p. 406, left column, line 61. "[Donough] m. [married] 1st Ellen dau. [daughter] of Maurice, Lord Viscount Roche, of Fermoy, and had a dau., Margaret, m. to Charles MacCarthy, 1st Lord Viscount Muskerry."
- ^ McGurk 2004, p. 361, right column, line 42. "Thomond married twice, first to Eveleen or Ellen (d.1583), daughter of Maurice Roche, Viscount Fermoy."
- ^ a b McGurk 2004, p. 360, right column, line 41. "O'Brien succeeded his father as fourth earl of Thomond in 1581 ..."
- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, left column, line 6. "... by 1582 he [Donough O'Brien] had returned to Ireland."
- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, left column, line 9.
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- ^ Cunningham 2009, 2nd paragraph, 6th sentence. "He was a member of parliament convened in 1585 in Dublin, where he became involved in a dispute over precedence with Ulick Burke, third earl of Clanrickarde."
- ^ O'Donoghue 1860, p. 258. "Henry, earl of Thomond, the fifth of that title, dying without male issue, was succeeded by Sir Barnabas, his brother."
- ^ Pollard 1895a, p. 305.
- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, left column, line 38. "... arriving in London on 19 January 1598; there he remained most of the year as a courtier."
- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, left column, line 18.
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- ^ a b Hayes-McCoy 1976, p. 124. "The earl, O'Donnell, and Maguire attacked Bagenal on the march at the Yellow Ford, between Armagh and the Blackwater, on 14 August [1598], and defeated him ... "
- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, left column, line 46. "In 1599 O'Donnell invaded Clare, ravaging the country, capturing most of the castles, and making a prisoner of Thomond's youngest brother, Daniel O'Brien, afterwards first Viscount Clare, who had been left to defend it."
- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, left column, line 42.
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- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, left column, bottom.
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- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, right column, line 10.
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- ^ Edwards 2009, last paragraph, 2nd sentence. "... in April 1600, seeking to parley with O'More rebels on the Kilkenny/Laois frontier, he [Ormond] was tricked and taken hostage."
- ^ McGurk 2004, p. 361, left column. "In April while in a parley with Owen McRory O'More, which ended in a mêlée, he and Carew narrowly escaped capture ..."
- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, right column, line 17.
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- ^ McGurk 2004, p. 361, right column, line 24. "In September 1603 his governorship of co. Clare was confirmed and he was appointed to the Irish privy council."
- ^ a b Pollard 1895b, p. 313, right column, near bottom.
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- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 313, right column, penultimate line.
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- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 314, left column, line 5.
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- ^ Pollard 1895b, p. 314, left column, line 9.
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- ^ McCormack 2009, 4th paragraph. "... and eventually (23 February 1573) he submitted to the lord president at Kilmallock ..."
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 168, line 32. "1594, 16 May / 11 Aug / William Russell, L.D. [Lord Deputy]"
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 168, line33 . "1597, 5 Mar /22 May / Thomas, lord Burgh, L.D. [Lord Deputy]"
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 168, line 37. "1599, 12 Mar / 15 April / Robert Devereux, 2nd e. of Essex, L.L. [Lord Lieutenant]"
- ^ Joyce 1903, p. 172. "On the 23d of September, 1601, a Spanish fleet entered the harbour of Kinsale with 3,400 troops ... "
- ^ Augusteijn 2004, p. 373. "Mellifont, treaty of (30–1 Mar. 1603), ending the Nine Year's War."
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 1. "James I ... acc. 24 Mar. 1603 ..."
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 168, line 46. "1604, 15 Oct. / 3 Feb. / Sir Arthur Chichester, L.D. [Lord Deputy]"
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Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Pollard, Albert Frederick (1895). "O'Brien, Donough (d.1624)". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 41. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 312–314.