Aylmer of Balrath Barnewall of Crickstown Barnewall of Trimlestown

By Arthur Kavanagh

The Aylmers probably came to Ireland with the Norman conquerors and in the early 15th century rose to prominence after Richard Aylmer became the Keeper of the Peace for Dublin and Kildare during the reign of Henry VI. Their lot improved significantly when John Aylmer married an heiress at the close of the 15th century and thereby acquired the Lyons Estate. Sir Gerald Aylmer was Chief Justice of Ireland in the mid 16th century. (Anthony) Julian Aylmer, 14th Baron Aylmer (born 1951) is the current holder of the title. He lives in Canada.
The Barnewalls came to Ireland hot on the heels of the Norman invaders. The first men to come were Hugo and Reginald de Berneval who were granted lands in Dublin in the Drimnagh, Kimmage, Ballyfermot and Terenure areas where the families were settled until Cromwellian times. Crickstown Castle was built by Sir Patrick Barnewall the 1st Baronet (d.1624) of Crickstown who was granted that title in 1622.
Robert the second son of Sir Christopher Barnewall received estates in the Trim area and in 1461 was created the 1st Baron Trimlestown.
The present Baron Trimlestown Raymond Charles Barnewall, 21st Baron Trimlestown (born 1930) lives in Australia.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arthur Kavanagh
• Release date: Apr 11, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311060099

Arthur Kavanagh

Art Kavanagh, historian, author and publisher, has written ten books in all. In the Shadow of Mount Leinster The Wexford Gentry 1 The Wexford Gentry 2 Ireland 1798 – the Battles O’Nolan – the History of a People The Tipperary Gentry Vol 1 (with Wm Hayes) The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kilkenny The Gentry & Aristocracy of Meath The Kavanaghs Kings of Leinster Lest We Forget ( a book about people from North Wexford and South Carlow) All the books are now out of print but the author hopes to make them available digitally.

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Aylmer of Balrath

Barnewall of Crickstown

Barnewall of Trimlestown

Copyright 2016 Arthur Kavanagh

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Table of Contents

Aylmer – Earliest Irish Record

The First Aylmers of Balrath

Gerald Aylmer The Lawyer

Sir Gerald Aylmer – Second Baronet

The Alymers In The 18th & 19th Centuries

The Aylmers In Modern Times

Barnewall of Cricktown & Trimlestown

Origins of the Barnewall Family

Barnewall of Crickstown

The Drimnagh,Stackallen and Kingsland Barnewalls

The Crickstown Barnewalls in the 18th - 20th Centuries

Barnewall of Trimlestown

The Barnewalls of Trimlestown in the 15th & 16th Centuries

The Family in the 17th Century

The Barnewalls of Trimlestown 18th – 20th Centuries

About the Author

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Aylmer – Earliest Irish Record

During the reign of Henry VI, Richard Aylmer of Lyons, a Keeper of the Peace for both Dublin and Kildare, was appointed Sovereign of the Borough of Tassagard, a position that put him in charge of protecting the settler community from attack by the neighbouring O’Toole and O’Byrne septs. Richard’s grandson Bartholomew served as High Sheriff of County Kildare in 1495 and married a daughter of the wealthy Meath magnate, Sir Christopher Chevers. The family subsequently rose to become one of the most prominent families in Meath and Kildare and, from 1530 onwards, key figures in the Dublin administration. By the close of Henry VIII’s reign, the Aylmer’s landholding extended from Kildare to Meath to Dublin. Before the end of the 16th century they had established two independent branches at Donadea in north Kildare and at Dollardstown in County Meath. The first Aylmer of real significance, in terms of land acquisition, was John Aylmer who married Helen Tyrell of Lyons, an heiress, at the end of the 14th century and so the family acquired Lyons Manor. He may have been a successful merchant and was descended from a family that had been prominent in the Lyons area since the Norman invasion.

Thomas Cromwell patron of Sir Gerald Aylmer

In the 13th and 14th century, they intermarried not alone with the Tyrell family of Westmeath but with three major Meath families - the Petits of Piercetown, the Bathes of Dollardstown and the Chevers of Macetown. In the 15th century, the Tews of Dublin, Suttons of Kepok, Luttrells of Luttrellstown and Dillons of Fingal came into the fold.

The next two real achievers in the Aylmer family were Sir Gerald of Dollardstown and Richard Aylmer of Lyons who lived during the early and middle decades of the 16th century.