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Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly

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Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald (died 1243), married a woman whose name is not recorded by whom he had a son, Maurice Roe FitzGerald (drowned July 1268 returning from England when his ship was last in the Irish Sea), and a daughter, Juliana (died after 1309), wife of Sir John de Cogan, by whom she had
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on 1 April, where Marshal was wounded and died shortly after. It was rumoured that Marshal had been betrayed. FitzGerald then proceeded to London, where he took an oath before Henry III, that he innocent of any participation in Marshal's death. He later founded the Dominican Abbey at Sligo, to house
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In February 1235, the King criticised him for his proceedings in office, and described him as "little pleasant, nay, beyond measure harsh in executing the King's mandates". The same year, he took part in the subjugation of
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in October 1229. He was appointed Justiciar of Ireland in September 1232 and held the post until 1245. His reputation was marred by rumours that he had contrived the death of
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In 1245, Maurice was dismissed from his post as Justiciar as a result of tardiness in sending the King assistance in the latter's military campaigns in
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his death is described thus: "Maurice FitzGerald for some time Lord Justice of Ireland and the destroyer of the Irish, died." (In Irish this reads as:
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from 1232 to 1245. He mustered many armies against the Irish, and due to his harsh methods as Justiciar, he received criticism from King
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Castle. In 1250, he held both the office of Member of the Council of Ireland, and Commissioner of the Treasury. He also founded the
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Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald (died 1271 Lough Mask), married Rohesia de St. Michael, by whom he had issue including
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The World of the Galloglass: Kings, Warlords and Warriors in Ireland and Scotland, 1200–1600
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passed to his grandson Maurice, son of Gerald Fitzmaurice, who died in 1243.
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In 1257, Maurice and his Norman army engaged the forces led by
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a community of monks to say prayers for Earl Marshal's soul.
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Maurice Fitzmaurice FitzGerald I, 2nd Lord of Offaly
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Anglo-Norman peer, soldier, and Justiciar of Ireland
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Brian Geraghty, 1846, p. 86 377:A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland 189:Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke 7: 293:John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare 208:, and fought the combined forces of 424:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 539:FitzGerald, Walter. "Lea Castle", 254:at Youghal; hence his nickname of 14: 570: 545: 520: 463: 330:Annals of the Four Masters, 1257 25:Maurice Fitzmaurice FitzGerald I 459:A Compendium of Irish Biography 127:(c.1194 – 20 May 1257) was an 73:FitzGerald/FitzMaurice dynasty 1: 98:Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald 90:Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald 444:UK public library membership 96:David FitzMaurice FitzGerald 721:Lords Lieutenant of Ireland 564:Hickson, M. "Miscellanea", 320:, now the northern part of 742: 716:13th-century Irish people 706:People from County Offaly 649: 640: 632: 627: 617: 608: 600: 593: 30: 220:. According to various 430:10.1093/ref:odnb/18124 230:Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill 218:Battle of Ballyshannon 696:Justiciars of Ireland 414:Power, D. J. 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His successor was 177:Henry III of England 161:South Abbey, Youghal 137:Henry III of England 133:Justiciar of Ireland 82:Juliana de Grenville 36:Justiciar of Ireland 318:Cairbre Drom Cliabh 283:Maud de Prendergast 131:peer, soldier, and 711:Normans in Ireland 671:FitzGerald dynasty 628:Political offices 621:Maurice FitzGerald 604:Gerald FitzMaurice 595:Peerage of Ireland 493:. pp. 77–85. 266:Marriage and issue 659: 658: 653:John FitzGeoffrey 650:Succeeded by 618:Succeeded by 514:Connellan, Owen. 500:978-1-85182-946-0 491:Four Courts Press 442:(subscription or 326:Youghal Monastery 241:John FitzGeoffrey 171:of the Observant 157:Eve de Bermingham 122: 121: 117:Eve de Bermingham 60:Youghal Monastery 733: 633:Preceded by 601:Preceded by 591: 580: 574: 573: 561: 555: 549: 548: 536: 530: 524: 523: 511: 505: 504: 479: 473: 467: 466: 454: 448: 447: 440: 438: 436: 411: 405: 404: 391: 382: 381: 380:. 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Index

Youghal Monastery
Noble family
FitzGerald/FitzMaurice dynasty
Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly
Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly
Eve de Bermingham
Anglo-Norman
Justiciar of Ireland
Henry III of England
Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly
Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly
Eve de Bermingham
South Abbey, Youghal
friary
Province
Franciscans
Henry III of England
Poitou
Gascony
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Battle of the Curragh
Connacht
Tír Chonaill
Cineál Chonaill
Cineál Eoghain
Battle of Ballyshannon
Irish annals
Maol Seachlainn Ó Domhnaill, King of Tír Chonaill
Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill
Wales

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