families also made inroads. However, from the time of the Battle of Dysert O'Dea, Thomond was restored as a kingdom, with its rulers reinstating Limerick within their overrule. Not until the 1540s did the ruling O'Brien dynasty come under English rule.

Geography

County Clare was sometimes known as County Thomond in the period immediately after its creation from the District of Thomond. In 1841, an

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