Judkin-Fitzgerald baronets explained

The Baronetcy of Lisheen, County Tipperary, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 August 1801 for Col. Thomas Judkin-Fitzgerald (Uniacke), who had adopted the surname of Judkin in compliance with the will of his maternal uncle Judge John Lapp Judkin, of Cashel. The title was a reward for suppressing the United Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Co Tipperary as High Sheriff of Tipperary.^[1]

On his death in 1810, in a "criminatory obituary" and in reference to his excessive use of the cat o' nine tails at this time, it was said that "The history of his life and loyalty is written in legible characters on the backs of his fellow countrymen."^[2]

He was succeeded by his son John, the second Baronet.^{[3] [4]} John was Mayor of Cashel, and High Sheriff of Tipperary in 1819; the third Baronet Thomas was also a magistrate, and a Deputy Lieutenant for the County Tipperary.^{[5] [6]} With the death of the fourth Baronet in 1917, the baronetcy became apparently extinct or dormant.

Judkin-Fitzgerald baronets, of Lisheen (1801)

• Sir Thomas Judkin-Fitzgerald, 1st Baronet (1754–1810), High Sheriff of Tipperary 1798^{[7] [8]}
• Sir John Judkin-Fitzgerald, 2nd Baronet (1787–1860) High Sheriff of Tipperary 1819, Mayor of Cashel, died aboard the PS Nimrod.^[8]
• Sir Thomas Judkin-Fitzgerald, 3rd Baronet (1820–1864), magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for the County Tipperary.^[8] His residence "Golden Hills" was named after the townland in which it was located Golden Hills, near the village of Golden, in the barony of Clanwilliam.^[9] Dr. Matthew S. Kennedy. Death from temporary insanity. Reported by Thomas Mack. Source: A return of inquisitions held by the coroner for the South Riding of the County of Tipperary commencing 1st Feb 1864 and ending June 1864.^[10]
• Sir Joseph Capel Judkin-Fitzgerald, 4th Baronet (1853–1917)

Heraldic insignia

Coat of arms Shield: The heraldic badges of Sir John Judkin-Fitzgerald 2nd Bt & grandson Sir Joseph Capel 4th Bt were derived from the Arms: quarterly: 1st and 4th, ermine, a saltire, gules St Patrick's Cross [representing [[Ireland]]] (FitzGerald dynasty); and 2d and 3d, argent, a chevron, gules, between three boars' heads, sable, langued, gules of (Judkin). Crest The crest represents a chevalier in complete armour, on horseback, at full speed, with his sword drawn, and his beaver up. Seat: The Seat of baronets was Lisheen. Motto: unknown - see also Uniacke Unicus est & faithful and brave Fitzgerald Black & Green Knights of Glyn or Glin & Kerry Shanit a boo^[11]

Further reading

• An Historical Review of the State of Ireland from the Invasion of that ... By Francis Plowden (1806) Printed and published by W. F. McLaughlin and Bartholomew Graves, Ireland v.5
• A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors Compiled by Thomas Bayly Howell (1820) Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown v. 27 (1798–1800)
• The History of Ireland: From Its Invasion Under Henry II. to Its Union with ... By Francis Plowden (1812) v.2 p452 incl Judkin-Fitzgerald's visits to Dublin Castle and subsequent capitulation by Francis Arthur Esq on board Minerva Captd & witnessed by Joseph Salkeld, Mate Henry Harrison which also transported United Irish Wicklow General Joseph Holt (rebel) Holt Fellowship

Notes and References

1. Judkin-Fitzgerald, Thomas. 30.
2. Book: Fitzpatrick, William John. "The sham squire;" and the informers of 1798: with a view of their contemporaries ; to which are added, in the form of an appendix, jottings about Ireland seventy years ago . W.B. Kelly. 1866. 3. 219. 2011-11-29.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=7CEIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA294 The baronetage of England
4. https://archive.org/details/baronetageengla00debrgoog/page/n237 The baronetage of England. revised, corrected and continued by G. W. Collen
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=5O8NAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA699 The Peerage and Baronetage
6. http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Cork/1864/MAY.html THE FITZGERALD SUICIDE—EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT THE BURIAL.
7. 15157. Thomas P.. Power. Fitzgerald, Sir Thomas Judkin-, first baronet (1754–1810).
8. Book: Foster . Joseph . The Baronetage and Knightage . 1881 . Nichols and Sons . 225 . en.
9. Web site: Site Fact Sheet: Golden Hills . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . . 2013-12-04 .
10. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~shanahan/news_jf.html "The Irish Times"; Page 3; published Monday, 2 May 1864 "DEATH OF SIR THOMAS J FITZGERALD, BART"
11. https://books.google.com/books?id=WmpmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA354 The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time