Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . andde Clare and his father-in-lawhaving been compelled to sur-render, the OBriens becamethe acknowledged sovereignsof Thomond. The de Clares, taking ad-vantage of internal differences, sought to maintain their claim ; but Richarddied in 1317, leaving no English successor in the territory. Bunratty andClare were the chief settlements of the foreigners and their proge
Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . andde Clare and his father-in-lawhaving been compelled to sur-render, the OBriens becamethe acknowledged sovereignsof Thomond. The de Clares, taking ad-vantage of internal differences, sought to maintain their claim ; but Richarddied in 1317, leaving no English successor in the territory. Bunratty andClare were the chief settlements of the foreigners and their progeny, and as lateas 1445 we find the OBriens making war upon them. Eventually, all who werenot extirpated adopted the manners of the country, and the entire authorityreverted to the ancient septs, among whom the MacMahons rose into considera-tion. In 1565, Thomond, called OBriens country, was made shire ground bySir Henry Sidney, lord deputy, and called Clare, after its Anglo-Norman chief town, Ennis, situated on the Fergus, near the centre of the county,is a thriving business place, although its proximity to Limerick interferes perhapswith its progress. It lays claim to great antiquity, which is sustained by some. Chapel of St Camin
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