A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Digby, Lettice
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DIGBY, LETTICE,
Was descended from the ancient family of the Fitzgeralds of Kildare. She was created baroness of Offale for life, and on her marriage with Lord Digby, of Coleshill in the county of Longford, brought her large possessions into that family. As Lady Digby lived in the time of the rebellion, the insurgents often assaulted her in her castle of Geashill, which she defended with great resolution. She died in 1658, and lies buried in the cathedral of St. Patrick. She left seven sons and three daughters.