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John Reyly

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126:, printed by Andrew Croke, printer to the Queen's most excellent Majesty, in Copper Alley, Dublin, 1713, it appears that Lieutenant-Colonel John Ryley, late of Clonlyn, in the county of Cavan, now of Ballymacadd, in the county of Meath, and Garryrocock, in the county of Cavan, had license to carry "1 sword, 1 case of pistols, and 1 gunn". 58:
He married Margaret, daughter of Owen O'Reilly, Esq., by whom he had five sons and two daughters. The sons were, 1. Captain Conor, who died without issue in May 1723; 2. Myles Reilly, of the city of Dublin, merchant; 3. Brian Reilly; 4. Luke Reilly; 5. Thomas Reilly.
204: 51:. He seems to have been the first of the O'Reilly clan to have dropped the prefix "O" before the surname. He was described in 1713 as being formerly of Clonlyn, County Cavan, but as of then of Ballymacadd, 189: 32: 209: 199: 103: 194: 124:
An alphabetical List of the Names of such Persons of the Popish Religion, within the Kingdom of Ireland, who have Licenses to carry Arms
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He was the eldest son of Maelmora (Myles) O'Reilly and Catherine O'Reilly, daughter of Colonel Charles O'Reilly of
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He died on 17 February 1717, and is buried in the old church of Kill, in the parish of Crosserlough, barony of
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and of Garryrocock, County Cavan (now the townland of Roebuck, parish of Kilbride, Barony of Clanmahon).
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whose Catholic religion prevented him from serving in the mid-eighteenth-century Anglo-Irish army.
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of 1691, whereby he preserved his property, and was allowed to carry arms. According to
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Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cavan constituencies
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1646 – 17 February 1717) was elected
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Index

Knight of the Shire
County Cavan
Patriot Parliament
County Leitrim
County Meath
Castlerahan
Alejandro O'Reilly
Spanish army
Wild Geese
dragoons
Irish army
James II
Siege of Derry
Colonel Wolseley
Belturbet
Battle of the Boyne
Battle of Aughrim
Treaty of Limerick



Duffy, J
Duffy's Hibernian magazine, Volume 2
Categories
1717 deaths
Irish MPs 1689
18th-century Irish people
Irish soldiers in the army of James II of England
Politicians from County Cavan
Military personnel from County Meath

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