FitzGerald Dynasty Family Tree | Irish Genealogy

[@neonpinkfaery]

As a Fitzgerald, whose lineage has also been traced back to these ancestors, hello to all of my cousins out there! So many fellow Fitzies. Great video! 😊

[@craigfitzybhoy9543]

Hi Fitzy...can't believe we are related to Mona Lisa😂😂😂

[@neonpinkfaery]

@@craigfitzybhoy9543 Hi Fitzy! I know! It’s one of the best things I’ve learned all year and possibly explains why I’m always so miserable looking in photos! 😂

[@raymondfitzgerald-kuhl5976]

Hello cousin, nice to meet you.

[@neonpinkfaery]

@@raymondfitzgerald-kuhl5976 Hey, cuz. Nice to meet you too! 👋

[@saint4887]

Hey Cousins :D

[@nguyenball3021]

I didn’t even know anything about FitzGerald family before I watch this video Great vid!

[@victormezynski9727]

I only knew it existed

[@boemiobe4t993]

Tu fala Português?

[@baronblak]

Fantastic research. Came to the US in the 80s from Ireland and married a Fitzgerald. Still married to the lass. She's having a not-so-great day today but after watching your timeline I just told her that she's my Mona Lisa.

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

One of the daughters of Gerald and Nest is my ancestor. Angharad, who was married to William de Barry, who is my direct paternal ancestor (hence the profile picture). It was a pleasant surprise to see Gerald's and Nest's names on a random video suggestion in my feed.

[@orenum]

God damn; I’m jealous; the closest for me is my great grandma is of the house of Schenk von Stauffenburg

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

@@norlofthor7088 My last name is a variant of de Barry, but to confirm whether or not I was actually descended from the de Barry's, I took a Y-chromosomal test and submitted the results to the database on ftDNA, which confirmed that about 700 years ago, my direct paternal ancestor diverged from the bulk of the rest of the Barry's in Ireland. They're all over Southern Ireland, and my documented ancestry, so far, ends with my great-great-grandfather. I'd like to find some records of him in Ireland, but it's highly doubtful that I'll find anything. He didn't immigrate because his life was going great, after all, so I'd be surprised if anybody kept any records about him, especially in the early 1800s. If someone in Ireland takes the test and shows a much closer relation, within the past 200 or 300 years, that'd be a major boon. But you can't fool that DNA. I'm definitely one of Philip's many direct descendants, just one of the lesser-born ones. Luckily, those earlier generations are well documented.

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

@@norlofthor7088 I meant Philip de Barry, son of Angharad and progenitor of all Barry's (and all variants of that name) in Ireland.

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

@@norlofthor7088 Just read the wiki about the de Barry family. They're a Norman family that accompanied William the Conqueror during his invasion in England. They married into Gerald of Windsor's family, settled in Wales, and then took part in the invasion of Ireland, settling in County Cork.

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

@@norlofthor7088 I don't rightly know. What I know is that my Y-chromosomal DNA connects me with nearly every other Barry male whose ancestry comes from Ireland, which means that there is an unbroken line of fathers and sons that connects me all the way back to Philip de Barry, who is the first of the Barrys in Ireland. Within 3 generation of the de Barry family entering into England, there were at least a dozen males born into the family who didn't inherit titles, lands, money, etc... and were basically nobodies. That number only grew as the centuries went by. As commoners, they wouldn't have documentation that gives birth dates, baptisms, marked graves, etc... What I know is that my DNA definitively links me to Philip, who definitely was the grandson of Gerald and Nest. I feel like I've been exceptionally and repeatedly clear about all of this.

[@glenfitzgerald9295]

Im so proud to be a Fitzgerald...my grandfather was born in Ireland in 1892 and came to Australia at a young age,he fought in two world wars for Australia, WW1 and WW2, he never told many people of his past so sadly we never found out where he was born,and sadly he passed away before i was born, you are my hero Grandad.....

[@jasonkiefer1894]

0:21 in, saw JFK, and I was not surprised. I knew his middle name and expected it. Hit the like button fast. Then at 3:40 I got a could chuckle out of the Brexit comment. So sad I cannot give a second like. And learned something new about Mona Lisa! Always look forward to your videos. Keep up the good work, Matt.

[@susannebemis3311]

Read Killing Kennedy Mona Lisa and JFK had a connection

[@prettypic444]

0:22 not gonna lie, my first thought was, “they’re both dead?”

[@Mistquill]

Brilliant video! Some facts that of course you might not have had time for: Gerald FitzGerald, the 11th Earl, is known as the "wizard earl." He was exiled from Ireland for a time and travelled as far as Libya and fought with the Knights of St. John and the Knights of Rhodes. His epithet was from his interest in alchemy. It is said his ghost returns "on the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year" in Kilkea Castle. He is also an ancestor (through his granddaughter) of the Digby family, who produced Jane Digby, a scandalous adventurer in the 19th century who had lovers and husbands in Bavaria, Greece, and eventually married an Arab Sheikh in Ottoman Syria.

[@UsefulCharts]

Wow. So interesting.

[@nancyb.t.]

@@UsefulCharts I find it hard to work with videos - do you have any _flat_ charts? I tried to make notes as I went along - but, really do need a flat chart to work with. Thank you so much!

[@shean1331]

Yuck on the Wizards! Thank God I have Jesus

[@bruhman5722]

@@shean1331 shut up

[@fgconnolly4170]

@@nancyb.t. you can buy them

[@snowylove5]

Joan FitzGerald (daughter of John FitzGerald 1st. Earl of Kildare and Blanche de la Roche) is my 24th great-grandmother through my 15th great grandmother Mary Boleyn.

[@biscuitbitch5608]

Liar

[@noahhhhhh8392]

@@biscuitbitch5608 i dont see why you're accusing people of lying haha, once you trace your ancestry about 10 generation its very likely to be nobles and once you go even further 15/20 generations you're likely to find royalty or very high nobles

[@susannebemis3311]

so you are related to my children thru my ex's side

[@donahadley4818]

I am from the same line of fitzgeralds

[@independentfilmfestival]

me too...

[@mikhailromanos2633]

You could have also chosen Brian Boru, a native Gaelic king who actually did unify Ireland as a single kingdom under his rule (albeit briefly for 12 years) and his progeny the O'Briens. During Brian's reign, the title of High King actually had real meaning as all of the underkings had pledged fealty to him by 1002. It was only in 1014, during a joint Norse-Leinster rebellion, had anyone opposed his rule. Clontarf was a pyrrhic victory for the Irish. They had crushed the rebellion and broken Viking power in Ireland yet, their unifying leader was dead. Had Brian not been killed at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, Ireland would have probably developed into a feudal Kingdom similar to that of France or Scotland. Sadly, with Brian's death came the old disunification and infighting that he attempted to quell which made it simple for the Normans to conquer the island.

[@smallfeet4581]

i agree with you on some of this , the infighting was a problem before this too as i think the scotti tribe was being quashed by the as i thought the o'neills and im sure that was maybe before 400 ad , maybe it was the obriens its so long ago i read the history of ireland , i think infighting was a problem in most places and countries , all they seemed to do was fight , no telly or shops

[@joelfitzgerald8173]

Brian Boru was king of Ireland there's no denying that, it's a shame that he and the Fitzgerald didn't see eye to eye. I'm a proud Fitzgerald, but Brian Boru deserves his respect just William Wallace from Scotland

[@stevenwilliams9181]

Brian Boru was 3x-great-grandfather of Nest's brother's wife Gwenlliuan ferch Gruffydd

[@kmadge9820]

@@smallfeet4581 They fought once the harvest was in, till the planting season. Big wars were only possible on the back of agricultural surplus.

[@smallfeet4581]

@@kmadge9820 yes makes sense that ,

[@lochness96]

You should do the O'Neils and the O'Connors as well, there the two most dominant dynasties in Irish history, and are actually Celtic/Gaelic families instead of Norman.

[@papadoc711]

would love to see someone make a video explaining the clan histories of Northern and southern Ui Neill dynasties, Which the O'Neills O'Donnels, O'Dohertys all share a common history with.

[@procapsicum5802]

Did he do it?

[@stallion78]

Yes that would be awesome 👏

[@mickryan2450]

Lucky you dont know the ryans of the sept

[@TheVampireWizard]

Heyyyy what about we O'Donnells too?

[@gillianparker4921]

I am a FitzGerald & my great great uncle was Edward, my brother is Gerald FitzGerald. I knew there was a Strongbow connection but this history of yours is wonderful.

[@frenchmime1972]

I have Fitzgeralds in my recent family tree, amazing how your videos through talking about royals and nobles, teach us a lot about ourselves.

[@RLaHive]

Im not sure everybody with the name descends from nobility haha

[@gigistarlings2729]

I love your Useful Charts! You explain things so well! I am a direct descendant of Gerald FitzWalter through the Gerrard/Gerard line of Lancashire. So Nest was, naturally, my Grandmamamama... I've been reading about her and Welsh history, the Dinewyr Dynasty, the warrior kings. Fun stuff.

[@smallfeet4581]

im sure a fitzwalter was given land and the position of high steward in glasgow or something for helping matildas brother in the barons wars in england , och i cant remember who matilda was the wife of now but it was a king im sure

[@joshwhitlam9027]

My Grandmother was a FitzGerald. She always used to make a point of the large G in the name, and talked about spending time at Glin Castle during her youth. I had no idea how prominent this family was!!! Brilliant video, and so nice to see so many other comments from this lineage.

[@bobofthekerbals9797]

3:28 I read that as United Kingdom of Great Britain and not Ireland

[@nytrex_yt7417]

Same

[@BelcarrigFarm]

@@nytrex_yt7417 yes

[@madmaster8304]

Me: _looks for genealogy in Ireland_ Ireland: *_I THINK NOT_*

[@madmaster8304]

I would really love some help btw.

[@skynatkee]

Damn Britain.

[@noahhhhhh8392]

it sucks :(

[@gearoidp]

@@skynatkee Well it wasn't the British who burned the records to be fair.

[@norahbradley5138]

@@madmaster8304 I’m stuck too.

[@gzpo]

I can't wait to tell my Fritz cousins that they are partly Italian! 🤣

[@jmulvey371]

Mama Mia!

[@ernestogonzalez5651]

@@jmulvey371 66

[@mariaflores-yd1lt]

I have FitzGerald in my dna, found that Fitz means son of Gerald

[@angrypastabrewing]

My distinct cousins. Lol

[@michaelrochester48]

It’s incorrect. It has been disproven as a flight of fancy that was invented by the Earls of Kildair to give some exotic background to the

[@tagalongtoourpast]

Terrific! Just forwarded the link to my friend, Stephanie Fitzgerald...who knew that she might be related to Mona Lisa, among others? So - how about something on the Isle of Man??

[@claudiagurr264]

The Stanley family were Kings/Lords of the isle of man, so he could do a video on them. :)

[@tagalongtoourpast]

Excellent idea!

[@razzmatazz1974]

Very interesting as usual! i have been following your channel for some months now, and im pleased to see the FitzGeralds here since i recently finished reading The Aristocrats by Stella Tillyard, a book about the Lennox sisters. Im working on my genealogy as well and have found ancestors of noble origin in Aviles, Spain and in Brittany, France. Greetings from Argentina!

[@mickryan2450]

Check the name ryan the sept

[@GabriellaFitzGerald]

I’m just so happy you spelt it with the right capitalisation - you would not BELIEVE how many people get my name wrong 😅 Now to just go figure out where I fit in to all of this 🤔

[@GabriellaFitzGerald]

(Although having said that, before my grandad died and the internet properly became a thing, he was apparently the leading authority on the FitzGerald name and we have several stacks of family trees dating back several centuries somewhere...)

[@DweebeNerd]

Only way you're going to figure it out is that you do ancestry and trace your line. Unfortunately, because your surname is Fitzgerald that doesn't mean you're related to them. Especially because you're female too.

[@ciaranfitzgerald2491]

We don't use capitalisation. I don't consider it 'wrong', considering that I'm spelling my own name :) !!

[@GabriellaFitzGerald]

@@ciaranfitzgerald2491 That's cool too! I just very rarely see anyone use the capitalisation who doesn't have any relation to the name themselves - even when I explicitly tell people, or it's right in front of their eyes, 99% of the time everyone seems very intent on ignoring the capital for my name!

[@mermaidatlantica]

If you're trying to correct thousands of actually Irish people who write it as Fitzgerald please don't. If you have to figure your lineage out by watching KZbin videos and hunting on ancestry websites you don't get to tell a legitimately Irish family how to spell their own friggin last name

[@h.j.hatcher6265]

You really know your stuff my friend. We really look forward to your videos

[@briandennis7081]

Wait would you be able to do the family tree of some of the provincial kingdoms, like Munster? McCarthy etc?

[@nicolajennings1284]

Great video. My mother was a FitzGerald. However I think the line of descent from the Gherardini is debatable and not all genealogists would agree with you.

[@margeryfranko1850]

Totally fascinating. I had no idea about any of this. I’m grateful for this education. I really enjoy learning about our forgotten and unknown history ❤️💚💜 God bless everyone ❤️

[@russellcarroll1721]

My grandmother’s family is the Fitzgeralds from Ireland. She married my grandfather, Fred Carroll from the O’carroll clan. A very powerful warrior clan of Ireland. They now live in Canada.

[@independentfilmfestival]

me as well, Desmarais also.

[@slickninja2748]

My grandmothers maiden name is Fitzgerald and she has the Fitzgerald coat of arms in her house, we’ve been told that the Fitzgerald’s were our ancestors, her grandparents were also from Ireland

[@MrDeanmfitz]

I am a Fitzgerald...I'm vacationing in Ireland right now in Wexford. Thank you for posting!

[@jamesellis7469]

this video is so good! i just found out that Lord Otterus Gherardini is my 35th great grandfather. Gerald de windsor is my 28th great grandfather. this is all on my fathers side! Thomas fitzgerald is my 25th great grandfather. this has really helped me understand their roles! thank you!

[@ME24689]

Ah come off it! How does anyone truly know if this was really your ancestor. Seriously, there is no way of knowing! I can go back only 5 generations with all honesty, and I Live in Ireland, and have done my DNA! 😁

[@NicoleStevensHays11x]

@ME24689 Because your records suck. USA and England kept amazing records. 😝😛 you’re just jealous.

[@candaceloftus1047]

I'm a direct descendent of Nest, Strongbow, Gerald FitzMaurice, and Henry II

[@biscuitbitch5608]

Liar

[@seansurfn2]

i have dna evidence for that claim do you?

[@BelcarrigFarm]

Your are a distant cousin of queen Elizabeth

[@yarazooom]

wow this is your best in my book. the maps with past history then the family history. that would be great to add to your Polish video as long time history researcher, this helped fill in many connections to so much political & cultural events. clever how you referred to the exodus of Ireland ''they all left'' avoiding conflicts. I's like to share with you that many people now believe that Mona Lisa was Leonardos wife. the story goes: from spain she was the first wife of the legitimate duke of Milano, not Ludvigo Svorza who was a usurper. ludvigo had Galiano Svorza murdered and his wife married Leonardo, giving birth to 5 children. secrets were kept due to his illegitimate status. thanks for a wonderful video.

[@lorriemiller6750]

She was not Leonardo's wife he just painted her and her husband was a silk merchant from a prominent family in his own right.

[@starventure]

There was a sitcom on the Irish TV channel RTE a few years back about a gay couple in Dublin. It was called Gerald Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzgerald.

[@mandydavidson9349]

Hello to all my relatives. My grandpa was Rupert Augustus FitzGerald. His son Peter FitzGerald & my beautiful mum Elizabeth Mary FitzGerald. My name is Amanda/ Mandy & I have always been very proud of our lineage. As too are my children. Great to catch up with one & all 🤗

[@HootsMcPoot]

This was great and I wish you would do more Irish dynasties! My family name can be traced back to Norman-Gaelic times (back to 1172 and Gilbert MacOisdealbhaigh, a junior branch of Jocelyn Nangle, who's senior branch, Nagle, held the title Baron of Navan for a few centuries) and there is still a barony in County Mayo named after our line.

[@louisbrumbly2559]

Thank you so much for this informative video. Thomas the eighth Earl is my 19th great grandfather. Sir Gerald (Marquis of Kildare) Fitzgerald was my 13th great grandfather. “Wizard Earl was my 13th great uncle”. Edward Fitzgerald also was my 13 great uncle.

[@trevorfitzgerald4996]

Can you give me some advice on how to get info back past 1798 th aat when a my great great grandfather was born. I am trying to find out where my part of the tree fits. My decendent was sent to New south wales for a long holiday.

[@ME24689]

@@trevorfitzgerald4996 You CAN'T.. There is no way of knowing for sure, unless you have a pedigree, or are from Fitzgerald "Royalty" and have Genealogy charts passed down through the family... 🤔

[@ME24689]

How in the name of God can you trace back that far in all honesty and be sure of the facts?

[@patrickfitzgerald2052]

@@ME24689 I can trace most of my ancestry back over 1000 years in Ireland and Scotland.

[@maggiebee5261]

My mother’s maiden name was FitzGerald, and her branch of the family came to Canada (early 1800s?) from Turlough, County Mayo. No grand earl’s palaces for them, although they must fit into the family tree somewhere. Our family has had lots of Maurices, Desmonds, and Edwards, so the names are consistent. I think I have a family tree done by a great-aunt, so will see if I can marry up the two charts 🇨🇮🇨🇦

[@ruadhbutler9143]

My cousin was the last of that family to live at Turlough! His stepfather was one of the 'Fighting Fitzgeralds'. I think were descended from the Burnchurch family in County Kilkenny but I'll have to check up on that.

[@lorriemiller6750]

I only found out all this when researching my maternal lineage and who they are descended from which led me to it. Her' s goes all over the place and not just Irish it also leads to a lot more besides that figure even more prominent in history like Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Stewart's, Plantagenent' s, Queen Victoria, the Huns, the Yellow Emperor of China, the Xiongnu who were also a part of the Huns and many others. A lot of royal families since they are all related, aristocrats, Vikings, Native Americans etc some famous and some infamous. I never realized I had that much Irish in my heritage I knew there was some but not nearly to that extent and I have yet to do my father's lineage and descent and ancestry. I know he has Queen Victoria and a lot of Scottish and German like the Stewart's at the very least it will be interesting to find out more about.

[@jackfitzgerald2955]

🙌. Finding out I might be related to the Mona lisa. Is something I'm going to be bringing up a lot to people.

[@jackfitzgerald4381]

Hello there

[@BelcarrigFarm]

@@jackfitzgerald4381 general kenobi

[@smallfeet4581]

you can just sit there with a little smile on your face , knowing ,

[@lengthmuldoon]

The Gherardini origin is hotly disputed by historians just no way to be sure

[@NicoleStevensHays11x]

@lengthmuldoon Dude this isn’t that serious. Go police and correct somewhere else. Snobs

[@CinephileSinophile]

Thank you for this amazing video. It's definitely something I will add to my family history library. My mother's maiden name is Fitzgerald. I only know that the relative that first came to America came from Limerick. I'm eager to see where we are connected in this exciting family line!

[@dyread]

Have you done DNA and uploaded to Gedmatch?

[@RLaHive]

Again, having the name FitzGerald doesn't mean you have noble ancestry. At all.

[@NicoleStevensHays11x]

@RLaHive lol bye genealogy police

[@NicoleStevensHays11x]

@RLaHive Genealogy gatekeepers LOL

[@gokukevind]

While I have no Fitzgerald blood that I'm aware of. My paternal ancestors the O'Dempseys were one of the only few families to resist Strongbow and eventually became the Viscounts of Clanmalier under the Stuarts.

[@siobhanoneill1139]

Great video :) my maternal grandmother's family are Fitzgerald's. Such a shame so many of our records were destroyed (and that we weren't great record keepers too), I'll never be able to trace our line pre early 1800s.

[@lisashhotwife2732]

I can, maybe not directly but.. Your second name is O´Neill olden version was Ui Neil. They were kings of Ulster all the way up until the plantations of the 1600´s and still tried rebeliions there for years after. Strongest around where modern day Tyrone is, roughly.

[@weepingscorpion8739]

This was really interesting. Have you also considered other dynasties? At the moment, those that spring to my mind are the Butlers and the Howards but also from other countries like the Medici would be interesting to see.

[@nancyhoward9218]

Weeping Scorpion I'd like to see one done on the Howard's myself

[@colinberry12]

I have finally watched all three of your videos on England, Ireland, and Scotland.

[@corcaighogormghus4618]

3:38 Of course. There are always the families of the main Irish kingdons however. (Leinster, Munster, Connacht etc) And the families of them often intermarried. One on Brian Ború, possibly the ONLY ever High-King to be undisputed, and his family would be great. Keep up the great work anyway I'll be watching all your videos anyway whatver family its on 👍

[@mickryan2450]

Check ryan

[@aaronlowry2940]

The union between lreland and britain broke in 1922 (Anglo-Irish Treaty) when the 26 counties became the Irish free State. Ireland became a republic all but name in 1937 (executive power act) when the office of the president was formed as well as controlling it own international policy. It was not until 1949 (Republic of Ireland act) Ireland became official known as the Republic of Ireland and left the commonwealth Good video and enjoy your work.

[@donmigueldecuenca]

My Lancashire Gerard ancestors are also descended from Nest and her FitzGerald husband. "Helen of Wales..." Love it!

[@gigistarlings2729]

Same here, Michael Stephens! :)

[@donmigueldecuenca]

@@gigistarlings2729 hey, we could be 12th cousins, or somesuch!

[@gigistarlings2729]

Woweee, Cousin Michael!!! Seriously exciting stuff. ^_^ ***wave*** from the Western U.S.!

[@gwizzuk]

I've got some GERARDs from Lancashire, it never occurred to me that they might descend from the FitzGeralds; though I have several lines of descent from Gerald de Windsor.

[@veronicajean3612]

The Norseman is misleading…many of the Wales families were from Flanders..And they fought in the battle Hastings and were given lands in wales . When they started running out of lands to pass on they went to Ireland with strongbow and were given lands in Ireland

[@Greatoscarrat]

I’d really love to see some family trees of different Scottish clans from you.

[@NicoleStevensHays11x]

Stop spamming this

[@Greatoscarrat]

@@NicoleStevensHays11x huh? I literally posted that comment 4 years ago 😭 I probably only did it twice because I forgot I'd already done it the first time. Lighten up, hey?

[@gearoidp]

Leinster house is the house of the parliament (the oireachtas) of the republic and the prime minister (Taoiseach). The president (Uachtarán) works and lives at Áras an Uachtaráin in the Phoenix park. The president is the head of state he is the equivalent of the queen in the UK but he is elected. Great video!

[@isaac_aren]

Minor corrections: The Oireachtas is the government as a whole while the "Dáil" is the parliment. The president of Ireland is like the Queen, but with much less power. He is but a figure head witha ceremonial role in government. No actual power

[@gearoidp]

@@isaac_aren yes, you are right. I meant that it was home to the houses* of the parliament. Tithe na Oireachtas. The two houses of the Dáil and the Seanad.

[@damiendowney5121]

Áras an Uachtaráin house of the president (of Ireland)was designed by the same architect that designed the White House

[@gearoidp]

@@damiendowney5121 no it was not the same man. I think you are confused; Hoban was Irish (Kilkenny man) but he did not design the Áras.

[@adamoreillycork]

Please do the O'Reillys if you're doing another video about Ireland.

[@alexandras7905]

I didn't know that my grandfathers name was part of our history, his name was Otho Fitzgerald, thats so cool, thanks for making this video

[@matthiasdvorsakhillebrand2393]

You should do a family tree 🌲 of the O’Brian dynasty. It’s first member was the one Irish ☘️ king who unified the whole of Ireland for the first time, brief as it was. His descendants continued to rule in Munster, and later Thomond for over 500 years and today they are the Barons of Inchiquin in County Clare

[@alanjosephmortimer4675]

I'm Directly related to Maurice FitzGerald through the Butler family of Ireland on my Maternal side, Didn't realize there was an Italian link or a JFK link either so that will be interesting for me to go and study now as well, thank you for your informative video and charts.

[@gilgalbiblewheel6313]

I had forgotten you made a video about it and I had seen it and yet do look at it again. This is mindboggling. Apparently the FitzGeralds are also related to the Yale Welsh family linked to Elihu Yale the president of the British East India company.

[@corcaighogormghus4618]

1:12 Brian Ború did unite Ireland with him as the undisputed High-King around 1011AD but thjs fell apart quiet quickly. He died putting down a viking invasion in 1014 and Ireland went back to being separated i to several differnt kingdoms with the title as High-King being once again symbolic. Althought I will mention the Irish kingdoms were much closer political (as well as culturally tbf) than the Anglo-Saxons before unification as well as wales and other nations. All Irish kingdoms used the exact same system of laws which didn't even vary at all between kingdoms. The Irish "Brehon-Laws" they were called. For most of Irish history the "Tailteann Games" were held traditionally on a set date where all Irish kingdoms came together to lay out the laws for the next few years as well as the sports and competitions each kingdom competed in. Althought there were parge periods throughout Irish history where the Tailteann Games didn't take place and it often took one of the "stronger" High-Kings to bring back the tradition. For example Ruadairí Ua Conchobair.

[@corcaighogormghus4618]

Oh and I will also mention that during the 9 years war. 1594-1603. (This was the war when england finally conquered Ireland after all the years). The Irish kingdoms when fighting back auctally formed a tight Confederation. There was no single leader of the Confederation but the kingdoms worked together as one with the same laws used throughout the land the Confederation controlled (the brehon-laws). Apart from that there was the Irish Confederation in 1640s after Ireland briefly won independence but that was after england conquered Ireland so wasnt anywhere near the time period you were talking about

[@joshuarawl1003]

My Mother's side is Fitzgerald, the name is quite prevalent around Wicklow town, never wondered why until now

[@jameshinton-howard6778]

Very interesting. I never knew about the Gherardini family and the connection to Ireland.

[@CheshireChan1107]

According to Ancestry DNA i am a descendant of the Kildare FitzGeralds, says that Sir Gerald II FitzGerald the 11th Earl of Kildare is my 20th Great Grandfather. He and Lady Browne had a daughter named Mary who married a Nugent, then they had a daughter named Margaret who married an O'Brien. I am learning so many new things about my family history, thank you !

[@fionaraven3991]

I'm a FitzGerald, whose family emigrated to Newfoundland prob sometime in the 1750s from Munster .. I think I might descend from the Desmond line . Learned recently that piracy was prominent there in the 17th century.

[@Scotia6261]

Coastal clans were notorious for it and the Fitzgeralds were based in Tralee and Askeaton castles but were also overlords of many Irish and Norman clans in that part of Desmond.

[@phillipmorse507]

My Great grandmother was Catherine Fitzgerald of County Cork. She was born in 1867. Don't know when her and her father, Thomas sailed to America? Married my Great grandfather in 1890 in New Hampshire.

[@mikefitzgerald33]

This is new info for me. I have traced my family tree back to the early 1800's in Antrim and Armagh Counties in Ulster (now Northern Ireland).

[@stallion78]

Is it possible to trace some of the Irish Gaelic lords?? Or did the English destroy the data??

[@dawnyockey1475]

I actually have 6 Fitzgerald relatives that came from Ireland in the late 1800's. My great great grandparents were 2 of them!

[@jericohen120]

As my own family tree has been documented numerous times and as a cousin of JFK I am wondering at some of the differences that exist in your chart and their own documentation. What are your references ? There are genealogists of both families in Ireland, France and the United States who would be interested in reviewing them. JeriGale Cohen Fitzgibbon Shane

[@spirituallyours64whengnats69]

Half brother to Mary Queen of Scots. 4 grandfather's up. Keeping my head.

[@AlannahRyane]

Fabulous work here. I have researched a few of these. to see their connection was wonderful. I've been researching an A.I.Geraldy granted a 1/2 lot beside my Martin ancestor 1749 Halifax so discovered the Italian connection. He disappeared from the records. I have heard there is a connection between Martins and Fitzgerald in Ireland. Martin YDNA results were Maxwell and Ramsey Borders and some Italian. No Irish. Thanks more food for thought.

[@kevinhoeg]

Excellent clip ... and thank you for sharing. Yes...I have Fitzgerald's in my tree. Will need to check....for exact names.

[@hannahhughes4533]

my great great grandmothers maiden name was Fitzgerald. My ancestors on my fathers side came from Ireland. So interesting.

[@themiffer6997]

Hello Hannah ! My Great Grandmother , Helen M. Fitzgerald Paull & Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy were cousins. Maybe we are related ?

[@IzzyRain]

I’m a descendant of Maurice FitzGerald, he is my 28th great grandfather!

[@jasoncowley4718]

Very cool! I enjoy watching these family dynasty vids. According to Geni, Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster is my 13th cousin twice removed. Noice!

[@peterfitzgerald53]

Very proud to be a part of this

[@gundashshrestha9562]

can you please do the video on nepal kings family tree?

[@gzpo]

Can you do the Sottile (of Brooklyn, NYC from Sicily), and, McGarty (of Brooklyn, NYC from Ireland) family trees? My cousins are FitzGeralds of Brooklyn, NYC.

[@brittanyhunt6816]

My grandpa is a Fitzgerald, from newfoundland

[@ericmills581]

I am a direct descendant of gerald Fitzgerald 9th earl of Kildare. It is amazing to know more about my ancestors. i am also a direct descendant of Henry ii of England. So who ever is descendants of them, hey distant cuz.

[@mikecullen4683]

The Normans got very far in Europe. I heard a story about a Irish soldier in the British Army billeted to a small Sicilian town in WW2.The locals were reserved until they found out his name was Fitzgerald.Turns out the town was settled by Norman knights in the 11 century.Small world.

[@independentfilmfestival]

House of Desmond, Fitzgerald 24 back,

[@xiphactinusaudax1045]

3:31 Even though Ireland is a republic, I'm pretty sure it's just "Ireland," and not the "Republic of Ireland"

[@madoldbatwoman]

Bit late with a reply I know, but both actually! The Republic of Ireland is the legal definition but everyone uses Ireland, we all know where that means. Like the difference between The United States of America and just America.

[@xiphactinusaudax1045]

@@madoldbatwoman yeah but I thought the official name was simply Ireland. Other places have "Republic of" in their official names which aren't commonly used, but I think Ireland's official name is just Ireland. Hang on, let me check

[@xiphactinusaudax1045]

@@madoldbatwoman Ah okay, yes "Republic of Ireland" is a name, but the legal name is Ireland, so we're both wrong and we're both right

[@chrysfoster9837]

You should check out the moores of Moore Hall ive traced my lineage as far as that

[@maryskrzypczynski2225]

My great grandmother was a Fitzgerald from Ireland! Probably not of the same family but it would be cool if it were. I will have to check with one of my aunts who has the family tree written down somewhere.

[@sheilaandersen8710]

Hi Matt! I have been enjoying your videos since KZbin's algorithm brought one up into my suggestions a few days ago. To my delight this is one of the videos I found. Nest ferch Rhys and Henry I are 27th great grandparents of mine but not through their son, Henry. I have separate lines back to both of them. My line from Nest comes from her and Gerald's son, Maurice. From there it goes Gerald, Maurice, Maurice, and then to a female line, Juliane. That being said, I hadn't thought about a possible connection with the family of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Were you able to find her line back to Gerald and Nest? I have not been able to find one via Google or Geni.com. I would be very grateful if you could point me in the correct direction to sources to see the connection between Rose and Nest. Thank you!! And, please continue with such great and informative videos!!

[@pfitz671]

Patrick Fitzgerald here. My family originally came to the US, through South Carolina in the mid 1700s. CROM A BOO

[@briancaudill2907]

Crom abu!!

[@spysquirrel]

My last name is Jerrell, and we are descendants of the FitzGerald’s. I was able to follow our line back to Ireland, and this video answered some of my questions. Some of the children of the FitzGerald’s that came to America changed the spelling to different variations, Jerrell/Gerald/Jarrell, etc., still some questions as to why, some think to not sound too Irish, which is ironic, as the FitzGerald’s were “more irish than the Irish themselves”.

[@marygeary6304]

Bodkin Connection The Fitzgeralds success conquering Ireland purportedly was attributed to the use of a short, spear-like weapon called a ‘bodkin’. One member of the FitzGerald family (likely not firstborn in either Desmond or Kildare lines) was motivated by the victory to change his line to the Bodkin surname. There are many references on the web to this alleged fact. Can you document this lineage? The Bodkins were a trading family, one of the Galway tribes trading out of the west of Galway. Was wondering if they had traction getting started in trade due to the FitzGerald connection…. Would so love to learn more.

[@Archivist1492]

I am a descendant of Guillermo de Morfi y Calana/William Murphy a knight of Santiago in Spain. His grandmother was Katherine Fitzgerald of the Earls of Kildare. Her father was Gerald Fitzgerald the 9th Lord of Kildare. Sebastian de Morfi a great great grandson founded Utuado Puerto Rico in 1743.

[@rdwwdr3520]

This is literally fascinating. I have been studying lately on a few of the old Irish families who ended up being royalists and supported King Charles I not only against parliament but a few even during the Irish Confederate war prior to Cromwell. Among those was a branch of the Fitzgeralds, Col John Fitzgerald, who even went into exile with Charles (with some of his regiments). I would very much like to hear one of your family trees on the O'Brien family of Munster. They are said to be descended from Brian Boru himself (and therefore maybe a bit "more Irish" than the Fitzgeralds in that sense) and became English peers and supported King Charles.

[@niajones7925]

Diolch am cynnwys y llinach Cymraeg!Thanks for using the welsh line!

[@shaolindreams]

Great stuff as usual.. interesting stuff. Do you have anything about the surname John and it's plethora of it's variants. Said to be one of the most important names in Christendom..

[@mattnalty4008]

How about the line from Brian Boru and the O'Brian family? He's probably the most well known of the High Kings here in Ireland. I'm also biased because I'm a part of the line.

[@ray_donovan_v4]

O'really? 🤣 i got some beef with you then... apparently.. Rofl.

[@mickf.m.struhanyk5751]

Mick Fitzgerald Murphy Struhanyk of Windsor, ON represeeeeeeeeeent!!! Direct cousins of both F Scott and the FKs of Mass fame - as well as everyone mentioned in this excellent rundown of my very proud heritage. Sorry, don’t mean to brag, but I’ve got one helluva smile 😃 Runs in the family!! Erin go bragh!!!!!

[@OCRay1]

The primary residence of the England royal family is in Australia.

[@KevOSMusic]

The offices of the President would be in Áras an Uachtaráin in Phoenix Park. Pretty sure Leinster house just holds an Dáil (Parliament) of the two houses, an Oireachtas (lower house) & an Seanad (upper house).

[@johnjones9104]

One of my ancestors was Osborne the Irishman his wife was Spanish ❤

[@GeographyWorld]

Informative video! Leinster house is home to the Irish government and the offices of the Taoiseach (prime minister). The president resides in Áras an Uachtarán in Phoenix Park.

[@UsefulCharts]

Thanks for the correction.

[@GeographyWorld]

Maybe you could do a video on the Irish presidents or Taoiseach

[@tampakitty7958]

Great video! It was interesting to learn about the Fitzgerald history. I have both Fitzgeralds and Kennedys in my family tree. My dad's sisters have said they thought we were related to the Kennedys (JFK's family) which I haven't been able to confirm. My paternal great grandmother Nora Fitzgerald was born in Meath, Ireland and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts and then Chicago. Nora's father's name was Michael J. Fitzgerald born in Meath, Ireland. Nora Fitzgerald married John Joseph Dowd born in County Kerry Ireland whose mother's maiden name was Mary Kennedy born in Ireland.

[@maxmccarthy3835]

I wonder if u will do a Mccarthy family tree?

[@Jeanikins]

Useful charts, this is excellent. Do you have anything on the Rohans of Ireland then France?

[@photadyta]

My late great grandfather is a Gerald FitzGerald. We’re from Philadelphia. He worked on the railroad after the war and bought a house in Levittown. He was married to my great grandmother, Veronica, for decades until he passed. They had seven children. I love my family very much. My mother has our genealogy mapped out somewhere and tells me it’s very interesting. I’m trying to learn. I still have to look at my dad’s side! Surprisingly, dna hasn’t helped - it just tells me who all of our third, fourth, fifth cousins are who I already know... we keep in touch I guess lol (another family reunion anyone?)

[@lorriemiller6750]

Yes I do. The story of the Geraldine' s started from being the Dukes of Florence and 3 sons all brothers went to Ireland as mercenaries in the pay of the English and established at least 8 or 9 prominent lineages in Ireland that share their original descent from them and had other branches in other countries that eventually died out. They kept in contact through the catholic priesthood which documented them and their relatives in different countries and branches for at least 500 years and are referred to as the Geraldines. They had the Fitzgerald's the Carew' s and many other families that became prominent over time and some people did not know or believe they were related until someone had talked with a priest who verified the documentation and connection. They had branches in England, France, Italy, Poland, and Ireland. For Mona Lisa the painting in Italian is known as La Giaconda for her husband's family and he was a prominent silk merchant who commissioned her portrait to be painted by Leonardo da vinci and she was the sister of the 3 brothers Tomasso, Walter, and Maurice Gherardini who founded the lineages that are considered the most prominent and Irish in and of Ireland.

[@trevorfitzgerald4996]

The trouble is she was not born for several hundred years after they went to ireland . Very distant cousin yes .

[@briancaudill2907]

I've read that story too. The only problem with that narrative is it puts the them from Italy to Ireland. There is proof that they were established in Wales with Gerald de Windsor and Nesta. Gerald was son of Walter Fitzotho, he is in the doomsday book, from there its shady

[@benenglish2504]

I'm a direct relative of one of the Dukes and live in kildare there is a restaurant called silken thomas

[@Monarchia_Irlandzka]

Can you make video about O'Byrnes?