Rory O'More
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Rory Oge O'More was an Irish noble and chief of the O'More clan. As the Lord of Laois, he rebelled against the Tudors' sixteenth-century conquest of Gaelic Ireland.
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Tudor conquest of Ireland
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Ireland was conquered by the Tudor monarchs of England in the 16th century. The Anglo-Normans had conquered swathes of Ireland in the late 12th century, bringing it under Anglo-Norman rule. In the 14t
Rory O'More
…Mórdha; c. 1544 – 30 June 1578) was an Irish noble and chief of the O'More clan. As the Lord of Laois, he rebelled against the Tudors' sixteenth-century conquest of Gaelic Ireland. O'More is considered the greatest obstacle to Elizabeth I's conquest of the Irish midlands. He was killed by troops led by his loyalist cousin Barnaby…
Irish chieftain (left) receives a priest's blessing before departing to fight the English (right), who are shown in full armour and armed with muskets.
Irish Gaels in a painting from the 16th century
Irish Gaels, c. 1529
16th century Irish warriors, Gallowglass (left) and Kern (right). Drawing by Albrecht Dürer, 1521.