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William Fitzgerald

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • [Brady's Records of Cork, Cloyne and Ross]
  • [Cole's Records of Cork, Cloyne and Ross]

William Fitzgerald,
of Castle Richard, Co.Cork,
or of Cloyne, Co.Cork,
had issue:

1. James Fitzgerald,
   became Dean of Cloyne in 1535,
   had issue:
   1. Edmund Fitzjames Fitzgerald.
      Dean of Cloyne in 1555.
      This family was of Cloyne and had extensive lands in the area. They treated the Dean of Cloyne as a hereditary job. Family members were buried in Cloyne Cathedral.
      Elizabeth came to the throne 1558.
      Edmund conformed to the Protestant church.
      He died 1560.
      He had illegitimate issue [Hayter-Hames, 2016] by his mistress Honor Ní Donogh:

      
      

      1. Sir John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald,
         born 1527,
         Dean of Cloyne,
         Not to be confused with his cousin John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald, Seneschal of Imokilly.