Jocelyn de Angulo, 1st Baron of Navan (''fl.'' 1172), was an Anglo-Norman

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Biography

De Angulo was one of fifty knights serving under Hugh de Lacy upon the latter's grant of the

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by King

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in 1172. Jocelyn was awarded the title Baron of Navan by de Lacy. He had sons

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, Philip and William, all of whom would be outlawed for rebellion in 1195. He built a fort at

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, the origin of the town, of which he can be called the founder. Jocelyn is believed to have derived his surname from his homeplace of

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Philip de Angulo

Philip was an Anglo-Irish

, fl. 1195–1206, son of Jocelyn de Angulo of

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, Philip and his two brothers, Gilbert and William, were outlawed for rebellion in 1195 and had their lands confiscated. However, in 1206 King

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pardoned them, Philip being allowed to inherit his father's estates at

. From his brother, William de Angulo, descend the Connacht families of Waldron, and others. He is considered an ancestor of Nano Nagle.

William de Angulo

William was an Anglo-Irish

, fl. 1195–1206, and son of Jocelyn de Angulo. William was associated with the rebellion of his brothers Gilbert and Philip in 1195, and likewise pardoned in 1206. He held lands in

under Walter de Lacy which were returned to him upon his pardon. He is the ancestor of the Mac Jordan Duff, Mac Phillip, de Bhaldraithe/Mac Bhaldrin/ Waldron clans of

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Clann Coisdealbhaigh (after Mac Fhirbhisigh)

Genealogical tree

Literary reference

The Song of Dermot and the Earl (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 (1908) ''The History of the County of Mayo to the Close of the Sixteenth Century''; with illustrations and three maps. Dublin: Hodges Figgis (reprinted by De Burca Rare Books, 1982 ) {{DEFAULTSORT:Angulo, Jocelyn De Anglo-Normans Normans in Ireland 12th-century births 12th-century deaths 13th-century deaths People from Pembrokeshire People from County Meath