Elizabeth le Veel

✓ Elizabeth le Veel (Calf), heiress of the Anglo-Norman barony of Norragh, only daughter of Sir Robert le Veel; widow of Sir John Staunton of Clane; m. Art Og MacMurrough-Kavanagh, King of Leinster - a marriage contrary to the Statutes of Kilkenny, for which her lands were forfeited; mother of Donnchadh, Diarmuid Lamhdearg and Gerald, Lord of Ferns. Her Staunton daughter Elizabeth was ancestress of the Wellesleys. Her father not wired (note only, pending a check). Sources: Wikipedia 'Art Og Mac Murchadha Caomhanach' (citing F.J. Byrne, Irish Kings and High Kings; E. O'Byrne, War, Politics and the Irish of Leinster 1156-1606; Annals of the Four Masters; DNB vol. 35); Wikipedia 'Elizabeth Calf'. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 19 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]