David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore, 19th Baron Barry, 6th Viscount Buttevant (1605–1642) was an Irish peer.
Birth and Origins
David was born on 10 March 1605 probably at Buttevant, County Cork, a posthumous child of David de Barry and his wife Elizabeth Power. Barry's grandfather had been the
5th Viscount Buttevant. His mother was a daughter of
Richard Power, 4th Baron le Power and Curraghmore.
Early life and marriage
He succeeded to the Buttevant estates on 10 April 1617 on the death of his grandfather.
In 1631 he married the Lady Alice Boyle, daughter of
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was an English politician who served as Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland.
Lord Cork was an important figure in the continuing ...
, by his second wife, Catherine Fenton. Through Cork's influence, he was created Earl of Barrymore on 28 February 1628.
Irish wars
During the 1641 rebellion, he sided with the Crown upon whom his title and lands depended. On 10 May 1642, he stormed the Castle of Ballymacpatrick (now Careysville), near
Fermoy
Fermoy () is a town on the River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,500 people. It is located in the barony of Condons and Clangibbon, and is in the Dái ...
, which was held by his grand-aunt, and hanged forty of the rebel leaders before breakfast. He led a regiment at the
Battle of Liscarroll
The Battle of Liscarroll was fought on 3 September 1642 in northern County Cork, Munster, between Catholic Irish insurgents and government troops. The battle was part of the Irish Rebellion, which had started in the north in 1641 reac ...
in September 1642. He died two weeks later on 29 September 1642 at his house in Castle Lyons probably of wounds received at the battle. He was buried in the Boyle Vault,
Youghal
Youghal ( ; ) is a seaside resort town in County Cork, Ireland. Located on the estuary of the River Blackwater, the town is a former military and economic centre. Located on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a long and narrow layout. ...
,
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...
, by his grieving father-in-law, Richard Boyle.
Citations
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1600s births
1642 deaths
David
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Earls of Barrymore