A dynamic Irishman in Paris: Patrick d’Arcy, 1725–79
Patrick d’Arcy was born on 27 September 1725 in Kiltulla Castle, four miles south-east of Athenry, Co. Galway, the third son of John d’Arcy and his wife Jane, daughter of Robert Lynch of Castle Carra, Co. Mayo. The family were Catholics and ardent Jacobites and as a result suffered under the Penal Laws. In order … Read more