Cornelius O'Brien (County Clare)

Cornelius O'Brien (1782–1857) was an Irish politician, Member of Parliament and landowner in County Clare.

[2][3]: 71 Cornelius O'Brien was married firstly in 1816 to Margaret, the daughter of Peter Long of Waterford.

[3]: 78 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.

He died in 1857 and his remains lie in the O'Brien vault in the graveyard adjoining Liscannor's St Brigid's Well.

[3]: 69, 71, 74, 77 The O'Brien Monument, a Doric column topped by an urn, was built during his lifetime, paid for by compulsory subscriptions of his tenants.