FERMOY. 327 147S) and above all Baronies. The date of its creation cannot therefore be fata' than the reigu of Edward IV, and way possibly be much earlier. It must be observed that the pedigree of these Lords is extremely obscure and affords no rdiabk informatiou as to their succession during the earlier period.] Viscountcy [I.] 1. David Roche (called " The Great "), of Fermoy, I. 14C1 1 co ' t" 01 1 ' s - a,u ' °f Maurice Koehe, of the same, by Amy, da. of Donald Oge Mac-Carty-More, appears to have been recognised as a Peer of Pari., VISCOUNT FERMOY or VISCOUNT ROCHE OK FERMOY, co. Cork [I.], in the reign of Edward IV.p) lie hi. Johanna, da. of Walter be Buruu, alias Mac William. II. 1485 1 2. Maurice (Roche), Viscount Roche of Fermoy [XI, s. and h. He was one of the fifteen Irish Peers sum. to Greenwich by Henry VII, in 1489,( b ) being ranked (as sccund Viscouut) nest above the Viscount Gormanstowu (who was cr, 1473). He ni. firstly, Joan, tla. aud h. of James Vitz Thomas (Fire Gerald), 9th Earl of Desmond [I.], by Margaret, da. of Teige O'Brien, of Thomond. He m. secondly, More, da. of (— ) O'Brien. III. 1515? 3. David (Roche), Viscount Roche op Fermoy [I.], s. and h., by first wife. He m. Cathariue, da. of Teige Mac Carty-More. IV. I5i0? I/.. Maurice (Roche), Viscount Roche of Fermoy [I.], s. and h., called "Tho Mad," liviug loll. He nt. Qrany, da. of Cormac Mac Teige Mac-Carty, Chief of Muskerry.( c ) V. 1550? 5. David (Roche), Viscount Roche of Fermoy [I], s. and U. He m. Ellen, da. of James Butler, of Dunboyne, co. Meatb. VI. 1558 1 G. Maurice (Roche), Viscount Roche of Fermoy [I.], s. and h., who sat in the Pari. [I.], of 12 Jan. 1559. He had large grants of land from the crown, 18 Oct. 1577 and 26 Oct. 15S8. He m. firstly, Eleanor, da. of Maurice Fibs-John Fitz Gerald (br. of James, 14th Earl of Desmond [I.]), by Julia, da. of Dermot O'Mulrvan. He nt. secondly, Catharine, da. of Gerald Fitz James (Fitz Gerald), 15th Earl of Desmond [I.], by his second wife, Eleanor, da. of Edmond (Bltler Baron Dunuoyne [IJ. He d. (seized of the manor of Castletown Roche, fee), at his seat of Glanocher, 21 Oct. 1600. His widow m. Sir Donald O'Brien and was living 1615. VII. 1600. 7. David (Roche), Viscount Roche of Fermoy [I.], s. aud h., probably by the first wife. He proclaimed James I as King, 13 April 1603, at Cork, the Mayor refusing to do so. He sat in the Pari. [I.], 1013, &c, aud received many grants from the crown. He m. Joan, da. of James Fitz Richard (Babry), Viscount Buttevant [I.], by Ellen, da. of Cormac. Mac- Carthy-Reaqh. He d. at Castletown Roche, 22 March and was bur. 12 April 1635, at the Abbey, Bridgetown. (") Camdeu say3 [" Cerium est " in the orig. edit, which has been translated " it appears "] that the Roche family were Parliamentary Barons [I.], temp. Ed. II., wheu George Roche was fined 200 marks for nou attendance. A list of 1S3 persons among whom are " George de Rupc," " Adam de Rupe," "David de la Roche " and " William Fitz-Philip de la Roche, is given, from Rymer's Fadera, in Burke's " Extinct Peerage " (edit 1883, p. 031), being those persons who were required 23 Feb. (1301/2) 20 Ed. I, to treat with Geoffrey de Geyuvillc, John Wogan (Lord Justice of Ireland) and tho Earl of Ulster as to assisting the King against the Scots. (*>) See vol. i, preface p. iii, note " a," for the names of these, and see, as to the cause of such summons, &c, vol. iii, p. 86. note " a," sub " Desmond." ( c ) From their second son, William Roche, of Carrigdowu, is said to have descended the family of Roehe of Kiumore, co. Cork, of whom David Roche, who (apparently) was tho heir mak d. 1779, s.p., when his sisters took some steps to obtain the title.
