Dermod McMurrough O'Brien, 5th Baron Inchiquin (c. November 1594 – 2 December 1624) was the son of Murrough O'Brien, 4th Baron Inchiquin

Murrough O'Brien, 4th Baron Inchiquin

Murrough McMurrough O'Brien was the 4th Baron Inchiquin. He was the son of Murrough McDermot O'Brien, 3rd Baron Inchiquin and Annabelle Nugent...

 and his wife Mabel Nugent. Dermot O'Brien had a daughter Honora {mother unknown) who married Anthony Stoughton of Rattoo, County Kerry

County Kerry

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. Dermod O'Brien married Ellen FitzGerald, daughter of Sir Edmund FitzGerald

FitzGerald

The surname FitzGerald is a translation of the French-Norman fils de Gérald, or son of Gerald . Variant spellings include Fitz-Gerald and the modern Fitzgerald. The name can also be used as two separate words Fitz Gerald...

 of Cloyne

Cloyne

Cloyne is a small town to the south-east of the town of Midleton in eastern County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. It is also a see city of the Anglican Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic diocese...

 in County Cork

County Cork

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, from a powerful Hiberno-Norman

Hiberno-Norman

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 family. Their son, Murrough, 6th Baron Inchiquin

Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin

Murrough McDermod O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin and 6th Baron Inchiquin , was known as Murchadh na dTóiteán ....

, became the first Earl of Inchiquin. Other children were Henry (d. 1645), a Lieutenant Colonel in the army of King Charles I

Charles I of England

Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...

, Christopher (died in infancy about 1664), a second Christopher, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Irish Confederate Army, who was created "Baron of Inchiquin," by the Supreme Council of the Catholic Confederation, Honoria, Mary and Ann. Mary married Michael Boyle

Michael Boyle (the younger)

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, Archbishop of Armagh

Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)

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See also

• Early Barons Inchiquin
  Early Barons Inchiquin
  There were six early Barons Inchiquin in Ireland between 1543 and 1654. The title was granted to Murrough O'Brien, the brother of Conor O'Brien, King of Thomond, when he surrendered his Irish royalty to King Henry VIII in 1543...
  
  
• Baron Inchiquin
  Baron Inchiquin
  Baron Inchiquin is one of the older titles in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1543 for Murrough O'Brien, Prince of Thomond, who was descended from the great high king Brian Boru)...
  
  
• O'Brien Pedigree