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Richard Plunkett

Richard Plunkett (see here), of Bewley, Co.Louth,
mar Alice D'Arcy of Trim, Co.Meath (see here),
King's serjeant-at-law 34th Edward III (i.e. at time of death 1360),
died 17th Sept 1360, having had issue:

Walter Plunkett, born est c.1355,
Sheriff of Louth 1410 (11th Henry IV),
mar Joan Netterville [dau of Thomas Netterville, prob. same family as NETTERVILLE in [Burkes Extinct]]
and died 1st Feb 1436, age est c.81 yrs, having had issue:

Walter Plunkett, of Bewley,
appears on Plea Roll of 5 Henry V (1418),
mar Genet Luttrell [poss. descendant of Edward I] and had issue:

Walter Plunkett, of Bewley,
appears on Plea Roll of 23 Henry VI (1445),
mar --- Bellew and had issue:

Sir John Plunkett, Kt, of Bewley [see Possible extra generation],
Sheriff of Louth 1497,
mar Catherine Nangle [descendant of Edward I]
and died 14th Feb 1508, having had issue:

1. Oliver Plunkett, 1st Baron Louth, cr 1541.

2. Sir John Plunkett, Kt, of Bewley, ancestor of Plunkett of Bewley,
   probably father of:
   1. Elizabeth Plunkett,
      "dau of Sir John Plunkett, of Beaulieu, by his wife, Anne, dau of Robert Barnewall, of Dromenagh",
      mar Christopher St.Lawrence, 7th (20th) Baron Howth and had issue.

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• The Bewley or Beaulieu estate came into the possession of Sir Henry Tichborne temp English Civil War.
• His son built Beaulieu House 1660-67, one of the earliest unfortified country houses in Ireland, and today the finest surviving country house of that period. See [Irish Country Houses].