Richard Huskard (

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1278?–1333) was an

Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish people () denotes an ethnic, social and religious grouping who are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. They mostly belong to the Anglican Church of Ireland, which was the State rel ...

settler. He was an ancestor of the family of Skerrett, who later became one of

The Tribes of Galway The Tribes of Galway () were 14 merchant families who dominated the political, commercial and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late 19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Brown ...

. Later bearers of the name included John Skerrett (Mayor) (fl.1491–1492) and

John Skerrett (Augustinian) John Skerrett (Augustinian), Irish preacher and missionary, c.1620–c.1688. John Skerrett was a member of one of the Tribes of Galway, a descendant of Richard Huskard. He studied for the clergy in Andalusia, and afterwards he was ordained as a ...

(c.1620–c.1688). An earlier Richard Huskard held land near

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

in 1278. Huskard was the original form of the surname Skerrett, as ''huscarl'', a compound word of two distinct words in

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, ''hus'' (house) and ''churl'' (a

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. Presumptive descendants include * John Skerrett (Mayor), 7th Mayor of Galway, 1491–1492. *

James Skerrett James Skerrett, fl. 1513–1532, Mayor of Galway. Skerrett was a descendant of Richard Huskard, and seems to have served two consecutive terms. He had served on the corporation as bailiff in 1513. Among the statues passed while he was Mayor was ...

, fl. 1513–1532, Mayor of Galway. *

, Irish Preacher and Missionary, c.1620–c.1688.

References

* Henry, William (2002). ''Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001''. Galway: Galway City Council. * Martyn, Adrian (2016). ''The Tribes of Galway: 1124-1642'' People from County Galway 14th-century Irish people Normans in Ireland Year of birth uncertain {{Ireland-politician-stub

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