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774 BURKE'S COLONIAL GEN"TRY. II. William (Sir), of whom presently. lit. David, in. Dcvorglul, duugliter of DcTOiot, and sister and heir of Cormac McCakthy. The seeond son, Snt WiLLIAlI DE PRENDEEGiST, fii'st Lord of Eskerteuan, afterwards called Newcastle, J. about 1200 ; hostage in 121-t; wilness to a deed in 1231 ; named in Plea KoU 1259, hecarae a monk shortly before his death. By his first wife, Alianore Bebmingiiam, he had issue, 1. John, a. s. p. 1261. ir. Jeffrey, of whom presently. III. William, 1281, to whom his father granted Lisuegoll ; m. Roesia, daugh- ter of Hugh de Lacy, Earl of Ulster, and by her (who m. secondly, Gerald Eoohe) hadi.ssue, Clement, cJ.s.p. Gerald, son and heir in 3 Edward II. The seeond son, Jeffrey de Prexdergast, received Esker- tenan from his father Sir William, about 1258; in 1281, he was fined for not going to Parliament from co. Tip]ierary ; was living 18th June, 1289, but dead in November of that year. His son. Sir Philip de Prendeeoast, Knt., loi-d of the manor of Drangan, co. Tijjperary, s. to the manor of Newcastle de Eskertenan, etc., 1289; and d. about 1304, having had issue, I. Jeffrey, of whom presently. I r. Maurice, d. before his brother, leav- ing issue, 1. John, who s. his uncle. 2. Gerald Fitzmaurice, under age at the death of his father ; was living 1373. III. Pliilip (Sir), of Drangan, who had issue, 1. Jeffrey, d. s.p. 2. Robert, who inherited Drangan ; under age in 1347, and 1356. The eldest son, Jeffrey de Peendergast, of Newcastle, sheriff of eo. Tipperary for the King in 1327; under age in 1304, and a ward to Piers, Lord Bermingham ; of age in 1309 ; living 1335 ; m. Isolda, daughter of Piers, Lord Bermingham of Atheury, but d. s. p. He was s. by his nejAew, John de Prenderoast, " the blind baron," lord of Newcastle 1350 ; m. a daughter of the O'Haetigan family, and by her had a son, Elias de Prekdergast, who was father of Thomas ; and Walter, whose descendants held the castle of Frehans. The elder son, Thomas Prendergast, of Newcastle, witnessed the entail of the estates of the Butlers of Knoekmoane 1454 ; he agreed 10 Henry TI, to accompany Sir James of Ormonde into France with men-at-arms. His son, Jeffrey Prendergast, had issue, Thomas, and a second son, who was of Bathogalla or EathokcUy, and left issue. The elder son, Thomas Prenderoast, Lord of Newcastle, from about 1510 to 1540, was foreman of one of the Presentment Juries held by royal com- mand in 1537. He was dead in 1549 ; leav- ing issue, James ; and John, who obtained a pardon in 1551, m. and had issue. The elder son, James Prenderoast, of Newcastle, 1549, m. between 1545-50, the daughter of Sir John Grace, of Courtstown Castle, surnamed the Iron-belted, by his wife Katheriue, daugliter of Piers, Lord le Poer of Cdkraghmobe, and d. 3rd Februarj-, 1575, leaving issue, I. Jeffrey (FitzJames), inherited the lordship and manor of Newcastle, on his father's death 1575-G ; aged 28 in 1578 ; m. before 1575, Hon. Joane BurLEE, daughter of Thomas, first Lord Caher, and sister and co-heir of James, thirteenth Earl of Desmond. He d. 20th March, 1G15-16, having had issue, 1. Thomas, Lord of Newcastle, aged 40, in 1C15-16 ; m. first, about 1594, Eleanor, daughter of Hon. John Butler, of Kilcash, and sister of Walter, eleventh Earl of Ormonde, by whom he had issue. He m. secondly, Ellen Wliite or Whitty, of Clonmel, and d. 1st March, 1626-7, leaving issue, by his first wife, (1) James, b. 1595; m. 1614, Catherine, daughter of Sir John FitzGerald, of Dro- niana, Lord of the Decies, and d. s.p., 12th December, 1627, being killed by Lord Dun- boyne, who was tried for murder, under a commission, 13tli June, 1628, by the House of Lords, and was acquitted. His widow m. James FitzGeeald, of Coolygret, eo. Waterford. (2) Robert, of Newcastle, paid livery December, 1 628 ; aged 25, and uiim. in 1627. (3) Edmond, Lord of Newcastle and Ai'dfinan, to whom (his brother Robert being of weak intellect) was assigned the barony, 20th November, 1629 ; received a new patent, 30th September, 1639, creat- ing the Manor of Newcastle, which castle was destroyed by the CromwcUiaus in 1649. Ho d. 1056, having had issue, (a) Jeffrey, last Lord of Newcastle, transplanted in 1656, but returned to Newcastle after the Re- storation, m. in 1654, and had issue, a. Edmund, Colonel, commanded a regi-