Donal Mor O'Brien
| Domnall Mór Ua Briain | |
|---|---|
| King of Thomond | |
| Reign | 1168-1194 |
| Coronation | 1168 |
| Predecessor | Muirchertach mac Toirdelbhach Ua Briain |
| Successor | Muirchertach Finn macDomnaill Mór |
| King of Munster | |
| Reign | 1168-1194 |
| Coronation | 1168 |
| Predecessor | Muirchertach mac Toirdelbhach Ua Briain |
| King of Limerick | |
| Reign | 1168-1194 |
| Coronation | 1168 |
| Predecessor | Muirchertach mac Toirdelbhach Ua Briain |
| Born | Unknown Unknown |
| Died | 1194 Unknown |
| Burial | The Cathedral of Saint Mary Blessed Virgin, Limerick |
| Spouse | Orlacan Ní Murchada |
| Issue | |
| House | House of Ua Briain |
| Father | Toirdelbhach mac Diarmaida Ua Briain, King of Munster |
| Mother | Mór Ní Conchobair |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Domnall Mór Ua Briain, or Domnall Mór mac Toirrdelbaig Uí Briain, was King of Thomond in Ireland from 1168 to 1194 and a claimant to the title King of Munster. He was also styled King of Limerick, a title belonging to the O'Brien dynasty since Brian Boru's annexation of the Norse city in the 10th century.
Domnall Mór ("Donall the Great"), a great-great-great grandson of Brian Boru, was the third son of King Tairdelbhach of Munster, who reigned 1142 to 1167. He ascended to the throne in 1168 after the death of his eldest brother, Muirchertach, who had succeeded their father as king. Muirchertach was killed at the instigation of his cousin Conchobar mac Muirchertach Ua Briain. His other brother Brian of Slieve Bloom was blinded in 1169. The same year, Domnall entered into conflict with the High King of Ireland, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair and was forced to pay him a tribute of 300 cows.
In 1171, he submitted to King Henry II of England at Cashel, but he continued to fight successfully against the Norman incursion into south-west Ireland for many years. In 1175, having demolished the Cambro-Normans at the Battle of Thurles, he consolidated his power by blinding two of his cousins, Dermot mac Taig Ua Briain and Mathgamain mac Toirdhelbeach Ua Briain, in Limerick. He was, however, driven from Thomond by Ua Conchobair, the High King, the same year. In 1176, he drove the Normans from Limerick and in 1178 finally drove out the Uí Fidgenti (AI), the ancient rulers of the modern County Limerick region.
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