New-York tribune., 1911-10-26
HONOR FOR AN O'BR|EN
ord InChiuuin's Sister, Mrs.
Marconi. Receives Royal Office.

MarConi. Receives Royal Office.
,..-,uA, ,o,i nv the brentwood Company. !
t,aiv.s Oueen has Just bestowed the dig
.t.v ~ dame du palas and OF lady-ih-
waiting on very charming irish woman
rane,v. Mime. Marconi. the wife OF the cele-
ted italian inventor OF wireless telegra-
,h,. who is himself the son OF an irish
.,o,ber The honor has come to Nine Mar
con, as one Of the first rewards conferred
,r connection with the present war between
r..,..,,rd Turkey as a recognition OF the
,-aiov,obIv valuable services rendered by
- hvshand,s inventions and devices TO
-. r,o1iar forces on land and at sea. 1t
* no exaggeration. indeed. TO assert that
Tho wireless telegraphy Of Marconi has
doubled the fghtlng strength Of Italy In
her conflict with Turkey.
Nine Marconi was known prior TO her
-,orriare as the Hon. Beatrice O'Brien and
Is one Of the fourteen children of the late
Lord Inchiquin hslf-sister. therefore, OF
re nresent lord. who Is still prouder. how
syer Of his title Of The" o. Brien-that is
IN saw. of being the chieftain Of all the
O'Briens-than OF his peerage and OF MS
seat in the House Of Lords
leading banker OF Bologna who married
=, Nice Annie. Youngest daughter of An
drew Jameson. Of Daphne Castle. and
Fairfield Enniscorthy, County Wexford.
william Marconi, the inventor, is the
younFer OF the two sons Of this marriage.
lIo was AT one time engaged to Miss Jo-
senhine Holman. Of Indiana but the en-
eacement was broken off Then there was
Il nd 10
the effect that he was about 10 marry
Miss Nina McGillivray. But he finally led
,o the altar the sister Of Lord lnchiquin
Tho latter has inherited. along with Dro-
-,olsnd Castle. I'm County Glare. near the
little village Of Newmarket. the prerosa-
tive IN make use Of the royal liveries of
Great Britain for his servants, privilege
ubicb IS confined with this exception. TO
the Master Of the Horse TO the King nov
Lord GrsnarD during his term Of office.
Tho privilege was granted TO Murroush
O.Prier. Arst Lord Inchiquin. brother OF
that Connor O'Brien who was the last
lsuful King Of Thomond Murrough
C'Rrien usurped the throne Of Thomond
IN his brother Connors death and then
surrendered II to King Henry VIII. The
latter presented him I'm return with the
-
Tbouond along with the hereditary use
of the roval livery. the patent expressly
stating that the prerogative was granted
n the lords Inchiquin as compensation
for their giving up the sovereignty over
the south Of Ireland" Until that time the
norton af the Emerald Isle now known 8
county Clere and County Cork were known
az q BrieNs country and as Thomond S
country.
The patentS signed by Henry VIII pro-
,tded that the Barony of Inchiquin should
ness along with the right TO the royal liv-
cries 10 the first 1or---s son. but that the
Farldom Of Thomas should go 10 his
nephew. son of the last lawf'l King Of Tho
nond and whose succession 10 the throne
had been set aside and usurped by his uncle
The earldom of Thomond descended in
direct line until the eighteenth century,
when the eighth Earl'of Thomond died with
out issue. Since then the earldom has been
dormant and It is on the cards that the
crown may one Of these days call II out Of
gbevance or otherwise revive il in favor of
tho present Lord Tnchiquin. The Gladstone
administration in the carly 7o's offered
10 get this done for the late Lord Inchiquin.
But he declined 10 accept the favor at the
hands OF any but his own political party,
namely. the Conservatives, and the latter,
when they came into Office, did not care 10
make him this concession owing to the
vigorous manner in which he criticised their
Irish legislation.
The Lords Inchiqun have served their
country well some Of them as admirals.
some Of them as distinguished soldiers and
others as statesmen. one of them followed
Charles II into exile, and was appointed by
Louis XIV TO he a general Of the French
army and his yiCeroy Of Catalonia, while
another Lord Inchquin was King William
IT'S captain general Of Jamaica. The present
Lord Inchiquin is a soldier by profession
and is. like his half sister Nine. Marconi,
rearlv related to William Smith OBrien.
The latter. their Eranduncle. a younger
brother Of the thirteenth Lord lnchiquin.
after being Member Of Parliament for Lin
o-ick was convicted Of high treason and
sentenced 10 death as the leader Of the
lrsh insurrectionary movement Of 1S4S. He
refused TO accept the commutauon Of his
sentence from death TO penal transportation.
So a special act Of Parliament had to he
passed in a hurry to admit of the alteration
or tho sentence. After spending a number
Of years as a convict in Tasmania he was
e,entualy permitted to return to Ireland,
where ne died fun Of years and honors.
The O'Bren Rich Man.
Lord Inchiqun's estates, when he sue
Ceed,d 10 them, were a source Of little or
no revenue burdened as they were with all
the charges in favor of his stepmother and
his thirteen brothers and sisters. But he
managed to repair his fortunes by marrying
the daughter and co-heiress Of Johnston J.
Foster, Iopularly known as "Plushette'
Foster the inventor and principal manu-
facturor Of plush. BY this union he has be
come possessed of great wealth and OF a
country seat in England known as Moor
Park, in Shropshire.
His favorte home however IS DromO-
land Castle, in County Clare. which is full
or interesting relics. among other things d
magnificent huge mahogany table saved
from the wreck Of the flagship Of the Span
'sh armada which came 10 grief on the
coast Of County Glare Six large lions, Of
Spanish chestnut, support the table, and
there are also other pieces Of furniture
au1 of grand old silver from the Spanish
admirals cabin. The greatest treasure OF
an. however. at Dromoand Castle. is the
bronze cfiigy OF Lord Inchiqulns famous
ancestor Brien Boroihme generally known
as Brian Boru. and taken from his tomb
az Clontsrf. where he fell in the famous
battle Of that name. against the Danes, In
l'4 The spurs which he wore in that
encounter hang close by the statue, and
also his sword Most famous Of all the
roval line Of Thomond. he was King of
Munster and principal King Of Ireland He
vas succeeded by his grandson. Turlogh.