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    Rory Oge O'More (Irish: Ruairí Óg Ó Mórdha; c. 1544 - c. 30 June 1578) was an Irish noble and chief of the O'More clan. As the Lord of Laois, he rebelled...
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  • father was Calvagh O'More, son of nobleman Rory Caoch O'More, and his mother was Margaret Scurlock. O'Moore's uncle Rory Oge O'More, Lord of Laois, had...
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  • Oge O'More succeeded him as Lord of Laois. In 1557, Conall was crucified in Leighlinbridge. In the early 1560s, it seems Rory's son, Rory Oge O'More,...
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  • the lordship passed to his brother Conall Óg O'More, then finally Rory Oge O'More. Rory Caoch O'More's brother Kedagh left a son, who, in 1565, petitioned...
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  • one of the most important Irish clans. Born around 1575, O'More was the son of Rory Oge O'More, Lord of Laois, and Margaret O’Byrne, daughter of Hugh McSeán...
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  • 1567. His loyalist tendencies were in stark contrast to his brother Rory Oge O'More, a staunch rebel who became Lord of Laois in 1557, and returned to...
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  • Calvach, Cormac, Margaret, Rory and Connor. Connor became the chief rebel leader in Offaly and was one of Rory Oge O'More's most trusted captains. Cathal...
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    at Mullaghmast in Laois, having invited them there for peace talks. Rory Oge O'More, the leader of rebellion in the area, was hunted down and killed later...
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  • news of another incident. Henry Harington had met the Irish leader Rory Oge O'More for a parley or negotiation, but was abducted by him for ransom. Harington's...
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    small pension for his courageous and successful attack on the rebel Rory Oge O'More, whose forces had been menacing the castle. In 1578, Carew was made...
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  • in Queen's County. Rory Oge O'More was continually threatening him, and took his eldest son prisoner in 1577. The murder of Rory in the following year...
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    authorities. Lord Deputy Sir Henry Sidney wrote later the same month: Rory Oge O'More and Cormock M'Cormock O'Conor have burnt the Naas. They ranne thorough...
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    title.[citation needed] Rory O'More (died 1547) Rory O'More Giolla Pádraig O'More (died 1548) "O'Moore". "O'More (Ó Mórdha), Rory (Ruaidhrí Óg) | Dictionary...
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    established a stables at the castle, of around two dozen horses. In 1577 Rory Oge O'More of Laois is said to have captured the castle (then under the command...
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    Sir Henry Sidney, O'Byrne gave support to his own brother-in-law, Rory Oge O'More, the pretender to the lordship of Leix, who broke out in rebellion...
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    County Board. Soon after, McGhee assumed duties as secretary to the 'Rory Oge O'More Funeral District'. By 1909, McGhee had begun to argue the case for...
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    brother William. Around 1601, Tyrrell married Doryne O'More, daughter of Irish noble Rory O'More. They had four children - Richard, Catherine, Annabel...
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    Dermot O'Conor Brian O'Conor Teige O'Conor(d.1466) Brian Oge O'Conor(d.1482) Hugh O'Conor Rory O'Conor Brian Balagh O'Conor(d.1418) Brian O'Conor(d.1487)...
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  • Owny MacRory O'More, Norris concentrated his forces in the neighbourhood of Mallow; but, not feeling sufficiently strong to encounter Owny MacRory, he withdrew...
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    submitted to Elizabeth in 1600 and withdrew from the war. Brian Riabhach O'More was a nobleman from Loígis who fought against the English in Leinster. The...
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  • monks — from Baltinglass founded 1183 by Corcherger O'Moore (Cucogry O’More/Connor O'More); colonized from Baltinglass 7 September 1184 dissolved before 1552...
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