Alice (Boyle) Barry (1607 - 1666)

Born 20 Mar 1607 in Youghal, Cork, Ireland

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Alice Boyle was a member of the aristocracy in Ireland.

Biography

Lady Alice Boyle was born on 20 March 1607 at Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. She was the daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and Catherine Fenton.

She married, firstly, David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore, son of Hon. David Barry and Elizabeth Power, on 21 July 1621.

She married, secondly, John Barry, son of William Barry and Margaret O'Brien, after 1642. She died on 23 March 1666 at age 59.

She was buried on 25 March 1666 at St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, as Mrs. Barry.

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Buried in the Boyle Vault, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland

"Alice, Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork's eldest daughter, born at the College House on March 20, 1607, was early disposed of in marriage by her father to his ward, David, the young Viscount Buttevant and Barrymore, whose estates in Munster marched with his own. When she was under thirteen, she was contracted 'per verba de presenti' to him, in the hall of the College House by her uncle, the Bishop of Cork, in the presence of forty or fifty ' of good worth and reputation.' The marriage took place a year and a half later, when the bridegroom was about seventeen. An entry in Boyle's Diary six months after reveals the youthfulness of his character." ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Mary Rich, countess of Warwick (1625-1678): her family and friends, pg 23 [1]

• The Peerage, accessed 23 Oct 2015.