Richard fitz Maurice FitzGerald 1st Seneschal of Imokilly

~ Richard fitz Maurice 'de Geraldinis', of the diocese of Cloyne; sent by James 6th Earl of Desmond (I100235) c.1420-2 to be captain of his kern and seneschal of Imokilly; built Castle Richard (Inchicrenagh) c.1440; obtained a papal dispensation in 1430 to marry his cousin Elyce y Conchuer (Eilís Ní Chonchubhair, probably an O'Connor Kerry); alive 1442. Carew, c.1599: 'Richard, a base sonne, he was by the earl of Desmond made captain of his kerne in Imokelye and his seneschal there of whom the seneschal of Imokelye and Sir John fitz Edmund of Cloyne do descend' - i.e. an illegitimate son of Sir Maurice fitz Richard, 3rd Knight of Kerry, whose other sons Edmund (ancestor of Ballycrenane), Nicholas (the later Knights), John (Cahermone) and Gerald (cleric, d. by 1406) are documented. Grade ~ on the filiation (Carew), ✓ as a person. Ancestor of the Seneschals of Imokilly (legitimate line, via Maurice 'lord of Villa Martir' 1463) and, through his bastard son William, of the deans of Cloyne. Source: Paul MacCotter, 'The earlier Geraldine Knights of Kerry', Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society 2nd ser. 16 (2016) pp.5-36 (academia.edu/33218063), read 26 Oct 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 26 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]