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Much later Brian Boru used them on his shield.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The O'Brien's used the three gold lions up until 1543. That was when Henry VIII conquered Ireland and Murrough O'Brien the Tanist was given the choice of dividing the lions in half (Gold & Silver ) or loose them altogether.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Because Henry VIII also had three gold lions for his own coat of arms.</B></div> <div> <B>Murrough O'Brien choose to divide the lions thereby keeping the coat of arms for all O'Brien's.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As a result of Murrough's allegiance Henry VIII made Murrough 1st Earl of Thomond and 1st Baron of Inchiquin.</B></div> <div> <B>Thus the O'Brien's are the only clan in the British Empire allowed to bear the Royal arms and to dress their servants in scarlet livery.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This is because Murrough O'Brien was not raised to Earldom from a lower order of nobility, but entered the English peerage having been the Sovereign ruler of an independent kingdom.</B></div> <div> <B>That's why we are the Royal O'Brien's.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Mr Christopher James O'Brien.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="14e6bb90.gif" border=0 width="107" height="185" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Brian Boru's     Crown,  Sword,  Scepter,  Ring,  Harp  &  Shield</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>When Brian's son Donough went on a pilgrimage to Rome he took them with him and laid them on the Popes alter, he was too old and weak to return to Ireland so the Pope gave him some land to live out the remainder of his life there and he is buried there in his own church which you can visit by arrangement.</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The following items came back to the family later in modern times. </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The</B></FONT> <B>Crown</B>, <B>Ring</B>, <B>Sword</B>, <B>Shield</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>and the</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Harp</B><B>.</B></div> <div> <B>However the Crown was melted down and made into something else and given to King Henry VIII of England.</B></div> <div> <B>The Scepter  was not reported to have been returned to Ireland, although that can not be confirmed.</B></div> <div> <B>Information  kindly provided by  Michael Chief of the Mac Mahons</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>