Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet

Born in England in 1705, he was the eldest surviving child of Lucius O'Brien (1675-1717 d.v.p) and Catherine Keightley (1676- c. 1733).

He inherited the baronetcy from his grandfather Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Baronet as his own father had pre-deceased him.

His maternal grandmother, Lady Frances Keightley (née Hyde) was the sister of Anne Hyde Duchess of York who in turn was the mother of Queen Mary II and Queen Anne.

He entered the Irish House of Commons in 1727, sitting for County Clare, the same constituency his grandfather had also represented, until his death in 1765.

[2] Edward lived extravagantly and gambled heavily on horse races, destroying the wealth which his grandfather had so carefully built.

Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet
Mary Hickman, wife of Edward. Before her marriage she lived in Fenloe House, nearby to Dromoland . She is purported to have had a fortune of £20,000 before her marriage to Edward. [ 1 ]
Henrietta O'Brien, circa 1730–1787, daughter of Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet and Mary Hickman, known to her friends as Harriet or Hatty. She never married.
The Bloody Shouldered Arabian, race horse owned by Edward O'Brien.
Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet