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Edward O'Brien Esq.

Edward O'Brien Esq.

Died
1792-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male

Edward O'Brien Esq. of Ennistymon House, inherited Ennistymon Castle upon the death of his father in 1743. He was a direct descendant Sir Donnagh O'Brien of Duagh and of Murrough, the first Earl of Thomond. The O'Brien dynasty are a royal and noble house founded in the 10th century by Brian Boru of the Dál gCais (aka Dalcassians).

(In 1682 Donnogh O'Bryen of Dough, county Clare, was granted lands in the baronies of Corcomroe, Burren and Inchiquin, amounting to over 5,000 acres.) 

Edward O’Brien was the first of his family to convert to the Church of Ireland, having done so in 1755 (see Penal Laws in Ireland).

In 1764, he demolished much of the old castle building and built a new Georgian House (still extant as the Falls Hotel).

 

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    1845-01-01 12:00:00

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    1974-06-23 12:00:00

  • 1830s

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    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

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Timeline events in this community

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    1845-01-01 12:00:00

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    <p>As published in the Clare Journal</p>

    1866-08-23 12:00:00

  • 1970s

    St John's Eve ENNISTYMON

    <p>Gathering in Ennistymon for St. John's Eve traditional bonfire 1974.</p>

    1974-06-23 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Ennistymon aka Ennistimon in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

Edward O'Brien Esq.