Sir Maurice fitz Richard FitzGerald 3rd Knight of Kerry

✓ Sir Maurice fitz Richard, Knight of Kerry, son and successor of Sir Richard fitz Maurice (who does not occur after 1356): sheriff of Cork 1364-70 and of Kerry 1375; custodiam of the manor of Inchiquin in Imokilly 1367, 'where he had acquired lands in marriage with a Courcy heiress'; the Earl of Desmond's deputy in Co. Cork 1389; styled 'sheriff of Desmond' 1401 when accused of plundering a merchant ship at Dingle; his son Sir David fitz Maurice fitz Richard made an agreement with the bishop of Cloyne in 1403 on behalf of himself and 'his brothers'. Father (by the Courcy heiress or otherwise) of Edmund, Nicholas (4th Knight), David, John, Gerald and the bastard Richard, 1st seneschal of Imokilly (our line). Wife note-only: the Courcy heiress is not stated to be Richard's mother. 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.]