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BUEiKE'S COLONIAL GKNTUY. 77.S ^DrrnticrtyaQit. pOBKRT HENRY l'I{ENDERGAST, of MoHooIm, VA]gL- t'llfT, SyJnoy, _LVi New South Wales, J. P. for Victoi-ia, Queensland, and New South Wales, h. 2:3rd June, IS'SG ; baptised at Ardlinan, co. Tipperary; m. at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Castlcmaine, Victoria, 19th February, 187;>, 8abiua, eldest daughter of lvlviir<l I'^tzokkami, of CastleMiaino, Victoria, iind has issue, I. Edward Uonry, of King's College, London, li. '2'2u November, 1873. II. Desmond Paul, b. 30th June. 187<j. lu. Robert Darcy, 6. 25th May, 1881. IV. Kennstli Francis, 6. 25th June, 1885. Ou landing in Melbourne Mr. Prendergast first interested himself in gold raining, and afterwards engaged in commercial pursuits. He subsequently entered the now well-known brewery business started in Castlemainc by Mr. E. Fitzgerald, as nuinager, and was afterwards taken into partnersliip by that gentleman, who had previously been joined by liis brother, the present Hon. Nicholas Fitzgerald, M.L.C. The firm then opened the New Bridge Brewery, on the River Loddon, in Victoria, and later, the Castlemaine Breweries in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, and Brisbane. Mr. Prendergast also became part proprietor of a sugar estate on the Johnston River, Queens- land, promoted the establishment of a powder factory at Ingleside, near Manly Beach, Sydney, and several other enterprises. Mr. Prendergast is now a large shareholder in several gold mines in Australia and Tasmania, in the Metro- politan Coal Company of New South Wales, and in the Central Broken Hill Silver Mining Company, of which he was one of the promoters. Mr. Prender- gast also entered into joastoral pursuits by joining Mr. W. B. Hennings, oi' Sydney, in pui'chasing a cattle station, called Emu Plains, in the Bowen district of Queensland, and subsequently joined Messrs. Fitzgerald in pur- chasing an interest in the Fort Bourke Station, Darling River, New South Wales, which he still possesses, and on which there are one hundred thousand sheep. Hincage. Sir Mafkice de Prexdekgast, who accompanied Strougbow, Earl of I'ombroke, to Ireland, 23rd Augusl, 1170, fi'oni Fembroke- shire, built Anlfinan Castle (11U9-121G) ; and received grants of land in cos. Tipperary, Watorford, Wickloiv, and Wexford. He d. at Kilmainliam, near Dublin, 1205, being then Prior of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. He had issue, Philip; and Gerald McMaurice. The elder son, Philip he PnENDEEO.ST, received the town of Enniscorthy in exchange of other lands, 11 llENET 111. He m. before 1190, Maud, daughter of Robert he Quinct, constMble and standard-beaver of Leinstcr, and d. 1226, having by her (wlio was A. 1172, and </. before 15 Hexuy 111) had issue. I. Gerald, feudal Baron of Bcauvcr, co. Cork, 4. after 1192 ; did homage in 1229, for his lands in Ireland ; in 1234 he was among the magnates summoned to the war in JJritlanv; lie m. first, Matilda, daughter of Theobald i.e BoTiLi.Eii, first chief butler of Ireland, by Maud de VAVASOUE.his wife, and by her had issue, 1. Maria, m. circa 1240, to Sir John de COOAK, Knt., Lord of Castle- more, eo. Cork, and rf. before her father, leaving issue. Gerald de Prendergast »i. secondly, about 1210, Matilda, daughterof Rich- ard dc BrnOH, Lord of Connaught, and d. about 1251, leaving by her (who rf. shortly after him) a daughter, 2. Matilda, A. 17th March, 1242: III. Mam-ice dc Rocnroui), and had issue.