Giolla Pádraig O'More (died 1548)
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Giolla Pádraig O'More (Irish: Giolla Pádraig Ó Mórdha), also spelt Giollapádraig, anglicised Gilla-Patrick, was an Irish noble. He was Lord of Laois from 1547 until his death in 1548.
For the fifteenth century Lord of Laois, see Giolla Pádraig O'More (died 1420).
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Giolla Pádraig O'More Giolla Pádraig Ó Mórdha | |
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Lord of Laois | |
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Tenure | 1547-1548 |
Predecessor | Rory Caoch O'More |
Successor | Conall Oge O'More |
Born | Ireland |
Died | c. December 1548 Southwark, London, England |
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He seized the lordship by allying with his family's rivals to kill his brother Rory Caoch O'More. He was later captured by English forces and died in the Marshalsea, a London prison.