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Finglas of Westpalstown, Co.Dublin

Rare among the medieval gentry of the Pale in having a name clearly of Irish origin. This family take their name from the area of Finglas ("fionn ghlas", or "the clear stream"), N Co.Dublin.
[Archer, pre-1949] says: "it may be assumed that its founder first settled at Finglass, and being like many other of the Anglo-Norman adventurers without a surname, adopted as such, the name of the Fingallian village. They later built and occupied a strong castle at Walmestown (Westpalstown). The first mention of the name in connection with Westpalstown is for the year 1532."



[Ball, vol.2, 1903] says that Genet Finglas and Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam, Kt, were cousins:


Patrick Finglas,
of Westpalstown ("West Pale's town"), Westpalstown par, nr Oldtown, NW Co.Dublin,
chief baron of the Exchequer,
had issue:

  1. Genet Finglas,
    mar Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam, Kt [born c.1519] and had issue.




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