Richard Huskard (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1278?–1333) was an

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the establis ...

settler. He was an ancestor of the family of Skerrett, who later became one of

The Tribes of Galway The Tribes of Galway ( ga, Treibheanna na Gaillimhe) were 14 merchant families who dominated the political, commercial and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late 19th centuries. They were the families ...

. Later bearers of the name included

John Skerrett (Mayor) John Skerrett (Mayor) was the seventh Mayor of Galway, serving 1491–1492. Skerrett was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, descended from a Richard Huskard. John Skerrett was elected Provost of Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ...

(fl.1491-1492) and

John Skerrett (Augustinian) John Skerrett (Augustinian), Irish preacher and missionary, c.1620–c.1688. John Skerrett was a member of one of the Tribes of Galway, a descendant of Richard Huskard. He studied for the clergy in Andalusia, and afterwards he was ordained as a ...

(c.1620-c.1688). An earlier Richard Huskard held land near

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

in 1278. Huskard was the original form of the surname Skerrett. The original form was ''huscarl'', a compound word of two distinct words in

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, ''hus'' (house) and ''churl'' (a

peasant A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer with limited land-ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord. In Europe, three classes of peasants ...

. Presumptive descendants include *

, 7th Mayor of Galway, 1491–1492. *

James Skerrett James Skerrett, fl. 1513–1532, Mayor of Galway. Skerrett was a descendant of Richard Huskard, and seems to have served two consecutive terms. He had served on the corporation as bailiff in 1513. Among the statues passed while he was Mayor was ...

, fl. 1513–1532, Mayor of Galway. *

, Irish Preacher and Missionary, c.1620-c.1688.

References

* Henry, William (2002). ''Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001''. Galway: Galway City Council. * Martyn, Adrian (2016). ''The Tribes of Galway: 1124-1642'' People from County Galway 14th-century Irish people Normans in Ireland Year of birth uncertain {{Ireland-politician-stub

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