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Burke, John Baptist (d. c.1682), priest, vicar apostolic, was a native of the diocese of Cashel and kin to the earls of Clanricarde. As a youth he served in the Austrian army in northern Italy, before joining the church. He was appointed abbot of Clare, and served as…

Burke, Ulick (1604–58), 1st marquess of Clanricard , politician, was born at Athlone in 1604, the only son of politician and landowner, Richard Burke (qv), 4th earl of Clanricard, and Frances, daughter and heir of the Elizabethan secretary of…

Butler, Piers (d. 1660?), 1st Viscount Ikerrin , confederate commander in Munster, was the son of Sir James Butler, Baron Ikerrin, of Lismallon, Co. Tipperary, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Butler (qv), 10th earl of Ormond. He…

Coghlan (Coughlan), Terence (d. 1653), politician and founder of the Coghlan family of Kilcolgan, Co. Offaly, was the third son of James Oge MacCoghlan, who received crown pardons in 1583 and 1602, and a crown grant of the castle, town, and lands of Kincorr in 1623. Terence…

Cusack, Nicholas (fl. 1688–91), soldier, was the third son of James Cusack of Cushintown, barrister, and his wife, Frances, sister of Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell (qv). After James's death Frances married Thomas Newcomen,…

Davis (Davies), John (d. 1667), politician and merchant, was the eldest son of Ezekiel Davis of Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, whose family had come from Gustana, north Wales, in the early sixteenth century. Deeply involved in the commercial and public life of the town, he appeared…

Duffy, Patrick (d. 1675), Franciscan friar and catholic bishop of Clogher, was born in the early decades of the seventeenth century in the parish of Aghnamullan, Co. Monaghan. He was a member of a leading family of the old O'Duffy sept of Ballyduffy, Co. Monaghan, and nephew of…

Fennell, Gerald (d. c.1666), physician and confederate, was born in Co. Tipperary, where he owned Ballygriffin in the barony of Clanwilliam, and was recorded as taking a lease of Athassal in 1634. He married Ellen, daughter and heir of John O'Mahony of Cloonakeany, in the…

Fleming, Thomas (1593–1651), Franciscan, catholic archbishop of Dublin, was the third son of William Fleming (qv), 14th Baron Slane, and his wife and third cousin Elinor, youngest daughter of Thomas, 13th Baron Slane. Around 1610 he…

Lynch, Richard (1611–47), Jesuit priest and rector of the Irish college, Seville, was born in Galway. His family background and early years are undocumented. He left Ireland in 1630 for Spain, where he was admitted to the Irish college in Seville. The college was to prove central…

Martin, Francis (1652–1722), priest and theologian, was born in late autumn 1652 in Galway, descended from one of the Tribe families. His name appears on the matriculation register of the University of Louvain on 19 December 1673, and he was promoted to the faculty of arts there…

Nugent, Christopher (d. 1731), Jacobite and army officer, was the eldest son of Francis Nugent of Dardistown, Co. Meath, and his wife, Bridget, sister of William Dongan (qv), created earl of Limerick in 1685. His grandfather was…

Nugent, Francis Lavalin (1569–1635), founder of the Irish Capuchin mission, was the son of Sir Edward Nugent of Walshetown, Mullingar, and his wife, Margaret O'Connor, of the O'Connor Fahy family. Initially educated locally, he enrolled at Pont-à-Mousson, France, in 1582. He…

O'Daly, Donagh Cherubim (c.1600–1664), Servite priest in Bohemia and Austria, was born in Co. Cork. Educated on the continent as a young boy, he was sent to Cologne in late 1611 by Peter Lombard (qv), his guardian in Rome, to…

O'Driscoll, Denis (1600–50), Franciscan, archbishop of Brindisi, was the son of Tadhg O'Driscoll, who belonged to a minor branch of the O'Driscoll clan of Corca Laoidhe, Cork, and his wife Maighread, daughter of John, 8th knight of Kerry, and widow of Connor O'Mahony. O'Driscoll's…

O'Hartegan, Matthew (1600–66), Jesuit priest and confederate agent, was born in August 1600 in Limerick. Originally intending to pursue a lay career, he studied philosophy and jurisprudence, and was awarded an MA, but subsequently entered the…

O'Molony, John (1591–1651), catholic bishop of Killaloe and confederate, was the eldest son of John O'Molony of Thomond; he had one brother, Thomas, and one sister, Margaret. Initially educated in Galway by Alexander Lynch (qv), he…

Plunkett, Patrick (1603–79), catholic bishop and confederate, was the second son of Christopher Plunkett, 9th Lord Killeen, and Jane, daughter of Sir Lucas Dillon (qv). Plunkett's elder brother, Luke, became 10th Lord Killeen…