David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore

Who was David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore?

David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore, 19th Baron Barry, 6th Viscount Buttevant was the posthumous child of David Barry, the son of David de Barry, 5th Viscount Buttevant, and Elizabeth Power, daughter of Richard Power, 4th Baron le Power and Curraghmore.

He was born 10 March 1604 and succeeded to the Barrymore estates on 10 April 1617 on the death of his grandfather.

In 1631 he married the Lady Alice Boyle, daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, by his second wife, Catherine Fenton. Through Cork's influence he was created Earl of Barrymore on 28 February 1628. During the 1641 rebellion, he sided with the English. On 10 May 1642 he stormed the Castle of Ballymacpatrick, near Fermoy, which was held by his grand-aunt. He led a regiment at the Battle of Liscarroll in September 1642. He died of his wounds on the 29 September 1642 at Liscarroll and was buried in Boyle Vault, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland.