Julia Nolan
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Julia Nolan, Prioress of the Dominican
Nuns, Galway
, 1611-1701.
, a member of a Gaelic
merchant family of who settled in the town during the reign of Henry VI
and Edward IV. The family’s armorial designs on c.1651 map, alongside Fallone, Lambert, Quinne, Tully and Porte, with this inscription underneath:
Hardiman states that “This family was, formerly, of the first rank and opulence and is still wealthy and respectable."
The Nolans were not included among the elite group known as The Tribes of Galway but the family were prosperous enough to marry into the Tribes and purchase property such as Ballinrobe
castle. Thomas Nolan of the castle and town of Ballinrobe, Esq., who died 18 June 1628, was possessed of most extensive landed possessions; to which his son Gregory succeeded, and out of which his widow Agnes Martin had dower.”
A town statute of 1500 mentions “Donell Oge O’Vollaghon, of this town, goldsmith’ who was made free at the resuest of Andrewe Fallon, who’s daughter, Julian Fallon, was married to Donell; make him free “on condition of maintaining him” (Andrew) ‘’who is old and impotent.”
Thomas Oge Nolan refused to sign the 1652 Articles of Surrender. Thomas Nolan was a proprietor in the town in 1641, evicted by 1657.
, the nuns were expelled and exiled to Spain
. Other religious women exiled included Mary Gabriel Martyn
and Mary Bonaventure Browne
.
Nolan is an Irish name that is found around the US
, the nuns had both prospered and gained new recruits.
forces at the Battle of Aughrim
in 1691 their future again came into question. In 1698 they were again dispersed. James Hardiman
wrote of the event:
Hardiman further states that "the venerable prioress ... was released by death from all her sufferings" in 1701, aged ninety. She was succeeded by Maria Lynch, under whom the entire community were again forced to leave the town of Galway
.
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
Nuns, Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
, 1611-1701.
Family background
Nolan was born in the town of GalwayGalway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
, a member of a Gaelic
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
merchant family of who settled in the town during the reign of Henry VI
Henry VI
Henry VI may refer to:* Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor .* Henry VI of Luxembourg, Count of Luxembourg, * Henry VI of England...
and Edward IV. The family’s armorial designs on c.1651 map, alongside Fallone, Lambert, Quinne, Tully and Porte, with this inscription underneath:
Conscripti cives hi gaudent leg bus urbis/Quos facit et fraters connubialis amor. (Our common rights, these, late enfranchised, prove,/and claim a kindred thro’ connubial love).
Hardiman states that “This family was, formerly, of the first rank and opulence and is still wealthy and respectable."
The Nolans were not included among the elite group known as The Tribes of Galway but the family were prosperous enough to marry into the Tribes and purchase property such as Ballinrobe
Ballinrobe
-Early history:Dating back to 1390, Ballinrobe is said to be the oldest town in South Mayo. The registry of the Dominican friary of Athenry mentions the monastery de Roba, an Augustinian friary whose recently restored ruins are one of the historical landmarks of the town today...
castle. Thomas Nolan of the castle and town of Ballinrobe, Esq., who died 18 June 1628, was possessed of most extensive landed possessions; to which his son Gregory succeeded, and out of which his widow Agnes Martin had dower.”
A town statute of 1500 mentions “Donell Oge O’Vollaghon, of this town, goldsmith’ who was made free at the resuest of Andrewe Fallon, who’s daughter, Julian Fallon, was married to Donell; make him free “on condition of maintaining him” (Andrew) ‘’who is old and impotent.”
Thomas Oge Nolan refused to sign the 1652 Articles of Surrender. Thomas Nolan was a proprietor in the town in 1641, evicted by 1657.
Life as a Dominican
Julia was a member of the Dominican order at the time of its establishment in Galway, c.1644. But upon the town's surrendur to Charles Coote, 1st Earl of MountrathCharles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath
Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath , was an Irish peer, the younger was the son of Charles Coote and Dorothea Cuffe, the former being a veteran of the battle of Kinsale who subsequently settled in Ireland....
, the nuns were expelled and exiled to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Other religious women exiled included Mary Gabriel Martyn
Mary Gabriel Martyn
Maria Gabriel Martyn, Abbess of the Poor Clares of Galway, born 1604, died 1672.-Background:Born Helen Martyn, she was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, the merchant families who ruled Galway from the late medieval to the early modern era...
and Mary Bonaventure Browne
Mary Bonaventure Browne
Mother Mary Bonaventure Browne, Poor Clare and Irish historian, born after 1610, died after 1670.-Background:A daughter of Andrew Browne fitz Oliver, a wealthy merchant and a member of The Tribes of Galway. She was a niece of Martin Browne, whose townhouse doorway, the Browne doorway, now stands in...
.
Nolan is an Irish name that is found around the US
Return to Galway
In 1686, Nolan returned with Maria Lynch, they been appointed Prioress and sub-Prioress, in an effort to reestablish the community in Galway. Within two years, thanks to the regime of James II of EnglandJames II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
, the nuns had both prospered and gained new recruits.
Second dispersal
With the defeat of JacobiteJacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
forces at the Battle of Aughrim
Battle of Aughrim
The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the Jacobites and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691 , near the village of Aughrim in County Galway....
in 1691 their future again came into question. In 1698 they were again dispersed. James Hardiman
James Hardiman
James Hardiman , also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway. The university library now bears his name...
wrote of the event:
It was most deplorable ... to witness the cries and tears of these distressed females, by which even their very persecutors were moved to compassion. The convent was convered into a barrack; but the nuns remained secretly in town, among their friends, under the direction of the venerable prioress ...
Hardiman further states that "the venerable prioress ... was released by death from all her sufferings" in 1701, aged ninety. She was succeeded by Maria Lynch, under whom the entire community were again forced to leave the town of Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
.
External links
- http://www.dominicans.ie/friars/communities/galway/history.html?start=1
- http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/history/chapter153.html
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