John Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin, "Cracked Jack"
- Sources yet to be consulted:
John Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin,
"Cracked Jack", born 1813.
He mar 1835 to
Clara Anne Blennerhassett.
He inherited 1854.
He is said to have burnt many of the family papers dating back centuries.
He died 1866.
They had issue:
- Desmond John Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin,
born 1840,
had issue:
- Nesta Fitzgerald,
Clara Nesta Fitzgerald,
mar 1882 to Major Arthur Blennerhassett
and had issue.
- Desmond Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin, born 1862,
inherited
Riddlestown Park, Co.Limerick,
1904,
he sold Riddlestown, but kept Blennerhassett portraits,
had issue:
- Desmond Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin,
born 1901,
mar
Veronica Villiers
[descendant of
7th Duke of Marlborough
and hence of
Henry VII],
had issue:
- Desmond Fitzgerald, 29th Knight of Glin,
born 1937, art expert,
died 2011.
Title extinct.
Episode 7: Glin Castle, Co. Limerick,
of
Season 2
of
"Cé a Chónaigh i mo Theachsa?"
("Who Lived in My House?"),
TG4.
Presented by
Manchán Magan.
First aired 23 Feb 2012.
From
Tile Films
on
Vimeo.
