Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
Kevin Patrick Mostyn Family - Person Sheet
NameRobert DE BERMINGHAM Baron Of Offaly, 25G Grandfather
Web Notes notes for Robert DE BERMINGHAM Baron Of Offaly
From Irish Roots, 1994 #1, page 27, 'Surnames of County Galway':
The Norman families who accompanied the de Burgos included not only the Galway Tribes, but also the Berminghams who later took the title Lord Athenry.
Two members of the de Bermingham family, Robert and William, came to Ireland with Strongbow. They settled in the barony of Carbury and along the north-western borders of Kildare and Offaly and the family held these lands for over 500 years. The family rose to prominence following Sir John de Bermingham's defeat of the forces of Robert Bruce in Ireland in 1328, earning him the Earldom of Louth. During the reign of Henry VIII a number of attacks were made on their stronghold at Castle Carbury and it was destroyed. However, Henry later bestowed the title of Baron of Carbury on Sir William Bermingham in 1542, and, when William died in 1562 without an heir, the title and lands reverted to the Crown.
The Norman families who accompanied the de Burgos included not only the Galway Tribes, but also the Berminghams who later took the title Lord Athenry.
Two members of the de Bermingham family, Robert and William, came to Ireland with Strongbow. They settled in the barony of Carbury and along the north-western borders of Kildare and Offaly and the family held these lands for over 500 years. The family rose to prominence following Sir John de Bermingham's defeat of the forces of Robert Bruce in Ireland in 1328, earning him the Earldom of Louth. During the reign of Henry VIII a number of attacks were made on their stronghold at Castle Carbury and it was destroyed. However, Henry later bestowed the title of Baron of Carbury on Sir William Bermingham in 1542, and, when William died in 1562 without an heir, the title and lands reverted to the Crown.