• Source: Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry

Sir Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry (died 1729) fought for James II in the Williamite War in Ireland, but after the defeat he conformed to the established religion by joining the Church of Ireland. He became Deputy Lieutenant of Kerry.




Birth and origins


Maurice was the eldest son of Sir John FitzGerald and his wife Honora O'Brien. His father was the 13th Knight of Kerry. His mother was the third daughter of Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare. Both parents were Roman Catholic. He was one of four brothers.




Williamite War


FitzGerald fought for James II in the Williamite War in Ireland (1688–1691) alongside his brothers John, Daniel of Ballyruddery, and Thomas of Ardglass.




Marriage and children


On 30 June 1703 FitzGerald married Elizabeth, second daughter of David Crosbie (died 1717), of Ardfert Abbey, High Sheriff of County Kerry, by his wife Jane Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton of Liscloony, County Offaly. His wife was a Protestant and the sister of Maurice Crosbie, 1st Baron Brandon.

Maurice and Elizabeth had three sons of whom:

John (1706–1741), his immediate successor
Robert (1717–1781), who succeeded as the 17th knight
—and nine daughters, known as the "Nine Geraldines", of whom:

Jane, married George Herbert, Esquire of Currans
Honora, married Richard Meredyth, Esquire of Dicksgrove (near Currans)
Bridget married first Thomas Sandes and secondly Mr. Creagh
Margaret, married John Hewson of Ennismore




Later life and death


Their children were raised as Protestants. Their daughters married into the Herberts (twice), Merediths (twice), Sandes', Creaghs, Stacks, Hewsons, Collis', Rices and Days.
In 1708 FitzGerald conformed to the established religion. His marriage, conversion, and the subsequent marriages of his children further alienated the Knights of Kerry from the local Catholic populace. FitzGerald became Deputy Lieutenant of Kerry.
FitzGerald died at Ballinruddery Castle, near Listowel, on 9 December 1729.




Notes and references






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Burke, Sir Bernard (1879). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I (6th ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 972909415. – A to KYR (for FitzGerald, the Knight of Kerry)
Burke, Bernard (1883). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire (New ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 499232768.
Hickson, Mary Agnes (1872). Selections from old Kerry Records. London: Watson & Hazell. OCLC 1084939992.
MacCotter, Paul (2016). "The earlier Geraldine Knights of Kerry". Journal of the Kerry Archeological and Historical Society. 2. 16: 5–36.




Further reading


Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: The FitzGerald (Knights of Kerry) Papers (MIC/639 and T/3075)
Personal Family history. Confirmation would be appreciated.

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