3rd Baron Howth

Christopher St.Lawrence, 4th (17th) Baron Howth,
mar pre-1509 to Anne Bermingham,
died 20 Apr 1542,
had issue:

1. Christopher St.Lawrence, 7th (20th) Baron Howth,
   knighted by Sidney in 1570,
   rebuilt Howth Castle,
   mar 1stly to Elizabeth Plunkett [descendant of Edward I],
   there is a story that in 1576 the pirate Grace O'Malley kidnapped the son of the Lord of Howth,
   Elizabeth died pre-1579,
   he died 24 Oct 1589,
   bur with his 1st wife Elizabeth in large tomb in St.Mary's "Abbey" Church, Howth,
   had issue by 1st wife:

   
   

   1. Nicholas St.Lawrence, 8th (21st) Baron Howth, born 1555,
      mar 1stly to Margaret (or Alison) Barnewall,
      mar 2ndly to Mary Whyte [dau of Sir Nicholas Whyte, of Leixlip],
      died 14 May 1606, age 51 yrs,
      had issue (not sure by which marriage):

      
      

      1. Alison St.Lawrence, Catholic,
         mar 1616 to Thomas Luttrell, MP and had issue.

• Later the Earls of Howth. Title extinct 1909.

• Howth Castle survives, still in the family (through female line).

• There is a St.Lawrence Hotel and a St.Lawrence Road in Howth.
• The family also own the uninhabited island of Ireland's Eye, off Howth. See also Lambay Island.

• Howth (or here)
  • grave inscriptions at St.Mary's (RC) Cemetery, Howth (or here)

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