Dudley Persse (1625–1699) was an

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and

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. He was a grandson of the Rev. Robert Persse (died 1612), who originated in

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but settled in Ireland in the late 16th century and was buried at

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. Dudley's father (Henry of Clane) was one of three sons born to Robert Persse. Henry married an Elizabeth (surname unknown) and was dead by 1673, Sybil and Dudley being his only two children. Dudley Persse was educated at

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, matriculating in 1641 and was ordained into the Anglican Church. He served as

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. and Archdeacon of Tuam. He purchased the Spring Garden estate in County Galway, where he lived until he purchased Cregarosta in the same county, between

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and

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. He built a house there, which he named Roxborough in honour of Northumberland and which was thereafter was the seat of the Persse family for 245 years until destroyed by fire in 1922 during the Irish Civil War.''The Fields of Athenry: a Journey Through Irish History'', James Charles Roy, 2001. He married Sarah, daughter of John Crofton of Lisnadurn,

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and had issue: * Henry High Sheriff of County Galway, 1701 * William High Sheriff of County Galway, 1711 * Catherine, married Major Hugh Galbraith of Capard * Alice, married Captain William Colles of Sligo * Daughter (name unknown), married a Mr. Nethercott * Daughter (name unknown), married Mr. Ormsby of Tubbervaddy * Daughter (name unknown), married Mr. Hickman of County Clare * Sarah, married John Blakeney of Castle Blakeney

Genealogy

Persse founded a dynasty that was to dominate society in Galway and

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into the early 20th century. The family was prolific, members including: *

William Persse Col. William Persse (c. 1728 – 19 January 1803) was an Irish Volunteer. Persse was born at Roxborough House, County Galway, a great-grandson of Dudley Persse of Northumberland (see House of Percy), who settled in Galway during the Cromwellian ...

, Irish volunteer (c. 1728 – 1802) * Henry Stratford Persse, writer (died 1833) * Sarah Persse,

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, fl. 1899 *

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, Irish nationalist, landlord, author and dramatist (1852–1932) *

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References

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