O’Moore family of Laois

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The O’Moore family of Laois is a prominent Gaelic Irish dynasty historically associated with ruling and resisting English control in the region of modern County Laois.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic Irish dynasty
Irish noble family
associatedEvent Leix–Offaly plantation resistance
Plantation of Laois and Offaly NERFINISHED
associatedWith Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED
Irish Rebellion of 1641 NERFINISHED
clanSystem Gaelic clan
coatOfArmsFeature three lions rampant (in some arms of Moore families)
country Ireland NERFINISHED
culturalIdentity Gaelic Irish
culturalRole guardians of Gaelic customs in Laois
dispossessedDuring Tudor plantations in Ireland NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Gaels NERFINISHED
governanceType clan chieftaincy
governed territory of Leix NERFINISHED
hereditarySystem tanistry
historicalEnemy Anglo‑Irish administration NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 16th century
17th century
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Tudor conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED
historicalTerritory Leix NERFINISHED
Queen’s County NERFINISHED
language Irish
locatedInPresentDay Province of Leinster NERFINISHED
lostTerritoryTo English settlers in Laois
modernDescendantsSurname Moore NERFINISHED
O’Moore NERFINISHED
O’More NERFINISHED
nativeName Uí Mhórdha NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership in Gaelic Irish uprisings
resistance to English rule in Ireland
notableMember Rory O’More NERFINISHED
Rory O’More (17th‑century rebel leader) NERFINISHED
opposedBy English Crown NERFINISHED
Tudor administration in Ireland NERFINISHED
politicalRole leaders of Gaelic resistance in Leinster
local rulers in Laois
region County Laois NERFINISHED
Laois NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
socialStatus Gaelic nobility
surnameVariant Moore (anglicised) NERFINISHED
O’Mordha NERFINISHED
O’More NERFINISHED
traditionalTitle Chiefs of Leix NERFINISHED
Lords of Laois NERFINISHED

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O’Moore hasNotableFamily O’Moore family of Laois