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St.Lawrence, Baron Howth

• References:
  • GAISFORD-ST.LAWRENCE in [Burkes Irish, 2002]
  • GAISFORD-ST.LAWRENCE in [Burkes Irish, 1976]

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • HOWTH in [Burkes Peerage] before 1909
  • "The Hollywoods of Artane", Reportorium 1(2) 1956, p.341-44.

Think this is tomb of Christopher St.Lawrence, 1st Baron Howth, and Anne Plunkett.
Photo of plaque at Howth Abbey.
See larger and full size and original.

Sir Armoricus Tristram,
of Normandy,
on the eve of the feast day of St.Lawrence, 10th Aug 1177, he won a famous victory for the new Anglo-Norman invaders of Ireland over the remnant Vikings at Howth (near the present site of Howth Castle),
adopted the name "St.Lawrence" as a result,
killed in battle by the Irish 1189,
had issue:

Sir Nicholas Fitz Amorey, of Howth, had issue:

Almericus de St.Lawrence, Lord of Howth,
granted a charter of confirmation of the lands of Howth by John,
had issue:

Sir Nicholas St.Lawrence, Lord of Howth, had issue:

Adam St.Lawrence, Lord of Howth, mar Isabella ---- and had issue:

Adam St.Lawrence, Lord of Howth, died 1334, had issue:

1. Nicholas St.Lawrence, Lord of Howth, mar Alice Plunkett.

   
   

2. Stephen St.Lawrence, Lord of Howth,
   mar Elinor Holywood [dau of Sir Robert Holywood, of Artane Castle, N Co.Dublin],
   note that around this time the wife of "Sir Robert Hollywood" of Artane is Elizabeth Plunkett, dau of "Sir Christopher Plunkett, 3rd Lord Killeen",
   died 1435,
   had issue:

   
   

   1. Christopher St.Lawrence, 1st Baron Howth,
      mar Anne Plunkett,
      he died 1462,
      both bur St.Mary's "Abbey" Church, Howth,
      had issue:

      
      

      1. Robert St.Lawrence, 2nd (15th) Baron Howth,
         also styled the "15th Lord of Howth",
         mar 1stly to Alice White [dau of Nicholas White, of Killester, Co.Dublin],
         mar 2ndly, on or before Aug 1478, to Joan Beaufort [descendant of Edward III],
         Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1483,
         died 1485,
         had issue by 1st wife:
         1. Nicholas St.Lawrence, 3rd (16th) Baron Howth,

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• St.Lawrence by Peter Barns-Graham

• Barons Howth and Earls of Howth.

• Artane Castle was occupied by St.Lawrence (presumably by descent from this marriage) at the time of Silken Thomas' rebellion in 1534, when the Archbishop of Dublin, John Alen, enemy of the Geraldines, was captured there and executed by the rebels. See [Sweeney, 1991], [Archer, pre-1949].

• Artane Castle is now gone, see [Bennett, 1991]. Artane Industrial School is on the site.