Gilbert de Angulo was an

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, .

Biography

A son of

Jocelyn de Angulo Jocelyn de Angulo, 1st Baron of Navan (''fl.'' 1172), was an Anglo-Norman knight. Biography De Angulo was one of fifty knights serving under Hugh de Lacy upon the latter's grant of the Lordship of Meath by King Henry II of England in 1172. Joce ...

, 1st

Baron of Navan {{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019 The Barony of Navan was an Irish feudal barony which was held by the de Angulo family, whose name became Nangle. It was a customary title: in other words, the holder of the title was always referred to as a Baron, ...

, Gilbert held the barony of Machaire Gaileng ( Morgallion and

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). Upon his rebellion in 1195, all his lands were forfeited - given by Walter de Lacy to his brother, Hugh, about 1198 - and Gilbert and his brothers Phillip and William outlawed. Gilbert fled English jurisdiction and sought service with King

Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair (Anglicised as Cathal O'Connor/O'Conor and Cathal the Red-handed O'Conor) (1153–1224), was a king of Connacht. He was the youngest son of the High King of Ireland Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair and brother to the ...

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. In return, Cathal granted him lands at Máenmaige, in western Uí Maine. Upon his pardon in 1206, King

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confirmed him in lands granted by King Cathal and made him a grant of other lands. Brought back into John's favour, he assisted Cathal in the construction of Caeluisce, near

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, in 1212. It was attacked and burned the following year, and Gilbert was killed during the attack. Gilbert also appears to have held land in Uí Lomain and Cineal Fheicin/Muntir Mailfinnain. However, as all his lands were held by new owners subsequent to

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's settlement of Connacht in the 1230s, it appears his family had by then died out in the male line. Some of Gilbert's descendants altered the names from D'Angulo to Nangle, and the branch of the family which settled near

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, further changed the name to Nagle. The surname "Costello" is derived from Gilbert's second son, Hostilo. As such, descendants of Costello became "MacCostello".

Annalistic references

From the

Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ...

: * 1193 - "Inishcloghbran was plundered by the sons of Osdealv, and the sons of Conor Moinmoy." * 1194 - "Gilbert Mac Costello marched, with an army, to Assaroe, but was compelled to return without being able to gain any advantage by his expedition." * 1195 - "Cathal Crovderg O'Conor and Mac Costelloe, with some of the English and Irish of Meath, marched into Munster, and arrived at Imleach Iubhair (Emly) and Cashel. They burned four large castles and some small ones." * 1211 - "An army was led by the Connacians, at the summons of the English bishop and Gilbert Mac Costello, to Assaroe; and they erected a castle at Cael-uisge." * 1212 - "Gilbert Mac Costello was slain in the castle of Cael-uisge; and the castle itself was burned by O'Hegny."

Family tree

Joycelyn de Angulo, fl. 1172. , , _______________________________________________ , , , , , , Gilbert Phillip William/ William Mac Coisdealbhaigh , , Miles Bregach Mac Coisdealbhaigh , _________________, __________________ , , , , , , Hugo, d. 1266? Gilbert Mor Phillip, fl. 1288.

Literary reference

The Song of Dermot and the Earl ''The Song of Dermot and the Earl'' (french: Chanson de Dermot et du comte) is an anonymous Anglo-Norman verse chronicle written in the early 13th century in England. It tells of the arrival of Richard de Clare (Strongbow) in Ireland in 1170 (the ...

'' (composed early 13th century) mentions the de Angulo family, and casts doubt upon Gilbert's paternity. This is probably intended to insult Gilbert as a traitor to the King.

References

*Knox, Hubert Thomas. ''The History of the County of Mayo to the Close of the Sixteenth Century. With illustrations and three maps.'' Originally published 1908, Hogges Figgies and Co. Dublin. Reprinted by De Burca rare books, 1982. .

External links

* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/ Normans in Ireland 12th-century births 1213 deaths Norman warriors People from Pembrokeshire People from County Meath People from County Galway {{Ireland-noble-stub