The Knight of Glin, also known as the Black Knight or Knight of the Valley, was an hereditary knighthood held by the FitzGerald and FitzMaurice families of County Limerick, Ireland, since the early 14
Coat of Arms of the Knight of Glin
The "old castle" (tower house) at Glin is now in ruin
The "new castle" (country house) at Glin dates from the 18th century
Thomas Geancach Fitzgerald,18th Knight of Glin
FitzGerald is a Hiberno-Norman noble and aristocratic dynasty, originally of Cambro-Norman and Anglo-Norman origin. They have been peers of Ireland since at least the 13th century, and are described i
Knight of Glin
…knighthood held by the FitzGerald and FitzMaurice families of County Limerick, Ireland, since the early 14th century. The family was a branch of the FitzMaurice/FitzGerald Dynasty commonly known as the Geraldines and related to the now extinct Earls of Desmond who were granted extensive lands in County Limerick by the Crown. The…
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