Tadhg mac Murchadh Ó Briain explained

Tadhg mac Murchadh Ó Briain (anglicised Teige Mac Murrough O’Brien), died 1577, was an Irish soldier and official who served as the first sheriff of Thomond between 1570 and 1571.^[1]

Ó Briain played an active political and military role during the Tudor reconquest of Ireland. He was a son of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond and Eleanor fitz John. Ó Briain had four children:^[2]

• Honora Ní Briain
• Toirdhealbhach Ó Briain
• Slany Ní Brien
• Amy Ní Brien

Notes and References

1. Thomas Johnson Westropp. Notes on the Sheriffs of County Clare, 1570-1700, Retrieved 12 October 2009
2. http://thepeerage.com/p3845.htm Person Page - 3845