Brian O'Connor Faly Brian mac Cathaoir Ó Conchobhair Failghe | |
|---|---|
| Baron Offaly | |
| Tenure | 1520-1560 |
| Predecessor | An Calbhach O'Connor Faly |
| Born | c. 1490 Ireland |
| Died | 1560 Dublin Castle, Co. Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Mary FitzGerald (married c. 1524) |
Brian O'Connor Faly (Irish: Brian Ó Conchobhair Failghe; c. 1490 - 1560), also called Bernard,[1] was an Irish noble and Lord of Offaly.
O'Connor Faly raided the Pale many times from the early 1520s to the mid-1540s, assuring his political position via alliances with the Earl of Kildare and Lord Deputy of Ireland. However, his many attacks on the territories of his fellow Gaelic nobles estranged him from both Gaelic and English allies, and facing threat of starvation, he surrendered to the English in 1548. He escaped the Tower of London c. 1552, but was recaptured and eventually died in Dublin Castle.