O'Rourke (Irish : Ó Ruairc [1] Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Leitrim . The family were the historic rulers of Breifne and later West Breifne until the 17th century. The O'Rourke Clan Chief was at odds with the O'Reilly Chief because both clans contested each other for the title Prince of Breifne.[2]
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O'RourkeÓ Ruairc Parent house Uí Briúin BréifneCountry Kingdom of Connacht Founded ca. 960 AD Founder Fergal ua Ruairc Current head Geoffrey Philip Columb O'Rorke Final ruler Tadhg Ó Ruairc Motto Serviendo guberno Dissolution 1605 Cadet branches
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O’Rourke of Dromahair
O’Rourke of Kilnagarn
O’Rourke of Leitrim Castle
O’Rourke of Inishmagrath
O’Rourke of Castlerourke
O’Rourke of Carrha
O’Rourke of Aughavas
O’Rourke of Carrigallen
O’Rourke of Cloncorick
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A defaced O'Rourke crest adorns the coat of arms of County Leitrim , their historic patrimony
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O'Rourke may refer to several people:
O'Rourke (baseball) , baseball playerAndrew O'Rourke , judge and politician from New York StateBeto O'Rourke (born 1972), American politician in Texas.Brian O'Rourke (1540–1591), hereditary lord of West Breifne in IrelandBrian Oge O'Rourke (1568–1604), lord of West BreifneBud O'Rourke (1919–2001), American basketball playerColm O'Rourke (born 1957), Irish footballerDanny O'Rourke (born 1983), American soccer playerDeclan O'Rourke , Irish singerDenis O'Rourke (born 1946), New Zealand politicianDennis O'Rourke (1945–2013), Australian documentary film directorDerval O'Rourke (born 1981), Irish sprint hurdles athleteEdward O'Rourke (1876–1943), Polish Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Riga, first bishop of Danzig (Gdańsk)Frank O'Rourke (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHeather O'Rourke (1975–1988), American child actressJet O'Rourke (born 1983), Australian Pop/ Rock singer songwriterJim O'Rourke (baseball player) (1850–1919), American professional baseball playerJim O'Rourke (musician) (born 1969), American musician and producerJohn O'Rourke (footballer, born 1945) (1945–2016), English footballerJohn O'Rourke (baseball) (1849–1911), American baseball playerJoseph O'Rourke (disambiguation) , multiple peopleKathy Kirby , stage name of Kathleen O'Rourke, pop singerKevin O'Rourke , Irish economistLou Ann O'Rourke , (died 2019), American Bridge playerMalachy O'Rourke , Irish footballer and managerMary O'Rourke (born 1937), Irish politicianMíceál O'Rourke , an Irish classical pianistMichael O'Rourke (gambler) (1862–1882 alias "Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce"), a professional gambler of the Old WestMichael James O'Rourke (1878–1957), Canadian recipient of the Victoria CrossMike O'Rourke (baseball) (1868–1934), Major League Baseball pitcherMike O'Rourke (athlete) (born 1955), New Zealand javelin throwerPaddy O'Rourke (disambiguation) P. J. O'Rourke (1947–2022), American political satirist, journalist, and writerPatrick Henry O'Rourke (1837–1863), Irish-born Civil War colonelPeter O'Rourke (footballer) (1874–1956), Scottish footballer and managerRyan O'Rourke (born 1988), American baseball playerSean O'Rourke , Irish journalist and broadcasterSteve O'Rourke (1940–2003), manager of rock band Pink Floyd Timothy O'Rourke , American college football head coachTS O'Rourke (born 1968), Irish authorUalgarg O'Rourke , (died 1346), king of West BreifneWilliam O'Rourke , New Zealand cricketer
Newerkla, Stefan Michael (2020), Das irische Geschlecht O'Reilly und seine Verbindungen zu Österreich und Russland [The Irish O'Reilly family and their connections to Austria and Russia]. In: Diachronie – Ethnos – Tradition: Studien zur slawischen Sprachgeschichte [Diachrony – Ethnos – Tradition: Studies in Slavic Language History]. Eds. Jasmina Grković-Major, Natalia B. Korina, Stefan M. Newerkla , Fedor B. Poljakov, Svetlana M. Tolstaja. Brno, Tribun EU, pp. 259–279 (accessible online) , here pp. 263–265. 
