Risteárd de Tiúit (

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d as Richard Tuite) (ob. 1210) was an

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nobleman and a member of

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's Irish invasion force, and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. His part in the original invasion is acknowledged in The Song of Dermot and the Earl, which recorded his grant of land in the western part of Meath (present-day

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and

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) under the authority of Hugh de Lacy in

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He built one of the largest Motte and Bailey settlements in Ireland at

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in 1199. His death, while Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, is recorded in Athlone by the Annals of the Four Masters under the year 1210 and his remains lie today in Abbeylara's Cistercian abbey. He was granted the

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of Moyashel.

Descendants

Risteárd de Tiúit had two sons who survived him, Risteárd 'Dubh' de Tiúit, the eldest son and heir to the title and lands, and Muiris.

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's ''Peerage'' says that it was this Risteárd, Risteárd Dubh, who established the monastery at Granard about 1210 and at this time Risteárd Dubh already held the manors of Kilalton and Demar, and was

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in that of Kilstir in Meath. Muiris became Lord of Jordanstown and had four sons who survived him, Tomás (Thomas), Piaras, Matthew and Ruairí (Roger). Sir Risteárd de Tiúit held lands at

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in 1342, when he was arrested on suspicion of treason. De Tiúit is also the ancestor of those who bear the de Tiúit/ Tuite surname. He is variously recorded as Tiúit, Diúit and Tuit. Numerous placenames in Meath (Tuiterath), Cavan (''Droim Thiúit''/ Drumyouth), Westmeath (Tuitestown in Fore; Tuitestown in

Moyashel and Magheradernon Moyashel and Magheradernon () is a barony in the centre of County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland, formed by 1672. It is bordered by eight other baronies: Corkaree and Fore (to the north), Delvin and Farbill (to the east), Fartullagh an ...

, and Ballysallagh Tuite), Kilkenny (''Baile an Tiúigh Thoir''/ Tuitestown and ''Baile an Tiúigh Beag''/ Tuitestown Little) and elsewhere are named after him and his descendants. The surname may be from the Eure region of Normandy where the root, ''Tuit'' (generally spelt '' Thuit'' as a single or first element), indicates a clearing in a wooded area and represents the local development of the Old Norse word ''thveit'' (also written ''þveit''), but sometimes from Old Danish ''thwēt'', brought by the

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ns when they settled in NormandyÅse Kari H. Wagner, ''Les noms de lieux issus de l'implantation scandinave en Normandie : le cas des noms en -tuit'', in ''Les fondations scandinaves en occident et les débuts du duché de Normandie'', actes publiés sous la direction de Pierre Bauduin. and is similar to English ''

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'' also from Old Norse or Old Danish.

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Annals of the Four MastersTuite Surname Distribution Today
from the Irish Times {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiuit, Risteard de Tiuit, Risteard de Tiuit, Baron Tiuit, Risteard de Tiuit, Baron Normans in Ireland Norman warriors Irish feudal barons

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