Ó Siochrú, Micheál

Martin, Richard (c.1604–c.1659), lawyer and politician, belonged to one of the élite families of Galway who had controlled the city since medieval times. The eldest son of Oliver Martin, who was deprived of the mayoralty in 1632 for refusing to take the oath of…

Netterville, Nicholas (1581–1654), 1st Viscount Netterville , politician, was the only son and heir of John Netterville of Dowth, Co. Meath, and Eleanor, daughter of Sir James Gernon (frequently called Garland) of Kilmacoole, Co. Louth. Nicholas inherited the family estates in…

Nugent, Richard (1623–84), 2nd earl of Westmeath , soldier, was the only child of Christopher Nugent, Lord Delvin, and Anne, eldest daughter of Randal MacDonnell (qv), 1st earl of Antrim. His father, heir to the earldom of…

Nugent, Sir Richard (1583–1642), 1st earl of Westmeath , politician, was eldest son of Christopher Nugent (qv), Lord Delvin, and Marie, daughter of Gerald Fitzgerald…

O'Brien, Sir Daniel (c.1577–1666), 1st Viscount Clare , politician, was the third and youngest son of Conor O'Brien (qv), 3nd earl of Thomond, and his second wife, Úna, daughter of Turlough MacBrien. His eldest brother Donough…

O'More, Rory (d. 1655), politician, was the son of Calvagh O'More, whose family had lost their lands in the midlands during the Marian plantations of the mid sixteenth century. Calvagh had eventually settled in north Co. Kildare, but also possessed part of the ancestral property…

O'Neill, Owen Roe (Ó Néill, Eoghan Rua) (c.1580–1649), soldier, was the son of Art O'Neill, brother of Hugh O'Neill (qv), 2nd earl of Tyrone. Art's father, Matthew…

O'Neill, Sir Phelim (c.1604–1653), soldier and politician, was eldest son of Turlough O'Neill and Catherine, daughter of Turlough MacHenry of the Fews. Phelim inherited lands in Tyrone and Armagh from his grandfather Sir Henry O'Neill, who was killed in action during the…

O'Reilly, Philip MacHugh (1599–c.1664), politician and soldier, was son of Hugh O'Reilly of Ballynacargy, Co. Cavan, one of the ‘deserving’ native Irish of the Ulster plantation, and Katherine MacMahon. Another …

Plunkett, Nicholas (c.1601–80), lawyer and politician, was the third son of Christopher Plunkett, 9th Lord Killeen, and Jane, daughter of Sir Lucas Dillon (qv), Lord Kilkenny-West, and sister of James, earl of Roscommon…

Plunkett, Sir Christopher (1568–c.1636), politician, was eldest son of James Plunkett of Donsoghly, Co. Dublin, and Catherine, daughter of Thomas FitzWilliam of Meryon. His grandfather, Sir John Plunkett (qv), a…

Preston, Thomas (1585–1655), 1st Viscount Tara , soldier, was second son of Christopher, 4th Viscount Gormanston, and his second wife, Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam of Baggotrath, Co. Dublin. Thomas attended the Irish college at Douai c.1600, before…

Roche, David (c.1573–1635), 2nd Viscount Fermoy , politician, was the eldest surviving son and heir of Maurice Roche and his first wife, Eleanor, sister of the famous adventurer James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald (qv),…

Roche, Maurice (1597–1670), 3rd Viscount Fermoy , politician, was son and heir of David Roche (qv) and Joan, daughter of James FitzRichard, Viscount Buttevant. Maurice assumed a leading role in provincial politics at an early age, gaining a…

Rochford, Hugh (1607–c.1651), politician, was eldest son of James Rochford, a prominent Wexford landowner, and Alice, daughter of Michael Keating of Baldwinstown, Co. Wexford. Hugh entered Middle Temple in 1628, and King's Inns in Dublin after his return to Ireland in…

Sarsfield, Dominick (d. 1636), 1st Viscount Sarsfield of Kilmallock , lawyer and judge, was third youngest son of Edmund Sarsfield, a Cork merchant, and Katherine, daughter of Piers Gould of Cork. Dominick entered Middle Temple in London in 1594, and despite his relatively humble…

Taaffe, Theobald (c.1603–1677), 1st earl of Carlingford , soldier, was son and heir of Sir John Taaffe (d. 1642) and his wife Anne, daughter of Theobald, 1st Viscount Dillon (qv) of Costello-Gallen. Sir John, a catholic and ‘…

Tuchet, James (c.1617–1684), Lord Audley and 3rd earl of Castlehaven , soldier, was eldest son of Mervyn Tuchet, Lord Audley and 2nd earl of Castlehaven, and Elizabeth, daughter of Benedict Barnham, alderman of London. The Tuchets, an English catholic family, had acquired…

Walsh, Sir John (c.1613–c.1670), lawyer and politician, was eldest son of David Walsh of Rathronan, Co. Tipperary; nothing is known about his mother. A leading merchant in Waterford city, John also held lands in Tipperary and Kilkenny from…

Wogan, Edward (c.1625–1654), soldier, was third son of Nicholas Wogan of Blackhall, Co. Kildare, and his wife Margaret, daughter of William Holywood of Herbertstown, Co. Meath. The family originated from Pembrokeshire, and the Irish branch retained close contacts with their…