Athy (family)

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The Athy family of Galway is one of those Anglo-14 and Cambro-Norman families that the Tribes of Galway ( English Tribes of Galway are) called and for centuries the city and region in the Irish County Galway dominated and even in the aftermath country houses and Built castles, including that of Rinville near Oranmore . The Athys are said to have been the first to erect a stone building in the city in the 13th century. The descendants of the family lived in Galway until the mid-20th century. There is no record of when the Norman family came to Galway from Kildare .

The ancestor of the Athy line was Gerard d'Athée , who was born in Athee-sur-Cher in the Arrondissement of Tours in France . Gerard served as the military leader under the English King Richard the Lionheart . He held the castle of Chinon in France for King Richard . He and his nephew Engelard de Cigogné are mentioned in the Magna Carta , which was signed by King John on July 15, 1215. Engleard von Cigogne then adopted Athee as his family name. In Ireland, in the early 14th century, his name was changed to Athy.

The name Athy is mentioned for the first time in the town's history in 1320 as a party in a fatal argument with the Blake family . The Athy were never among the most influential families of the 14 tribes, but several Athy's received important posts. William de Athy, was Connacht Treasurer in 1388 . A John de Athy was the sheriff of County Kerry . The name Athy is rare in Ireland today. De Athys lived e.g. B. in County Kildare . The red book of Ormond (Engl. The Red Book of Ormond ) recorded in 1311 in Kildare two tenants with this name. Susannah, the daughter of Francis Athy, married Patrick Bodkin . Margaret Athy founded the Augustinian Friary of Forthill in 1508.

Francis Athy, was the father of "Captain" George Athy. He was born between 1612 and 1615 to Walter Athy and a wife Martyn. She may have been a daughter of Francis Martyn FitzThomas. Francis is listed as sheriff of Galway in 1639/40; his wife seems to have been a Martyn as well. Her sons were Walter (* 1640), George (* 1642) and John Athy (* 1644).

Francis did not live in Athys Castle. He had a house on St. Augustine Street in Galway. In 1641 Francis also had a property in Athenry . He was probably Walter's second son. He may have had an older brother named John who was the family heir.

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  1. ↑ We will entirely remove from their bailiwicks, the relations of Gerard of Athee (so that in future they shall have no bailiwick in England); namely, Engelard of Cigogne, Peter, Guy, and Andrew of Chanceaux, Guy of Cigogne, Geoffrey of Martigny with his brothers, Philip Mark with his brothers and his nephew Geoffrey, and the whole brood of the same

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