Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Sir John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald (see here),
He
stayed loyal to the Crown during the
First Desmond Rebellion
1569.
Sheriff of Co.Cork 1569.
After helping suppress the rebellion in 1569 he had to leave Cloyne.
He petitioned London for a reward.
He was confirmed in the ownership of
Cloyne, Co.Cork,
in 1575.
He built a new house at Cloyne,
called the manor house, later the Bishop's Palace, later Cloyne House.
A Fitzgerald stone dated 1578
was on the building.
Cloyne House survives, much altered.
Included in the Cloyne lands was
Ballymaloe Castle, near Cloyne, Co.Cork.
Cloyne was his town house and Ballymaloe his country seat.
He again fought against the rebels in the
Second Desmond Rebellion
1579 to 1583.
His forces manned 6 castles.
There was much destruction of his property.
Cloyne was burnt.
Sir Walter Raleigh
was also involved in the suppression of the rebellion,
and became a close friend of Fitzgerald.
The rebellion was defeated 1583.
Fitzgerald was MP for Co.Cork 1585.
He had extensive lands across Co.Cork.
He helped develop the town of Midleton, Co.Cork.
Conformed to the Protestant church, but tolerated Catholic clergy at Cloyne and in his other lands.
The Nine Years' War (1593 to 1603)
was fought mainly in Ulster, but there was rebellion in Munster also.
Fitzgerald again remained loyal to the Crown.
He
died 15 Jan 1612, aged 85 yrs
[inscription on tomb].
Buried in Cloyne Cathedral, with a monument.
See biography.
Sir John and Honor
had issue:
Inscriptions on Sir John's tomb at Cloyne.
Early 1612 was regarded at the time as the end of 1611.
Photo 2019.
See full size.
Cloyne on
1829 to 1842 map.
See modern
street view
of Cathedral.
In 1568, the
Earl of Desmond
(the rebel Earl),
imprisoned in the Tower of London,
writes to both
John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald, Seneschal of Imokilly
and John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald, Dean of Cloyne,
asking for them to help collect the rents and keep the peace.
Letter of 18 Nov 1568.
Calendar of State Papers, Ireland.
Image from p.395 of
the published
Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, vol.1.
Sir Walter Raleigh
recommends Fitzgerald to the
Earl of Leicester
for his loyalty during the Desmond Rebellions.
Letter of around 1582 in the
Second Desmond Rebellion.
Note from p.239
of
Researches in the south of Ireland, Thomas Crofton Croker, 1824.
John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald receives
James Fitzgerald, 1st Earl of Desmond
to Ireland in Oct 1600,
and hosts him at Cloyne.
[Hayter-Hames, 2016]
notes that he was probably hosted at the country house, Ballymaloe near Cloyne.
The Crown had restored the Earldom of Desmond to James, son of the rebel Earl,
and sent him to Ireland
in the hope of reducing support for rebellion in Munster.
Letter of 21 Oct 1600
from James Fitzgerald, 1st Earl of Desmond,
to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury.
From p.485
of
the published
Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, vol.9.
John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald himself writes soon after to Cecil,
on 23 Dec 1600 from Cloyne,
reporting on how he received the new Earl of Desmond.
He had been in Dublin for safety due to the rebellious state of Munster,
but returned to his house at Cloyne to receive Desmond.
He vows to continue to fight against rebellion.
From p.100
of
the published
Calendar of State Papers, Ireland, vol.10.
The 1602 stone at Ballymaloe.
Photo 2019.
See full size.
Note about the knighting of Sir John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald in 1602.
From p.536
in
[JRSAI, 1869-73].
Extract from
[Pacata Hibernia, 1633]
This is from
pp.136-137
of
vol.2
of 1896 edn.
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