O'Brien of Thomond
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O'Brien of Thomond is an Irish noble dynasty descended from the medieval High King Brian Boru, historically ruling the region of Thomond in western Ireland.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic dynasty
ⓘ
Irish noble dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithHighKingship | High Kingship of Ireland GENERATED ⓘ |
| cadetBranchOf | O'Brien dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | Irish clan ⓘ |
| clanTerritory | north Munster ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | Per pale gules and or, three lions passant guardant in pale counterchanged armed and langued azure ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticSurname | O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish people ⓘ |
| founder | descendants of Brian Boru ⓘ |
| gaelicName | Ó Briain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Brian Boru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Baron Inchiquin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ King of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditaryChiefTitle | Chief of the Name O'Brien ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| laterStatus | integrated into the Peerage of Ireland ⓘ |
| motto | Lamh laidir an uachtar ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | The strong hand from above ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brian Boru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Conor na Siudane O'Brien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donough O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ Murchadh Carrach Ó Briain NERFINISHED ⓘ Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin NERFINISHED ⓘ Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Kingdom of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentDynasty | Dál gCais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | sovereign Gaelic rulers before Tudor conquest of Ireland ⓘ |
| region |
County Clare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of County Limerick ⓘ parts of County Tipperary ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rivalDynasty |
MacCarthy of Desmond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O'Connor of Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Neill of Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledAs | Kings of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSeat |
Bunratty Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dromoland Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.