| Collection Description | The Knights of Glin are a Geraldine family whose title can be traced back to Sir John FitzJohn or Seán Mór na Sursainge who lived
ca. 1260, and whose grandfather, Maurice FitzThomas had been granted the barony of Shanid, near Glin. The Glin Papers,
unfortunately, do not reflect the long history of the family, as many of the older documents were allegedly burnt in a tantrum by the
apt nick-named ‘Cracked Knight’ or John Fraunceis Eyre FitzGerald, 25th Knight of Glin. They date from 1800 onwards. [University
of Limerick Special Collections and Archives] |
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