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Ellice Barry
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Ellice Barry, of the great Cork house of Barry, married the Earl of Desmond who was beheaded at Drogheda.
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✓ ELLICE (Ellen) BARRY, da. of WILLIAM BARRY, Lord Barry (Barry Mor / later Viscounts Buttevant) by Ellen de la Roche; wife of Thomas 7th Earl of Desmond (beheaded 1468); mother of James Earl of Desmond (our line). Brings in the BARRY lords of Buttevant, co. Cork. Standard well-documented medieval genealogy per the cited authorities (web-confirmed 7 Aug 2026); contested rungs note-only, not hardened.