'Kirwan01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Kirwan of Castle Hacket, Kirwan of Cregg, Kirwan of Dalgin, Kirwan of Galway, Kirwan of Hillsbrook, Kirwan of Knock

                               
William Kirwan (d 1499, to Galway in 1488)
1. Thomas Reagh Kirwan (d 1545)
  A. Thomas Kirwan of Galway (a 1542, alderman)
  i. Andrew Kirwan of Galway (d 1578)
  m. Anastacia French
  a. Patrick Kirwan of Galway (d 1608, alderman)
  BLG1886 identifies Patrick's wife only as Jane Brown but a contributor (ED, 16.07.06) kindly confirmed that she was ...
  m. Jane Brown (dau of Dominick Browne of Barna & Carrabrowne)
  (1) Andrew Kirwan (d 1644)
  m. Margaret French
  (A) Patrick Kirwan of Cregg (d 1679)
  m. Eliza D'Arcy (dau of Andrew D'Arcy of Galway)
  (i) Martin Kirwan of Cregg (d 1705)
  m. (1668) Eliza Bodkin (dau of Ambrose Bodkin of Corobeg)
(a) Patrick Kirwan of Cregg (a 1746)
  m. (23.03.1703) Mary Martyn (dau of Richard Martyn of Birch Hall)
  ((1)) Martin Kirwan of Cregg
  m. Mary French
  ((A)) Richard Kirwan of Cregg (d 1812, president of the Royal Irish Society, 2nd son)
  m. (1757) Anne Blake (dau of Sir Thomas Blake, Bart of Menlo)
  ((i)) Maria Theresa Kirwan (d 12.10.1824)
m. (21.01.1793) John Thomas Barnewall, 15th Lord Trimlestown (b 29.01.1773, d 07.10.1839)
  ((ii)) Elizabeth Kirwan
  m. (1792) (Hugh) Hill (Colonel)
  ((B)) Hyacinth Kirwan (d 1800, 4th son)
  m. (11.11.1780) Elizabeth Frances Blake (dau of Patrick Blake, younger son of Blake of Tower Hill)
  ((i)) Patrick Kirwan of Cregg (b 19.12.1787, d 31.12.1847, 2nd son) had issue
  m. (09.08.1811) Louisa Margaret Browne (d 1826, dau of Dominick Geoffrey Browne of Castle Macgarrett, sister of 1st Lord Oranmore)
  ((ii)) Richard Kirwan
  m. Ellen Bond
  ((iii)) Andrew Hyacinth Kirwan
  m. Charlotte Eld (dau of Francis Eld of Seighford Hall)
((iv)) Elizabeth Frances Kirwan
  m. (1818) T. Macquoid
  ((v))+ other issue - Martin, John (d 1825)
  ((C))+ other issue - Patrick (dvp 1756), Andrew (d 1813, Major)
  ((2)) Richard Moy Kirwan of Woodfield (d 1779, 3rd son)
  m. Christian Maria Bermingham (dau of Nicholas Bermingham of Barbesford)
  ((A))+ 3 sons and 3 daughters
  ((2)) Andrew Kirwan of Curragh (youngest son) who apparently married ...
  m. (c11.1750) Deborah Blakeney (dau of Thomas Blakeney of Feigh)
  ((A))+ 4 sons and 2 daughters
((3)) Mary Kirwan probably of this generation
  m. (1751) John Blake of Windfield (dsp before 21.02.1788)
  ((4))+ other issue - George, Anthony, Edmund
  (b) Andrew Kirwan
  (c) Ambrose Kirwan
  BLG1886 identifies his wife as a cousin, dau of John Kirwan of Hillsbrook, but this must surely be a mistake for ...
  m. ?? Kirwan (dau of John Kirwan of Knock) @1@ below
((1)) Margaret Kirwan
  m. Thomas Browne
  (d) Thomas Kirwan
  m. ?? Kirwan (dau of John Kirwan of Knock) @2@ below
  ((1)) John Kirwan of Hillsbrook
  m. Mary Mahon
  ((A)) Joseph Kirwan of Hillsbrook (d 1827) had issue (daughters)
  m. (1800) Mary Lynch (dau of Edward Lynch of Hampstead)
((B)) Martin Kirwan of Knockdromadough & Stowe Lodge had issue
  m. (18.07.1806) Maria Burke (dau of Myles Burke of St. Eustacia)
  ((C)) Matilda or Martha Kirwan
  m. Walter Blake (of Menlo family)
  ((D)) Theresa Kirwan
  m. (1775) William Burke of Ower
((E)) Harriet or Juliana Kirwan
  m. George William Lyster
  ((2))+ other issue - Martin FitzThomas (d 1771), Ambrose
  (B) Martin Kirwan of Knock
  m. Mary Blake (dau of Sir Thomas Blake, 2nd Bart of Menlo)
  (i) John Kirwan of Knock (d 1691)
  m. Bridget Netterville
  (a) daughter
  m. Thomas Kirwan @2@ above
  (b) daughter
  m. Ambrose Kirwan @1@ above
  (C) William Kirwan of Cloondroon
  (i) Andrew Kirwan (3rd son)
  (a) William Kirwan
  ((1)) Andrew Kirwan (dsp, only son)
  (ii)+ other issue - Patrick, John
  (D) Giles Kirwan
  m. Sir Richard Blake of Galway
(E) Mary Kirwan
  m. Dominick Lynch of Galway
  (F) Katherine Kirwan
  (2) Edward 'Airgid' (or 'Arigid') Kirwan
  The following comes from BLG1886 (Kirwan of Gelston Castle).
  m. Anastacia Blake
  (A) Alexander Kirwan of Dalgin
  m. Juliane Blake (dau of Sir Valentine Blake, Bart of Menlough) wife of Alexander, presumed mother of ...
(i) Edmond Kirwan
  (a) Martin Kirwan of Dalgin
  ((1)) Patrick Kirwan of Dalgin (3rd son)
  ((A)) Patrick Kirwan of Dalgin (d 1854, 2nd son) had issue
  m. (1808) Dorothea Mary Fitzgerald (dau of Col. Charles Lionel Fitzgerald of Turlough Park by Dorothea, dau of Lady Butler & granddau of Mary Fitzgerald, sister (sb aunt?) of the Marquess of Bristol)
  ((B)) Julia Kirwan possibly fits here
  m. (1814) Thomas Martin of Ballynahinch Castle (b 04.10.1786, d 1847)
  ((C))+ other issue - Martin (d 1825), George
  ((2))+ other issue - Edmund, Valentine, Alexander, Andrew, Martin
  (b) Juliana Kirwan probably of this generation
  m. (25.10.1712) Mark Blake of Ballinafad or Ballinaford (d c1759)
  (ii) Eleanor Kirwan probably of this generation
  m. Andrew Browne of Breaghwy or Breaffy
  (3) Robert Kirwan of Galway (d 23.12.1626, alderman)
  m. Mary Martin (dau of Nicholas Martin of Galway)
  (A)+ issue - Nicholas, Richard, Robert, Joan, Agnes, Margery
(4)+ other issue - Robert, Thomas
  b. William Oge Kirwan
  ii. Stephen Kirwan
  The following comes from BLG1886 (Kirwan of Castle Hacket).
  a. Richard Kirwan
  (1) Stephen Kirwan
(A) Sir John Kirwan, Mayor of Galway (a 1686)
  (i) Simon Kirwan of Castle Hacket
  m. Mary Nugent (dau of Thomas Nugent of Pallas) mother of Anne, presumed also of ...
(a) John Kirwan of Castle Hacket (d 1781)
  m. Margaret Daly 'of Dalystown'
  ((1)) John Kirwan of Castle Hacket (d 06.1821)
  m. Mary Carter (dau of Henry Boyle Carter of Castle Martin by Susanna, dau of Sir Arthur Shaen, Bart of Kilmore)
  ((A)) John Kirwan of Castle Hacket (b 1780, d 22.06.1842) had issue
  m. (1806) Penelope Burke (d 19.11.1842, dau of John Hardiman Burke of St. Clerans)
  ((B)) Henry Kirwan
  m. _ Bingham
  ((C)) daughter
  ((2))+ other issue - Denis, James
  (b) Anne Kirwan apparently of this generation
  m. Stafford Hussey of Galtrim
  (ii) Anne Kirwan (d 08.1705) probably of this generation
  m. (10.08.1687) Sir Walter Blake, 6th Bart of Menlo (d 05.1748)
  b.+ other issue
2. Patrick Kirwan (warden of Galway)

Main source(s): BLG1886 (Kirwan of Cregg) with additional input as reported above
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