O'Rourke
O'Rourke (Irish: Ó Ruairc) is an 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.
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| Parent house | Uí Briúin Bréifne |
| Country | Kingdom of Connacht |
| Founded | ca. 960 AD |
| Founder | Fergal ua Ruairc |
| Final ruler | Tadhg Ó Ruairc |
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| Dissolution | 1605 |
A defaced O'Rourke crest adorns the coat of arms of County Leitrim, their historic patrimony
Naming conventions
| Male | Daughter | Wife (Long) | Wife (Short) |
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| Ó Ruairc | Ní Ruairc | Bean Uí Ruairc | Uí Ruairc |
People
O'Rourke may refer to several people:
- O'Rourke (baseball), baseball player
- Andrew O'Rourke, judge and politician from New York State
- Beto O'Rourke (born 1973), American entrepreneur and civic leader
- Brian O'Rourke (1540–1591), hereditary lord of West Breifne in Ireland
- Brian Oge O'Rourke (1568–1604), lord of West Breifne
- Bud O'Rourke (1919–2001), American basketball player
- Colm O'Rourke (born 1957), Irish footballer
- Danny O'Rourke (born 1983), American soccer player
- Declan O'Rourke, Irish singer
- Denis O'Rourke (born 1946), New Zealand politician
- Dennis O'Rourke (born 1945), Australian documentary film director
- Derval O'Rourke (born 1981), Irish sprint hurdles athlete
- Edward O'Rourke (1876–1943), Polish Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Riga, first bishop of Danzig (Gdańsk)
- Frank O'Rourke (1916–1989), American writer
- Frank O'Rourke (baseball) (1894–1986), Canadian infielder in Major League Baseball
- Frank O'Rourke (Scottish footballer) (1878–1954), Scottish footballer for Airdrieonians
- George O’Rourke (British rower)
- Hayden Rorke actor
- Heather O'Rourke (1975–1988), American child actress
- Jet O'Rourke (born 1983), Australian Pop/ Rock singer songwriter
- Jim O'Rourke (baseball player) (1850–1919), American professional baseball player
- Jim O'Rourke (musician) (born 1969), American musician and producer
- John O'Rourke (footballer, born 1945) (born 1945), English footballer
- John O'Rourke (baseball) (1849–1911), American baseball player
- Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke (born 1772), celebrated cavalry general in Russia.
- Joseph O'Rourke, a disambiguation page
- Kathy Kirby stage name of Kathleen O'Rourke, pop singer
- Kevin O'Rourke, Irish economist
- Lou Ann O'Rourke, (died 2019), American Bridge player
- Mary O'Rourke (born 1937), Irish politician
- Mícéal O'Rourke, an Irish classical pianist
- Michael O'Rourke (gambler) (1862–1882 alias "Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce"), a professional gambler of the Old West
- Michael James O'Rourke (1878–1957), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Mike O'Rourke (baseball) (1868-1934), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mike O'Rourke (athlete) (born 1955), New Zealand javelin thrower
- P. J. O'Rourke (born 1947), American political satirist, journalist, and writer
- Patrick Henry O'Rourke (1837–1863), Irish-born Civil War colonel
- Peter O'Rourke (1874–1956), Scottish footballer and manager
- Ryan O'Rourke (born 1988), American baseball player
- Sean O'Rourke, Irish journalist and broadcaster
- Steve O'Rourke (1940–2003), manager of rock band Pink Floyd
- Tammy O'Rourke (born 1971), child dancer and actress
- Timothy O'Rourke, American college football head coach
- TS O'Rourke (born 1968), Irish author
- Ualgarg O'Rourke, (died 1346), king of West Breifne
See also
- Laing O'Rourke, a construction firm in the UK
- Walton and O'Rourke, a famous team of cabaret puppeteers
- O'Rorke
- Rourke
- Ó Ruairc
External links
- O'Rourke family pedigree at Library Ireland
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