Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NamePenelope BARRETT, 7G Grandmother
Web Notes notes for Penelope BARRETT
She was born about 1694, Hillsborough, Clare, Ireland, relative: Perry Fitzgerald.
BARRETT HISTORY
1066. Barretts are Normans and came to England with William I as participants in the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England. The Normans were "Northmen", Vikings (Danes) who migrated to the coast of France circa 800.
Circa 1100. Barrett was the Lord of Pendine at Carmarthen, Wales. Many Norman and Flemish were placed in Wales Norman King of England to attain English control. In history they are known as the Welsh Marcher Lords.
1169-1170. Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, "Strongbow" organized an expedition of Cambro-Norman and Flemish knights and mercenaries from Wales to Invade Ireland with the agreement of King Henry II, and in response to the invitation of MacMurrough, a minor Irish King, who wanted support in a dispute with another Irish King. Five Barretts, William and four sons, William, Philip, were among this group. At that time the Barretts were tenants of Carew in Pembrokeshire. Raymond Carew, also called LeGros, who was a member of the Fitzgerald family was a principal leader in Strongbows invasions..
The Norman invasion gained much power in Ireland through the first half of the thirteenth century. Barretts, maintaining their relationship with Carew came into possession of a great part of County Cork that had been first given to DeCogan's. Literature speaks of "Barretts Country" and "The Nation of Barretts". This land has been identified as 26,280 acres reaching from four miles north of Mallow to six miles south-west of Cork..
William Barrett, a descendant, joined with Burke, Carew and other Normans in a further adventure in Mayo where, in addition to his land at Glandore in County Cork, he became the Barony of Tirawley in 1850.
In Cork, Barretts were in possession of several castles over the years. These included Castlemore or Castle Barrett in the Parish of Mourne Abbey, Cloughphillip built by Philip Barrett 3.5 miles to the west of Blarney, Balincolig Castle in the Parish of Carregrohane, Glandore Castle built above the village of Cuan, Barrettstown Castle west of Fethard, now County Tipperary, and Castle Inch.
Over the ensuing years the Barretts generally side with "Geraldine", Desmond, and Jacobites causes. In turn they were frequently at odds with the McCarthy clan who eventually regained much territory from the Barretts.
The History of the Barrett name, There appears to be two distinct origins of the Barrett name, one branch were of Anglo-Saxon decent the other Norman, both settled in Ireland which is where many of the American Barretts appear to originate.
BARRETT HISTORY
1066. Barretts are Normans and came to England with William I as participants in the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England. The Normans were "Northmen", Vikings (Danes) who migrated to the coast of France circa 800.
Circa 1100. Barrett was the Lord of Pendine at Carmarthen, Wales. Many Norman and Flemish were placed in Wales Norman King of England to attain English control. In history they are known as the Welsh Marcher Lords.
1169-1170. Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, "Strongbow" organized an expedition of Cambro-Norman and Flemish knights and mercenaries from Wales to Invade Ireland with the agreement of King Henry II, and in response to the invitation of MacMurrough, a minor Irish King, who wanted support in a dispute with another Irish King. Five Barretts, William and four sons, William, Philip, were among this group. At that time the Barretts were tenants of Carew in Pembrokeshire. Raymond Carew, also called LeGros, who was a member of the Fitzgerald family was a principal leader in Strongbows invasions..
The Norman invasion gained much power in Ireland through the first half of the thirteenth century. Barretts, maintaining their relationship with Carew came into possession of a great part of County Cork that had been first given to DeCogan's. Literature speaks of "Barretts Country" and "The Nation of Barretts". This land has been identified as 26,280 acres reaching from four miles north of Mallow to six miles south-west of Cork..
William Barrett, a descendant, joined with Burke, Carew and other Normans in a further adventure in Mayo where, in addition to his land at Glandore in County Cork, he became the Barony of Tirawley in 1850.
In Cork, Barretts were in possession of several castles over the years. These included Castlemore or Castle Barrett in the Parish of Mourne Abbey, Cloughphillip built by Philip Barrett 3.5 miles to the west of Blarney, Balincolig Castle in the Parish of Carregrohane, Glandore Castle built above the village of Cuan, Barrettstown Castle west of Fethard, now County Tipperary, and Castle Inch.
Over the ensuing years the Barretts generally side with "Geraldine", Desmond, and Jacobites causes. In turn they were frequently at odds with the McCarthy clan who eventually regained much territory from the Barretts.
The History of the Barrett name, There appears to be two distinct origins of the Barrett name, one branch were of Anglo-Saxon decent the other Norman, both settled in Ireland which is where many of the American Barretts appear to originate.