O'Brien Irish Family Gifts
O’Brien gifts that honor Brian Boru’s royal line, from woven blankets and garden flags to mugs and Christmas ornaments. The name comes from Ó Briain, the dynasty that ruled Thomond from its heartland in County Clare.
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O'Brien Irish Family Crest Garden Flag -
O'Brien Irish Heritage Accent Mug -
OBrien Irish Family Crest Ceramic Christmas Ornament -
O'Brien Irish Harp T-Shirt -
O'Brien Irish Family Crest Wall Pennant -
O'Brien Irish Woven Blanket | Family Crest Cotton Throw -
O'Brien Irish Family Crest Garden Flag – House of O'Brien Design -
O'Brien Irish Family Crest T-Shirt -
O'Brien Irish Family Crest Novelty License Plate -
O'Brien Irish Family Crest Tartan Coaster Set
About O'Brien Irish Family Gifts
O’Brien comes from the Irish Ó Briain, “descendant of Brian,” and the Brian in question is Brian Boru, the Dál Cais king who fell at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. His descendants ruled Thomond for centuries, some holding the kingship of Munster and even of all Ireland, and their lands took in all of County Clare with large parts of Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
As the dynasty grew it branched into lines at Ara and Aherlow in Tipperary, Coonagh and Pobelbrien in Limerick, and the Comeragh country of Waterford. Bunratty Castle, built by the MacNamaras, later became an O’Brien stronghold, and Dromoland in Clare was the birthplace of William Smith O’Brien, who led the Young Ireland rising of 1848. By 1890 O’Brien ranked sixth among Irish surnames.
Whether the family writes O’Brien or OBrien, there is a gift to match. The woven blanket, two garden flag designs and a ceramic Christmas ornament carry the Irish National Tartan, and the range also includes an accent mug, a cork coaster set, a wall pennant, crest and harp T-shirts, and a novelty license plate. Follow the dynasty from Clontarf to Clare in our O’Brien surname history.