Judge Robert Day,
He mar 1stly, 1774, to Mary Potts [Polly].
Day's uncle the
17th Knight of Kerry
died in 1781.
Day's 1st cousin,
Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry (born 1774)
was only a boy when his father died.
Day acted as his guardian during his childhood.
Day was a friend of Grattan.
He built Day Place in
Tralee,
1794 (or poss. 1805).
Day Place is
a row of fine Georgian houses
on Prince's St, W side of
Tralee
town
(see map
and street view).
From 1796 he lived at Loughlinstown House, Loughlinstown, Co.Dublin.
Mary FitzGerald joined the household as a companion for Day's wife and later nurse for her.
Beginning before 1797,
Day had a long-term affair with
Mary FitzGerald and had two sons.
He later married her, after his wife died.
He was a friend of O'Connell.
He was the judge in the Rowan Cashel trial 1816.
Retired 1818, age 72 yrs.
His wife
Mary Potts died 1823.
He had issue by 1st wife Mary Potts:
He mar 2ndly, 1824, to his long-term mistress Mary FitzGerald (with whom he already had two sons).
He discusses his plan to marry her in
letter of 2 Feb 1824.
He is concerned with how society will view his marriage.
He died 1841, age 95 yrs.
He had issue by 2nd wife Mary FitzGerald:
Cover of [O'Carroll, 2004].
From Gerald O'Carroll.
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