Digital Proofer Genealogy of the Ang... Authored by Paul B McNulty 8.5" x 11.0" (21.59 x 27.94 cm) Black & White on White paper The genealogy of the Anglo-Norman Lynches 162 pages ISBN-13: 9781492810599 who settled in Galway* ISBN-10: 1492810592 Please carefully review your Digital Proof download for formatting, grammar, and design issues that may need to be corrected. We recommend that you review your book three times, with each time focusing on a different aspect. Check the format, including headers, footers, page 1 numbers, spacing, table of contents, and index. 2 Review any images or graphics and captions if applicable. Paul B McNulty Read the book for grammatical errors and typos. 3 Once you are satisfied with your review, you can approve your proof and move forward to the next step in the publishing process. To print this proof we recommend that you scale the PDF to fit the size of your printer paper. * A partially updated version of my project submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the National University of Ireland Diploma in Genealogy/Family History, Adult Education Centre, University College Dublin under the direction of Sean Murphy MA, Tutor, in June 2009. A peer-reviewed extract under the above title (but excluding the BrothersKeeper.com database) was published by the author in the Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, volume 62, 2010, pages 30-50. Content Introduction 1 (origin, progression, sources, rationale) The BrothersKeeper.com database 5 (groups, protocol, names, multiple spouses) Validation of entries on database 16 (quality, reasonableness, wills, funeral entries, indexed Lynches, newspapers) Descendants of James, son of Thomas Lynch (Provost of Galway, 1274) 19 (Castlecarra, Clogher, Dughiska, Partry, Petersburg) Descendants of William, 2nd son of Thomas Lynch (Provost of Galway, 1274) 22 (Barna, Bordeaux, Lavally, Southampton) Connection of Lynch Pedigrees 23 (via Anglo-Norman, Gaelic, English families) Lynches connected to famous people and events 25 (Bodkin massacre, Che Guevara, ‘Humanity Dick’, James II, Grace O’Malley, Patrick Sarsfield, Bram Stoker) Conclusion 27 Acknowledgement 29 Copyright © 2013 Paul B McNulty Appendices 31 All rights reserved. Primary Sources 43 ISBN: 1492810592 Secondary Sources 46 9781492810599 ISBN-13: Index to text 51 An extract from a database of 2843 individuals (1 October 2013) including the 57 Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway and members of my extended family (PaulBMcNulty.com on http://www.myfamily) About the Author 151 iii Figures 1 Map of Galway City circa 1651. 6 2 Lynch’s castle, Galway City circa 1500. 6 st 3 Arms for Lynch (Galway); Sir Henry Lynch, Galway, 1 Baronet, 1622; 7 and Count Jean Baptiste Lynch, Bordeaux, 1814. 4 Unidentified portraits found in Galway 7 (possibly members of the Anglo-Norman Lynches). 5 Funeral Entry for Alderman Anthony Lynch (d.1638), eldest son 8 and heir of Alderman James Lynch of Galway. 6 Funeral Entry for Stephen Lynch (d.1636), Recorder of Galway, sixth son of 9 Nicholas Lynch, Mayor of Galway (1584) and an associated BrothersKeeper.com pedigree chart. nd 7 Letter from Ellis French to her husband, Robert ‘Robuck’ Lynch, 2 Bt, with 10 rd reference to their eldest son, Henry, destined to succeed his father as 3 Bt. nd 8 Record of the appointment of Sir Thomas Blake, 2 Bt as 11 Mayor of Galway, 1637; Marcus Lynch fitz William as Sheriff; James Lynch fitz Stephen as Sheriff; and Thomas Lynch as Recorder. 9 Hely Richard Lynch-Blosse (1887-1928) photographed at Harrow school, 11 London in sporting dress in 1901-1906. He was the son of Edward F Lynch- Blosse (1853-1926) of Wales and Edith Caroline Walker of Sussex. 10 Richard Hely Lynch-Blosse as a boy with his mother, Elizabeth Payne, his 12 th sister, Caroline Susan, and his father, David Edward Lynch-Blosse, 16 Bt. 11 The extended Lynch-Blosse family at the former home of Valerie Lynch-Blosse 12 (Cormack) at Great Missendon, Buckinghamshire circa 2000. 12 The house of the Lynches of Clogher, Claremorris, Co Mayo, c.1798-1860s. 13 13 Partry house, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo, home of the Blosse-Lynches, 1667-c.1990. 13 14 Athavallie house, Balla, Co Mayo, home of the Lynch-Blosses, c.1800-1909. 13 15 Mrs Kelly, c.1820, daughter of Nicholas Lynch of Barna and Catherine Blake 14 of Ballinakill, Renvyle, Co Galway in an oil-on-canvas portrait. v Figures (continued) 16 The house of the Lynches of Barna, Co Galway, 1656?-c.1930. 14 17 The home of the Lynches of Cloghballymore, Kilcolgan, Co Galway, 15 1767-c.1855. 18 ‘Lynch’s House at Shrule’, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo. 15 19 Originally a Staunton property, Waterdale house, Claregalway, Co Galway, 15 was leased by John Wilson Lynch, 1857-1870, whose uncles, George and Henry Lynch, and their descendants adopted the surname, Lynch-Staunton. Tables 1 Religious persuasion of the Anglo-Norman Lynches whose ancestors settled 18 in Galway as gleaned from selected 19th century marital records. 2 Extent of intermarriage among the dominant families in the genealogy of the 24 Anglo-Norman Lynches whose ancestors settled in Galway vii Appendices 1 Proposed early pedigree of the Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway 31 commencing with the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. 2 Pedigree of William, 2nd son of Thomas Lynch (Provost of Galway, 1274), 32 including the pedigree of Isidore Lynch and linkages to the pedigrees of the Lynches of Barna, Bordeaux, Lavally and Southampton. 3 Pedigree of James, eldest son of Thomas Lynch (Provost of Galway, 1274) 33 including a partial pedigree of the Lynch-Blosses of Castlecarra, and linkages to the pedigrees of the Lynches of Ballynonagh, Clogher, Drimcong, Dughiska, Lavally, Partry and Petersburg in the counties of Galway and Mayo. 4 Pedigree of the Lynches of Ballynonagh, Petersburg, Co Galway and of 34 Ballycurrin, Shrule, Co Mayo as related to the case of the emigrant Thomas Harvey Lynch of Kansas City who disputed the inheritance of the lands of Ballycurrin by the Clerkins as willed by his second cousin, Charles Lynch. 5 Proposed descendants of Stephen Lynch of Lydican, Claregalway, 35 Co Galway by his wives, Joanna Penrise and Margaret Athy. 6 Connection of various Anglo-Norman Lynch families by marriage with the 36 Anglo-Norman Blakes of Ballinafad, Castlebar, Co Mayo; the Gaelic Creans of Hollybrook, Claremorris, Co Mayo; the Gaelic Darcys of Kiltullagh, Loughrea, Co Galway; and the Anglo-Norman Frenches of Durus, Kinvara, Co Galway. 7 Pedigree of Lynch and Lynch Athy of Renville, Oranmore, Co Galway. 37 8 Relationships of the Anglo-Norman Lynches of Barna and 38 Corrundulla, Co Galway and of Castlecarra, Co Mayo with the Martins of Connemara and Tullira, Co Galway. 9 Relationship of Robert Lynch-Blosse, 10th Bt (1825-1893) to Patrick 39 Sarsfield (d. circa 1693) and to James II (1633-1701) via the Westport Brownes and the Clanricarde Burkes. 10 The Lynch and Blake ancestors of Abraham ‘Bram’ Stoker (1847-1912), 40 the author of Dracula as presented in a descendant register book from the author’s database on BrothersKeeper.com. ix Introduction The invasion of Ireland by the Anglo-Normans in 1169 marked a seminal moment in Irish history. The invasion force was lead by Richard de Clare, better known as Strongbow, following an invitation from Dermot MacMurrough, the deposed king of Leinster. The Anglo-Norman position in Ireland was bolstered by the strategic marriage of Aoife, daughter of Dermot MacMurrough, to Strongbow in 1170. Shortly afterwards, Henry II, the Norman king of England also invaded Ireland to establish a Lordship of Ireland and to control Strongbow. This second invasion was justified by the English Pope, Adrian IV, in order to reform the allegedly corrupt religious practices in Ireland.1 Mostly from Wales, the Anglo-Normans soon created a substantial presence in Ireland that included the conquest of Connacht in 1235 by the de Burgos, de Lacys and Fitzgeralds. The language of their elite was a Norman dialect of French, which was gradually displaced by Gaelic and later by English. As such, the surname Lynch (originally de Lench) was Gaelicized to Linseach and later Anglicized to Lynch. The surname de Lench may be derived from the city of Linz in Austria. The continuing Anglo-Norman presence in modern Ireland is emphasized by the prominence of their surnames including those of Burke, Fitzgerald, Power, Barry, Roche and Butler in addition to Lynch.2 The precise origin of the Anglo-Norman Lynches who settled in Galway is difficult to establish. One source suggests that Andrew Lynch, a member of the invasion force, was the first Anglo-Norman Lynch in Ireland. He was provided with an estate in Summerhill (Cnoc an Linsigh), Co Meath by Henry II. His descendant, John, is reputed to have been the first Lynch to settle in Galway. John Lynch married the daughter of William de Lacy who died in battle in 1233. William was the son of the first Lord Deputy of Ireland, Hugh de Lacy. Hugh had married Rose, the daughter of Rory O’Connor, high king of Ireland, who had deposed Dermot MacMurrough, the king of Leinster. Hugh de Lacy granted William le Petit lands at Mullingar. It has been suggested that William le Petit was the ancestor of all the Lynches in Ireland and a 10th generational ancestor of Thomas Lynch, the provost of Galway. However, it is not possible to fit 10 generations between the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in Ireland in 1169 and the appointment of Thomas in 1274.3 Thus, it is not possible to determine whether Andrew or John Lynch or William le Petit is the ancestor of the Lynches of Galway.