Art and Culture
Lord Inchiquin is the name of a traditional Irish air by O'Carolan, assumed to be dedicated to his contemporary the 4th Earl of Inchiquin.
The painter George O'Brien, who made his name as an artist in New Zealand, was a descendant of the first Baron Inchiquin.
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