Nick Maxwell 
On 1 May 1639 a ‘Wild Goose’ in Brussels, Flanders, passed away somewhat unexpectedly and was interred in the Church (now Cathedral) of St Michael and St Gudula in the city. His resting place and that of his noble wife, Marie Hannedouche, is now no longer marked, owing to reconstructions of the church over the … Read more
The Council of Irish Chiefs and Chieftains together with Clans of Ireland (Fínte na hÉireann), in association with the History Department of Trinity College, Dublin, and History Ireland magazine, is offering a prize of ?750 for the winning entrant in an essay competition on Gaelic Ireland. Entry is open to all persons over eighteen years … Read more
The O’Molony surname and its more modern variants (Moloney, Maloney and Mullowney) all derive from the Gaelic Ó Maoldomnaig, meaning ‘descendant of a servant of Sunday’. The ‘e’ was inserted in the Molony surname in the eighteenth century to distinguish Catholic Molonys from their Protestant brethren. Omallun is another variant seen in the Petworth Archives … Read more
In family life Dermot was also active and had issue. His seven offspring were named Albert, Francis, Anne-Marie, Maria, Elizabeth, Jeanne and Isabella. By 1631 Albert is being referred to as ‘Dermot’s only son’, so it seems that Francis died between 1622 and 1631, as both had received letters of denizenship in 1622. Albert’s son, … Read more
When the First World War started, John Redmond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, came to a decision aimed at delivering Home Rule at the war’s end. After the foreign secretary, Edward Grey, made his famous speech in the Commons about ‘the lamps going out all over Europe’, Redmond intervened in the debate: ‘I say … Read more