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Devereux, Robert

Devereux, Robert (1565–1601), 2nd earl of Essex , royal favourite, and lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 10 November 1565, eldest son of Walter Devereux (qv), 1st earl of Essex, and his wife Lettice (Laetitia) (d. 1634), daughter of…

Dillon, Sir Robert

Dillon, Sir Robert (d. 1579), judge, was the third son of James Dillon of Riverstown, Co. Meath, and Elizabeth, daughter of Bartholomew Bathe of Dullardstown. He became a lawyer, probably having been trained at the inns of court in London, and was appointed attorney-general of…

Dowling, Thady (Thaddeus)

Dowling, Thady (Thaddeus) (c.1544–1628), ecclesiastic and annalist, was a member of the Dowling family of Laois (Co. Laois). According to his own testimony, he was fostered in Leighlin, and received some basic education locally. He then went to Dublin, where he stayed for four…

Finglas, Patrick

Finglas, Patrick (d. 1537), judge and advocate of political reform, was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 29 December 1503, where he acted as Christmas steward in 1506. In 1509 he was a king's sergeant and was described as being of Piercetown, Co. Meath. He was appointed second…

Fitton (Fytton, Phitton), Sir Edward

Fitton (Fytton, Phitton), Sir Edward (1548?–1606), the younger, of Gawsworth, Cheshire, undertaker in Munster, was son and heir of Sir Edward Fitton (qv) the elder, vice-treasurer of Ireland, and Anne, daughter of Sir Peter…

Fitzgerald (fitz Maurice), James

Fitzgerald (fitz Maurice), James (d. 1540), 13th de jure earl of Desmond , was the son of Maurice fitz Thomas, son of Thomas Fitzgerald (qv), 12th earl, and Joan, daughter of John FitzMaurice FitzGibbon, the White Knight. Sent to…

Fitzgerald, Gerald fitz James

Fitzgerald, Gerald fitz James (c.1530–1583), 15th earl of Desmond and reluctant rebel leader, was elder son of James fitz John Fitzgerald (qv) (d. 1558), 14th earl of Desmond, and his second wife, More, daughter of…

Fitzgerald, James fitz Maurice

Fitzgerald, James fitz Maurice (d. 1579), catholic militant and prominent member of the Fitzgerald family of Munster, instigated two rebellions against Queen Elizabeth with the intention of halting the reformation in Ireland and restoring the catholic faith. He was the second son…

Fitzgerald, Katherine

Fitzgerald, Katherine (d. 1604), countess of Desmond , was reputed to be the legendary old countess of Desmond. She was the daughter of Sir John Fitzgerald, 2nd lord of Decies, and Ellen, daughter of John Fitzgibbon, the White Knight. She married…

Fitzgerald, Thomas

Fitzgerald, Thomas (1454–1534), 12th earl of Desmond , was third son of Thomas FitzGerald (qv), 8th earl, and his wife Ellice, daughter of William Barry, 8th Lord Barrymore. In April 1493 he and his older brother…

Flattisbury, Philip

Flattisbury, Philip (fl. 1500–1519), compiler and antiquary, was from a Co. Kildare family and was an adherent of the earls of Kildare. He is remembered for two works completed for the earls in the early 1500s. In 1503 he commenced work on a collection of documents dealing…

Franckton (Francke), John

Franckton (Francke), John (d. 1620), printer and bookseller, was probably born into a Dublin family and became apprentice to the queen's printer in Ireland, William Kearney. Upon Kearney's death in 1598 or 1599, Franckton succeeded him informally as royal printer, and he appears…

Harris, Paul

Harris, Paul (c.1572/3–p. 1642), Roman catholic priest and author, was born Paul Green in Derbyshire, England, but was subsequently to become more widely known both to contemporaries and future historians by his alias ‘Paul Harris’; nothing is known of his…

Hickey, Antony

Hickey, Antony (d. 1641), Franciscan, theologian and writer, appears to have been a member of the Hickey family of Co. Clare, who traditionally served as doctors to the O'Brien lords of Thomond. He entered the Franciscans and on 1 November 1607 he was one of the first five novices to be…

Jenison (Jenyson, Genyson), Thomas

Jenison (Jenyson, Genyson), Thomas (d. 1587), auditor general of Ireland, was the eldest son of Robert Jenison of Yokeflete, Yorkshire, England, and his wife Agnes, daughter of William Wren of the Isle of Ely. In early 1550 he entered the royal service and was dispatched to the…

King, Sir John

King, Sir John (d. 1637), administrator and landowner, was a member of a Yorkshire family; no further details of his background are known. He appears to have begun his career in Ireland in the employ of Sir Richard Bingham…

Lancaster, Thomas

Lancaster, Thomas (d. 1583), protestant archbishop of Armagh, was born in England, possibly in Cumberland, and by 1536 had graduated B.Th., probably from Oxford. Around 1550 he penned and published a statement of his doctrinal beliefs…

Lee, John

Lee, John (fl. 1578–1620), priest and founder of the Irish college in Paris, was a member of a Waterford merchant family with business connections in France. In 1578 he led a group of six Irish students to Paris, where they were admitted to the Collège de Montaigu in the…

Long, John

Long, John (d. 1589), Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh, was born in London c.1547–8 and educated at Eton. He wrote four epigrams in Latin that were presented, along with other verses from Eton scholars, to Queen Elizabeth at Windsor castle in 1563. He was admitted…

Lowther, Sir Gerard (Gerrard, Gerald, Garret)

Lowther, Sir Gerard (Gerrard, Gerald, Garret) (d. 1624), justice of the common pleas in Ireland, was the son of Sir Richard Lowther (1529–1607), lord warden of the western marches, and his wife Frances, daughter of John Middleton of Middleton, Westmorland, England. He attended the…

Lye (Leigh, Lee, Alie), John

Lye (Leigh, Lee, Alie), John (d. 1612), crown agent, is of obscure origins: he may have been the son of Francis Lasighsigh and his wife, a daughter of John O'Carroll, of Killeigh, King's County, or he may have been English-born. Lye held an important position as an agent of the crown in…

MacCarthy, Blessed Thaddeus (Mac Carthaigh, Tadhg, Thady)

MacCarthy, Blessed Thaddeus (Mac Carthaigh, Tadhg, Thady) (c.1446–1492), bishop of Ross and of Cork and Cloyne, is thought to have been a kinsman of the MacCarthy lord of Muskerry, while his mother is believed to have been a daughter of Edmund Fitzmaurice, baron of Lixnaw…

MacCarthy (Mac Carthaigh), Cormac Óg Láidir

MacCarthy (Mac Carthaigh), Cormac Óg Láidir (d. 1536), 9th MacCarthy lord of Muskerry, was the son of Cormac, 6th lord of Muskerry, and his wife Mary Fitzmaurice, daughter of Edmund, 9th baron of Lixnaw. Within six years of his father's death (1495), Cormac Óg had succeeded to the…

MacDonnell (MacDonald), Ustian (Austin, Justin)

MacDonnell (MacDonald), Ustian (Austin, Justin) (d. 1588), rebel, was the son of Maolmhuire MacDonald. He became the leader of the somewhat obscure Clann Aedh Buidhe sept of Clandonnell (MacDonald, MacDonnell), gallowglass of Mayo, who were based in the barony of Kilmaine. He was…

MacEgan (MacKegan, Egan, Hegaine, Ó hAogáin), Owen (Eoghan, Eugene)

MacEgan (MacKegan, Egan, Hegaine, Ó hAogáin), Owen (Eoghan, Eugene) (d. 1603), catholic vicar apostolic of Ross, was a very active figure in the Nine Years War in Munster. Details of his early career are obscure, although he was clearly well educated, being described in 1595 as bachelor…