'Kirwan02'
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Families covered: Kirwan of Blindwell
| BLG1886 reports that this family "of Milesian origin, bore the surname of O'Quirvane until the time of Queen Elizabeth. They have been settled at Tubber Keagh, literally Blindwell, time immemorial, and in the confirmatory grant of Charles II, reference is made to their recognition by Henry VII and King John." | |||||||||||||||
| Martin Kirwan of Blindwell | |||||||||||||||
| m. _ Burke (dau of _ Burke of Derry Macloghny Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Martin Kirwan of Blindwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Lynch (dau of _ Lynch of Lydecon) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Martin Kirwan of Blindwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bingham (dau of George Bingham of Castlebar) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Martin Kirwan of Blindwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Browne (dau of Sir John Browne of the Neale) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Martin Kirwan of Blindwell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Lynch of Drimcong | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Martin Kirwan of Blindwell | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1886 reports that this Martin married Alice, dau of Charles Blake of Merlin Park, but the dates seem wrong for that. We therefore make the connection to the following Alice, reported by BIFR1976 (Blake) to have married a Kirwan of Blindwell, her father being grandfather of Charles Blake of Merlin Park. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Blake (dau of Martin Blake of Coolcon and Moyne) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Martin Kirwan of Blindwell, Sheriff of Galway | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Coleman (dau of Thomas Coleman of The Grove House) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Martin Kirwan of Blindwell, Sheriff of Galway | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Staunton (dau of James Staunton of Waterdale) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Martin Kirwan of Blindwell (d 12.1828) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1801) Mary Burke (dau of William Burke of the family of Glinsk) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Harriet Kirwan | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Bodkin of Annagh | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Mary Kirwan | ||||||||||||||
| m. D.J. Wilson of Belvoir Castle | |||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | other issue - James, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Christian Kirwan | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.1777) Martin Blake of Ballinafad (d c1810) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Julia Kirwan possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rickard Jonine or Jenings of Ironpool | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | ?? Kirwan in Porto Rico (younger son) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Mary Kirwan (d 1706 sb b 1706?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Shee | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other sons including John (in Spain) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1886 (Kirwan of Blindwell)
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