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Turlogh O'Brien
d. 1167
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1167
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Turlogh O'Brien was King of North Munster from 1142 and reigned twenty-five years. He died in November 1167 and was buried at Killaloe, the O'Brien church above the Shannon. His son Donal Mor was the last king of the line.
Research notes
✓ (O'Hart, Irish Pedigrees (1892), 'O'Brien (No.1) King of Thomond', gen. nos. as cited; corroborated by the Annals of the Four Masters and by the DC782/R-L226 O'Brien Y-DNA study (which independently numbers this same descent 105 Brian Boru -> 120 Turlogh Donn). Wired 23 Jul 2026.): TURLOGH O'BRIEN, KING OF NORTH MUNSTER from 1142; reigned 25 years; d. and interred at Killaloe 7 Nov 1167. m. 2nd Ragnait, dau. of O'Fogarty, Lord of Eliogarty, Tipperary. Father of Donal Mor (our line). Direct ancestor.