The Savage family in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
are descended from members of the
Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to:
*Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066
* Anglo-Norman language
**Anglo-Norman literature
* Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 10 ...
Savage family
The Savage family is an English noble family founded by Thomas Le Sauvage (Savage), who came to England as part of William the Conqueror's Norman army in 1066 and settled in Derbyshire after the conquest, taking residence in Scarcliffe.Armstrong, ...
, who landed in
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...
and settled in the barony of
Ards
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath (dyspnea), rapid breathing (tachypnea), and bluish skin color ...
,
County Down
County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...
in the latter half of the 12th century during the conquest of Ulster by Sir
John de Courcy
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From England to Ulster
Sir William Savage, Baron Savage accompanied Sir John de Courcy during the conquest of Ulster in 1177 and the family went on to build a number of castles and priories in The Ards.
[Burke, p.1334.]
See also
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Savage family
The Savage family is an English noble family founded by Thomas Le Sauvage (Savage), who came to England as part of William the Conqueror's Norman army in 1066 and settled in Derbyshire after the conquest, taking residence in Scarcliffe.Armstrong, ...
*
Savage (surname) Savage is a surname that may refer to:
A–C
*Adam Savage, American television co-host of ''MythBusters''
*Agnes Yewande Savage (1906 – 1964), the first woman in West Africa to train and qualify in orthodox medicine and also the first West Afric ...
Notes
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References
*
Burke, Bernard, ''A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland''. Harrison Pall Mall, London, 1863.
* Savage-Armstrong, George Francis,
The Ancient and Noble Family of the Savages of the Ards'. London: Marcus Ward & Co. 1888
altrevised & expanded edition (1906)
Irish noble families
Normans in Ireland
Savage family