The Northern Irishman utilized his huge length to birdie the standard five sixteenth and after that, with a one-shot lead on the standard five last, he hit his second shot from more than 250 yards to inside only a few feet of the pin before tapping in for falcon.
McIlroy went into the last round of the climate influenced occasion driving by three shots, and the world number three's rally in the end gaps conveyed him to an end 69 and triumph by three strokes with a 12-under standard aggregate.
The win is McIlroy's first as an expert on Irish soil, furthermore a first taste of accomplishment since catching last November's European Tour season-finishing World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Scotland's Russell Knox, utilizing an acquired driver, looked set to deny McIlroy as he moved one shot clear of the field because of consecutive birdies at 14 and 15.
Nonetheless, the 30-year-old Florida-based golfer three-putted the sixteenth for intruder in a consequent round of 68, to complete tied for second at nine under standard with Welshman Bradley Dredge, who marked for a 66.
Germany's Martin Kaymer delivered the most reduced score on the last day with a seven under standard 65 to share fifth spot at six under.
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