Cornelius O'Brien (County Clare)
Cornelius O'Brien (1782 – 1857) was an Irish politician.[1]
He built a tower, now referred to as O'Brien's Tower on the Cliffs of Moher in 1835 as an observation tower for the hundreds of tourists that frequented the cliffs during the time. O'Brien's Tower stands on a headland of the Cliffs of Moher.[citation needed]
Folklore holds that Cornelius O'Brien was a man ahead of his time, believing that the development of tourism would benefit the local economy and bring people out of poverty. O'Brien also built a wall of Moher flagstones along the Cliffs, and it is said in the locality that he built everything around here except the Cliffs. He died in 1857 and his remains lie in the O'Brien vault in the graveyard adjoining St Brigid’s Well.[citation needed]
References
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Cornelius O'Brien
- Cornelius O'Brien of Birchfield (1782-1857)
- Cornelius O'Brien of Birchfield (1782 - 1857) by Henry Comber
- Cornelius O'Brien at Wikitree
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Clare 1832–1847 With: William Nugent Macnamara |
Succeeded by Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bt William Nugent Macnamara |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Clare 1852 – 1857 With: Sir John Forster FitzGerald |
Succeeded by Lord Francis Conyngham Francis Macnamara Calcutt |
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2010
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with unsourced statements from April 2008
- 1782 births
- 1857 deaths
- Politicians from County Clare
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Irish constituencies (1801–1922)
- UK MPs 1832–35
- UK MPs 1835–37
- UK MPs 1837–41
- UK MPs 1841–47
- UK MPs 1852–57
- O'Brien dynasty
