O'Rourke

O'Rourke Ó Ruairc
Parent house	Uí Briúin Bréifne
Country	Kingdom of Connacht
Founded	ca. 960 AD
Founder	Fergal ua Ruairc
Final ruler	Tadhg Ó Ruairc
Titles	King of Bréifne King of West Bréifne
Dissolution	1605

A defaced O'Rourke crest adorns the coat of arms of County Leitrim, their historic patrimony

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.

Naming conventions

Main article: Irish personal naming system

Male	Daughter	Wife (Long)	Wife (Short)
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