Browne (family)
The Browne family of Galway is one of those Anglo - or 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. The ancestors of the Brownes came to the island in 1170 with Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (called Strongbow) and became one of the most powerful families in the city in the 14th century. Most of the Normans did not come from England, but from Wales, which is why medievalists refer to them as Cambro Normans. There are often no precise records of when each family came to Galway.
Philip de Browne was named governor of Wexford in 1172 . In 1178 he returned to England, bringing with him 60 armed knights who took part in the siege of Limerick , where he became a leading politician. He had three sons, including Walter, who settled in County Galway, where his descendants stayed.
David Browne, who was a contemporary of Richard Óg de Burgh's (1259-1326), died in 1303. His son Stephen first settled near Dublin . A branch of the family then settled in Brownstown near Loughrea and made their way to Galway via Athenry . The Brownes elected Galway Mayor six times .
Descendants of the Browne family still live in and around Galway and County Mayo .
literature
- Adrian Martyn: The Tribes of Galway: 1124-1642 ISBN 978-0-9955025-0-5 , 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Was originally the Browne family's front door on Lower Abbeygate Street and moved to Eyre Square in 1905.