List of monarchs of Thomond

{{Short description|None}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox former monarchy | royal_title = Kings | realm = Thomond | native_name = Rí Tuamhain | coatofarms = Kingdom of Thomond.png | coatofarmssize = 250px | coatofarmscaption = Map of Thomond, ''c.'' 11th century. | first_monarch = Conchobhar Ó Briain | last_monarch = Murchadh Carrach Ó Briain | style = Rí Tuamhain | residence = Clonroad | appointer = Tanistry | began = 1118 | ended = 1543 }} The '''kings of Thomond''' ({{langx|ga|''' Rí Tuamhain'''}})<ref>House of Brian Boru. http://houseofbrianboru.blogspot.com.au/p/brian-boru.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Thomond |url=http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedidex/n=royal?Thomond |publisher=dcs.hull.ac.uk |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524094530/http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedidex/n%3Droyal?Thomond |archivedate=24 May 2012 }}</ref> ruled from the establishment of Thomond during the High Middle Ages, until the Early modern period. Thomond represented the legacy of Brian Bóruma and the High Kings of Ireland of his line who could not hold onto all of Munster, so had to partition the realm between themselves and Desmond, ruled by their rivals the Eóganachta. The Kings of Thomond were drawn from the leading kindred of the Dál gCais known as the Ó Briain. For centuries they fought off challenges from the Normans, including the de Clare family and internal conflict between factions. Eventually Murchadh Carrach Ó Briain decided to surrender and regrant his realm to the Kingdom of Ireland in 1543 and accepted the titles Baron Inchiquin and Earl of Thomond. These titles were recently held by Conor Myles John O'Brien (d.2023)

==Kings of Thomond==

===Ó Briain, 1118–1277=== {{Sticky header}} {{Nobility table header}} |- | Conchobhar Ó Briain 1118–1142 || x40px || Son of Diarmuid Ó Briain ||''unknown'' || 1142 |- | Toirdhealbhach mac Diarmada Ua Briain 1142–1167 || x40px || Son of Diarmuid Ó Briain ||''unknown'' || 1167 |- | Muircheartach mac Toirdelbhach Ó Briain 1167–1168 || x40px || Son of Toirdelbhach mac Diarmaida Ó Briain ||''unknown'' || 1168 |- | Domhnall Mór Ó Briain<ref name="norms">{{cite news|url=http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/norman.htm|publisher=Joe Power|title=The Normans in Thomond|date=21 July 2015}}</ref> 1168–1194 || x40px || Son of Toirdelbhach mac Diarmaida Ó Briain ||Orlacan Ní Murchada Four children|| 1194 |- | Muircheartach Dall Ó Briain 1194–1198 1203–1210 || x40px || Son of Domhnall Mór Ó Briain and Orlacan Ní Murchada||''unknown''|| 1210 |- | Conchobhar Ruadh Ó Briain 1198–1203 || x40px || Son of Domhnall Mór Ó Briain and Orlacan Ní Murchada||''unknown''|| 1203 |- | Donnchadh Cairbreach Ó Briain 1210–1242 || x40px || Son of Domhnall Mór Ó Briain and Orlacan Ní Murchada||''unknown''|| 1242 |- | Conchobhar na Suidaine Ó Briain 1242–1268 || 80px || Son of Donnchadh Cairbreach Ó Briain||''unknown''|| 1268 |- | Brian Ruadh Ó Briain 1268–1276 1277 || x40px || Son of Conchobhar na Suidaine Ó Briain||''unknown''|| 1277 |- |}

===Ó Briain Clann Tadhg, 1276–1311=== {{Nobility table header}} |- | Toirdhealbhach Mór Ó Briain 1276–1306 || 100px || Son of Tadhg Cael Uisce Ó Briain ||''unknown'' || 1306 |- | Donnchadh mac Toirdelbach Ó Briain 1306–1311 || x40px || Son of Toirdelbach Ó Briain ||''unknown'' || 1311 |- |}

===Ó Briain Clann Briain Ruadh, 1277–1284=== {{Nobility table header}} |- | Donnchadh mac Brian Ruadh Ó Briain 1277–1284 (claimant) || x40px || Son of Brian Ruadh Ó Briain ||''unknown'' || 1284 |- |}

===Ó Briain Clann Briain Ruadh, 1311–1317=== {{Nobility table header}} |- | Diarmuid Cléirech Ó Briain 1311–1313 || x40px || Son of Donnchadh mac Brian Ruadh Ó Briain ||''unknown'' || 1313 |- | Donnchadh mac Domhnall Ó Briain 1313–1317 || x40px || Son of Domhnall mac Brian Ruadh Ó Briain and Mairéad Nic Mathghamhna||''unknown'' || 1317 |- |}

===Ó Briain Clann Tadhg, 1317–1343=== {{Nobility table header}} |- | Muircheartach Ó Briain 1317–1343 || x40px || Son of Toirdhealbhach Mór Ó Briain||Éadaoin Nic Gormáin Several children || 1343 |- |}

===Ó Briain Clann Briain Ruadh, 1343–1350=== {{Nobility table header}} |- | Brian Bán Ó Briain 1343–1350 || x40px || Son of Domhnall mac Brian Ruadh Ó Briain and Mairéad Nic Mathghamhna||''unknown'' || 1350 |- |}

===Ó Briain Clann Tadhg, 1350–1543=== {{Nobility table header}} |- | Diarmuid mac Toirdelbach Ó Briain 1350–1360 || x40px || Son of Toirdelbach Ó Briain||''unknown'' || 1360 |- | Mathghamhain Maonmhaighe Ó Briain 1360–1369 || x40px || Son of Muircheartach Ó Briain and Éadaoin Nic Gormáin||Úna Ní Conchubhair Several children|| 1369 |- | Brian Sreamhach Ó Briain 1369–1400 || x40px || Son of Mathghamhain Maonmhaighe Ó Briain and Úna Ní Conchubhair||Sláine Nic Con Mara Several children || 1400 |- | Toirdelbhach Maol Ó Briain 1375–1398 (claimant) || x40px || Son of Muircheartach Ó Briain and Éadaoin Nic Gormáin||''unknown'' || 1398 |- | Conchobhar mac Mathghamhna Ó Briain 1400–1426 || x40px || Son of Mathghamhain Maonmhaighe Ó Briain and Úna Ní Conchubhair||''unknown'' || 1426 |- | Tadhg an Glemore Ó Briain 1426–1438 || x40px || Son of Brian Sreamhach Ó Briain and Sláine Nic Con Mara||''unknown'' || 1438 |- | Mathghamhain Dall Ó Briain 1438–1444 || x40px || Son of Brian Sreamhach Ó Briain and Sláine Nic Con Mara||''unknown'' || 1444 |- | Toirdhealbhach Bóg Ó Briain 1444–1459 || x40px || Son of Brian Sreamhach Ó Briain and Sláine Nic Con Mara||Catherine Burke Several children || 1459 |- | Tadhg an Chomhaid Ó Briain 1459–1466 || x40px || Son of Toirdhealbhach Bóg Ó Briain and Catherine Burke||Annabella Burke Several children || 1466 |- | Donnchadh mac Mathghamhna Ó Briain 1459–1461 (claimant) || x40px || Son of Mathghamhain Dall Ó Briain||''unknown'' || 1461 |- | Conchobhar na Srona Ó Briain 1466–1496 || x40px || Son of Toirdhealbhach Bóg Ó Briain||''unknown'' || 1496 |- | Toirdelbhach Óg Ó Briain 1496–1498 || x40px || Son of Toirdhealbhach Bóg Ó Briain and Catherine Burke||''unknown'' || 1498 |- | Toirdhealbhach Donn Ó Briain 1498–1528 || x40px || Son of Tadhg an Chomhaid Ó Briain and Annabella Burke||Raghnailt Nic Con Mara Several children Joan FitzMaurice Several children || 1528 |- | Conchobhar mac Toirdhealbaig Ó Briain 1528–1539 || x40px || Son of Toirdelbhach Donn Ó Briain and Raghnailt Mac Con Mara||''unknown'' || 1539 |- | Murchadh Carrach Ó Briain 1539–1543 || x40px || Son of Toirdelbhach Donn Ó Briain and Raghnait MacNamara||''Eleanor FitzGerald'' || 1551 |- |}

==Line of Kings== {{chart top|Kings of Thomond}} {{tree chart/start|align=center}} {{tree chart|||||||||BRI|||||||||||||BRI=35px 976-1014 Brian Bórumha ''Ua Briain''}} {{tree chart||||||||,|-|^|-|.|||||||||||}} {{tree chart|||||||DON||TAD||||||||||||DON=35px 1014-1063 Donnchad|TAD=Tadhg}} {{tree chart||||||||!||||!|||||||||}} {{tree chart|||||||MUR||TOR||||||||||||MUR=35px 1063-1068 Murchad|TOR=35px 1068-1086 Toirdhealbhach}} {{tree chart||||||||,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.||||||||}} {{tree chart|||||||TAG||DIAR||MUR||||||||||TAG=35px 1086 Tadhg|DIAR=35px 1114-1115 Diarmaid|MUR=35px 1086-1114 1115-1119 Muircheartach}} {{tree chart||||||||!||||)|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|.|||}} {{tree chart|||||||DOM||TOR||||||CON||TAD||||||||DOM=35px 1115 Domhnall|CON=35px 1119-1142 Conchubhar na Cathrach|TOR=35px 1142–1151 1154-1167 Toirdhealbhach|TAD=35px 1143 1151-1154 Tadhg}} {{tree chart||||||||!||||)|-|-|-|.||||!||||!|||}} {{tree chart|||||||CON||DOM||MUR||MURC||DIA||||||CON=35px Conchubhar|DIA=35px Diarmaid|DOM=35px 1168-1194 Domhnall Mór|MUR=35px 1167-1168 Muircheartach|MURC=35px Muircheartach}} {{tree chart||||||||,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.||||||}} {{tree chart|||||||MUR||DON||CON|||||||||||MUR=35px 1194 Muircheartach Dall|CON=35px 1198 Conchubhar Ruadh|DON=35px 1198-1242 Donnchadh Cairbreach}} {{tree chart||||||||||||!||||||||||}} {{tree chart|||||||||||CNS||||||||||CNS=35px 1242-1268 Conchubhar na Siudane|}} {{tree chart||||||||||||)|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|.|||}} {{tree chart|||||||||||TC||||||BR||||TC=Tadhg Cael Uisce ''Clann Tadhg''|BR=35px 1268-1277 Brian Ruadh ''Clann Briain''}} {{tree chart||||||||||||!||||||||)|-|-|-|.||}} {{tree chart|||||||||||TC||||||DON||DOM||||TC=35px 1276-1306 Toirdhealbhach Mór|DON=Donnchadh|DOM=Domhnaill|}} {{tree chart||||||||,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.||||!||||)|-|-|-|.|}} {{tree chart|||||||DON||MUR||DIR||DIAR||DONN||BR|||DON=35px 1306-1311 Donnchadh|MUR=35px 1317-1343 Muircheartach|DIR=35px 1350–1360 Diarmaid|DIAR=35px 1311-1313 Diarmaid|BR=35px 1343-1350 Brian Bán|DONN=35px 1313-1317 Donnchadh}} {{tree chart||||||||||||)|-|-|-|.||||||}} {{tree chart|||||||||||MAT||TOR||||||MAT=35px 1360–1369 Mathgamain Maonmhaighe|TOR=35px 1375–1398 (claimant) Toirdhealbhach Maol}} {{tree chart||||||||||||)|-|-|-|.||||||}} {{tree chart|||||||||||BR||CON||||||BR=35px 1369–1400 Brian Sreamhach|CON=35px 1400-1426 Conchubhar}} {{tree chart||||||||,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|.||}} {{tree chart|||||||TAD||TOG||||||MAD||||TAD=35px 1426–1438 Tadhg an Glemore|TOG=35px 1444-1459 Toirdhealbhach Bóg|MAD=35px 1438-1444 Mathgamain Dall}} {{tree chart||||||||,|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.||||!|||}} {{tree chart|||||||TOR||TAD||CON||DON||TAD=35px 1459-1466 Tadhg an Chomhaid|DON=35px 1459-1461 (claimant) Donnchadh|TOR=35px 1496-1498 Toirdhealbhach Óg|CON=35px 1466-1496 Conchubhar na Srona}} {{tree chart||||||||||||!|||||||}} {{tree chart|||||||||||TOR||||||TOR=35px 1498-1528 Toirdhealbhach Donn}} {{tree chart||||||||||,|-|^|-|.||||}} {{tree chart|||||||||CON||MUR|||||CON=35px 1528–1539 Conchubhar|MUR=35px 1539–1543 Murchadh Carrach ''Last King of Thomond''}} {{tree chart/end}} {{chart bottom}}

==Notes== {{reflist|30em|group=nb}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.obrienclan.com/ Official Website of Clan O'Brien] {{Ó Briain}} {{Dál gCais}} {{Munster}} {{Gaels}}

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List of monarchs of Thomond

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