Ruairí Ó Mórdha

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Ruairí Ó Mórdha, better known in English as Rory O'Moore, was a prominent 17th-century Irish nobleman and leader who helped organize the Irish Rebellion of 1641 against English rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century Irish person
Irish nobleman
Irish rebel leader
human
areaOfActivity Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
Leinster NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty O'More family NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Leix (Laois) NERFINISHED
causeAdvocated Catholic rights in Ireland
Irish self-governance
centuryOfActivity 17th century
conflict Irish Rebellion of 1641 NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
ethnicGroup Irish
familyName Ó Mórdha NERFINISHED
givenName Ruairí NERFINISHED
historicalRole organizer of uprising against English settlers
historicalSignificance key instigator of the 1641 Irish uprising
languageSpoken English
Irish
legacy remembered as one of the principal leaders of the 1641 rebellion
symbol of Irish resistance to English domination
movement Irish Rebellion of 1641 NERFINISHED
nameInEnglish Rory O'Moore NERFINISHED
nativeName Ruairí Ó Mórdha NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership in Irish resistance to English rule
organizing the Irish Rebellion of 1641
opponent English administration in Ireland
English rule in Ireland
opposedBy English authorities in Ireland
Protestant settler community in Ireland
partOf Irish Catholic gentry
politicalAlignment Irish Catholic
positionHeld Irish rebel leader
regionOfOrigin County Laois NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
socialClass nobility
timePeriod 17th century
typeOfNoble Gaelic Irish lord

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Rory O'Moore alternateName Ruairí Ó Mórdha