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     Sir Gilbert fitz John was born illegitimately.² He is the son of John fitz Thomas.¹ He married Ellen M'Carthy, daughter of unknown MacCarthy.
     Eldest of the four (or five) possibly illegitimate sons of John FitzThomas, Lord of Connello, and jure wcorU of Decies and Desmond.³ Granted lands at Meane and Mahowna~h by his cousin.³ Traditionally his mother was the wife of O'Cuinnin.² Known as Gibbon O'Cumne (the name of his fosterer.³

     Ellen M'Carthy is the daughter of unknown MacCarthy.² She married Sir Gilbert fitz John, son of John fitz Thomas. She married Thomas FitzMaurice, son of Sir Gilbert fitz John.³
     Her married name became FitzMaurice. She was also known as Ellean MacCarthy.³

     Honora O'Connor is the daughter of Hugh O'Connor.¹ She married John fitz Thomas, son of Thomas fitz Maurice and Ellinor de Marisec.²
     The descendants of the three Knights have been styled as such by Acts of Parliament.² Patents under the Great Seal and in legal proceedings for many centuries (though not.² Which he had founded that year. Tradition says he had four (possibly five) illegitimate sons by four different mothers.² Three of whom he made knights by virtue of his royal status as a Count Palatine.² FitzGerald.² Seems to have been adopted at some point in the 16th century. JOHN Fitz THOMAS's sons were.² Curiously and rather Irishly.² Though this does not necessarily mean the titles were not in use earlier. The surname now in use.² Or of Phelim MacHugh.² The O'Connor Don.² Daughter either of Hugh.² The O'Connor Kerry.² She lived Connaught.² Being buried in the Dominican Abbey in Tralee.² She was County Kerry.² And was killed at Callan in Glennaraghta by the McCARTHYs.² On 19 July 1333 though other sources say they were knighted by EDWARD III at the Battle of Halidon Hill . The knighthoods probably became hereditary by long usage because the heads of these junior branches of the Geraldine family were almost always so created on.² In 1401 actually referred to as ‘Sir Desmond FitzGerald' (or whoever) in speech or writing). The first authentic record of the use of the title White Knight is in.² She lived in 1424 Knight of Glin (the Black Knight) in and of Knight of Kerry (the Green Knight) in 1468.²

     Sir John fitz John, 1st Knight of Glin was born illegitimately.¹ He is the son of John fitz Thomas.² He married unknown Giles in 1260.³
     Traditionally hiis mother was the wife of O'Coileáin.¹ Sir John fitz John, 1st Knight of Glin also went by the nick-name of 'Sean mor na Surzainge' (or in English, of the girdle).³ Circa 1260 he held the lands and probably built the castles at Glyn and Beagh.³ In 1307 he had commisioned to capture certain outlaws.³ He was created 1st Knight of Glin either created by King Edward III after the Battle of Halidon Hill, or by virute of his father's status as a Count Palatine on 19 July 1333.¹

     Maurice fitz John was the son of John fitz Thomas and Margery fitz Thomas.² He married Mathilda de Barry, daughter of Sir John Barry, 2nd Lord Barry and Beatrice (?).³ He died on 23 July 1261 at Callan, County Kerry, Ireland, killed in action in an encounter with the MacCarthys of Carbery, along with his father.¹

     Margery fitz Thomas is the daughter of Sir Thomas fitz Anthony.² She married John fitz Thomas, son of Thomas fitz Maurice and Ellinor de Marisec.³

     Sir Thomas fitz Anthony died before 26 April 1227.¹
     Sir Thomas fitz Anthony held the office of Seneschal of Leinster.¹ On 3 July 1215 he obtained a grant from King John of the custody of Counties Waterford and Desmond (except the city of Waterford), and the castles of Waterford and Dungarva and the city of Cork, at a rent of 250 marks per year.¹ On 4 July 1216 he obtained the custody of the lands of Thomas fitz Morice.¹

     Otho (?) died after 1058.¹
     He was a Saxon Baron of England.¹ He was also known as Other (?).