David Synnot
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Colonel David Synnot was Governor of Wexford
during the Sack of Wexford
by Cromwell. Synnot was negotiating the surrender of the town when troops from the New Model Army
broke in and sacked the town, during which Synnot was hanged.
His family's estates in County Wexford
were confiscated by Oliver Cromwell
.
David Synnot's descendants settled in Ballymoyer
, Armagh
, and included Sir Walter Synnot
.
Wexford
Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network...
during the Sack of Wexford
Sack of Wexford
The Sack of Wexford took place in October 1649, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, when the New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell took Wexford town in south-eastern Ireland. The English Parliamentarian troops broke into the town while the commander of the garrison was trying to negotiate a...
by Cromwell. Synnot was negotiating the surrender of the town when troops from the New Model Army
New Model Army
The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration...
broke in and sacked the town, during which Synnot was hanged.
His family's estates in County Wexford
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...
were confiscated by Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
.
David Synnot's descendants settled in Ballymoyer
Ballymoyer
Ballymoyer is a parish in the barony of Upper Fews, County of Armagh and province of Ulster, three miles north east of Newtownhamilton, and the seat of Sir Walter Synnot , Bart....
, Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
, and included Sir Walter Synnot
Sir Walter Synnot
Sir Walter Synnot , son of Richard Synnot, settled in the parish of Ballymoyer, County Armagh in 1778 and leased eight townlands from the See of Armagh. The family had originally been large landowners in the County of Wexford, but their lands were taken from them by Cromwell, after Colonel David...
.