ISBN: 9781399948616
The Persse family, believed to be related to the powerful Percy family of Northumberland, England is descended from the Revd Robert Persse, a "man of God", who arrived in Ireland before 1602 to preach the Gospel. His grandson, the Revd Dudley Persse, was transported to Connaught, courtesy of Oliver Cromwell's puritan regime. Following the restoration of the Monarchy, Dudly received a grant of lands from King Charles II, and he established the first Persse family estate at Spring Garden, Tynagh, Co. Galway, in 1677.
Being of the Prodestant Ascendancy class, Persse family members were not universally popular. However several descendants, such as Henry Stratford Persse, Isabella August Persse - Lady Gregory and Captain John Showe-Taylor, proved to be atypical of their class. In time, despite bankruptcy and decades of litigation concerning the Castleboy Estate, descendants of the early landed families became particularly influential in the commercial, social, sporting and political life of Glaway City and County. Many other decendants emigrated to England, Scotland, Canada, The United States, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Today, apart from the once-renowned Persse Whiskey enterprise and the literary legacy of Lady Gregory, the intriguing and sometimes-controversial history of the Persse family is relatively unknown.
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