David Fitz-James de Barry
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David Fitz-James de Barry, 18th Baron Barry, 5th Viscount Buttevant (c. 1550 – 10 April 1617) was an Irish peer.
David, born about 1550, was the son of James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant and the Lady Ellen MacCarthy Reagh
. He married firstly the Lady Ellen Roche, daughter of David Roche, 5th Viscount Roche of Fermoy, by the Lady Ellen Butler (daughter of James Butler, 10th Baron Dunboyne). From this marriage were born the Lady Margaret Barry who subsequently married Sir Dermot O'Shaughnessy as her first husband; the Lady Ellen Barry who subsequently married John Fitzgerald of Ballymaloe; the Lady Helen Barry who married (1601) Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde; and the Honourable David Fitz-David Barry who predeceased his father. He married secondly, Julia MacCarthy, daughter of Cormac MacCarthy and Joan Butler.
At the outbreak of the Desmond Rebellions
, his father, the then Viscount Buttevant, supported the rebels and in the subsequent confiscations of his estates, the friary in Buttevant
, together with its glebe, passed into the hands of the poet, Edmund Spenser
.
In 1601, during the Nine Years War David sided with the new President of Munster, Baron Carew
and was granted large estates in Munster, forfeited by the MacCarthys, in the wake of the Battle of Kinsale.
He died at Barryscourt 10 April 1617.
David, born about 1550, was the son of James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant and the Lady Ellen MacCarthy Reagh
MacCarthy Reagh
The MacCarthy Reagh dynasty are a branch of the great MacCarthy dynasty, Kings of Desmond, deriving from the ancient Eóganachta, of the central Eóganacht Chaisil sept. The MacCarthys Reagh seated themselves as Princes of Carbery in what is now southwestern County Cork in the 13th century...
. He married firstly the Lady Ellen Roche, daughter of David Roche, 5th Viscount Roche of Fermoy, by the Lady Ellen Butler (daughter of James Butler, 10th Baron Dunboyne). From this marriage were born the Lady Margaret Barry who subsequently married Sir Dermot O'Shaughnessy as her first husband; the Lady Ellen Barry who subsequently married John Fitzgerald of Ballymaloe; the Lady Helen Barry who married (1601) Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde; and the Honourable David Fitz-David Barry who predeceased his father. He married secondly, Julia MacCarthy, daughter of Cormac MacCarthy and Joan Butler.
At the outbreak of the Desmond Rebellions
Desmond Rebellions
The Desmond Rebellions occurred in 1569-1573 and 1579-1583 in the Irish province of Munster.They were rebellions by the Earl of Desmond – head of the FitzGerald dynasty in Munster – and his followers, the Geraldines and their allies against the threat of the extension of Elizabethan English...
, his father, the then Viscount Buttevant, supported the rebels and in the subsequent confiscations of his estates, the friary in Buttevant
Buttevant Franciscan Friary
A 13th century Franciscan Friary is situated in the middle of the town of Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland- History :According to the tradition of the Observant Franciscans the proto-friary of the Irish Province of the Order, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was founded at Youghal by Maurice Fitz Gerald...
, together with its glebe, passed into the hands of the poet, Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognised as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy, and one of the greatest poets in the English...
.
In 1601, during the Nine Years War David sided with the new President of Munster, Baron Carew
George Carew (Ireland)
George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes , known as Sir George Carew between 1586 and 1605 and as The Lord Carew between 1605 and 1626, served under Queen Elizabeth I during the Tudor conquest of Ireland and was appointed President of Munster. -Early career:Carew was the son of Dr...
and was granted large estates in Munster, forfeited by the MacCarthys, in the wake of the Battle of Kinsale.
He died at Barryscourt 10 April 1617.