School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
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    Smith, in treating of the Fitzmaurices, says that Clan Maurice had its name from Maurice, son of Raymond Le Gros, who married Basilia, daughter to Eve, daughter of Earl Strongbow.

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    issue with his wife. Geraldus Cambrensis, the well known English historian, says he hadn't, but that he had a natural son, Maurice Fitz. Raymond. In several pedigrees well attested he is said to have two sons, Maurice and Raymond from whom sprang the Graces of Kildare, Maurice, the eldest son, had a grant of five knights from Richard I in Castlmagne and Molahaff in Desmond. He married first Johane, daughter of Miles Fitz. Henry, the founder of Conal Abbey, Kildare. By this wife he had Thomas, successor, first Lord Fitzmaurice of Kerry, and Gerard by some named Thomas, ancestor to the families of Liscahane and Kilfenor called the tanistry or second
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Heavey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghabeg Middle, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Miss Bessie Quilter
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry