Butler, Sir Theobald (Toby) (c.1650–1721), lawyer, was the second of the five sons of James Butler (d. 1682) of Boytonrath, Co. Tipperary, and later of Shanagollen, Co. Clare, and his wife, Mary (d. a.1684), a daughter of James and Ellen Butler of Kilmoyler, Co.…
Maynard, Hazel
Domvile (Domville), Sir William
Domvile (Domville), Sir William (1609–89), attorney general and constitutional writer, was son and heir of Gilbert Domvile (1583–1637) of Cheshire and his wife, Margaret Jones (d. 1615), a daughter of Thomas Jones (qv) (d. 1619), archbishop of…
Nagle, Sir Richard
Nagle, Sir Richard (c.1636–1699), lawyer and Irish attorney general, was second of five sons of James Nagle of Claner, Co. Cork, and his wife Honora, daughter of Maurice Nugent of Aghanagh, in the same county. The Anglo-Norman de Nangle or Nagle family settled in this…
Nihell, James
Nihell, James (c.1650–1721), lawyer and MP, was the eldest among two sons and two daughters of Patrick and Anastace Nihell of Glasclowen, Co. Clare. The origins of the Nihell family are uncertain, one source suggesting viking ancestry while another claims they were…
Nugent, Thomas
Nugent, Thomas (d. 1715), 1st Baron Nugent of Riverston , lawyer and chief justice of the king's bench in Ireland, from Clonyn in Co. Westmeath, was the second son of Richard Nugent, 2nd earl of Westmeath (qv), and his wife, Mary (1623–72),…
Rice, Sir Stephen
Rice, Sir Stephen (1637?–1715), lawyer and chief baron of the exchequer, was the son and heir of Edward Rice (d. a.1671) of Dingle, Co. Kerry. Rice's immediate background and the origins of his family are somewhat uncertain, although the surname was recorded in Dublin and…