1. Barnaby Fitzpatrick was educated at the court of Henry VIII of England with Edward, Prince of Wales.
14 Facts About Barnaby Fitzpatrick
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Barnaby Fitzpatrick was active in suppressing Wyatt's rebellion in 1553.
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Barnaby Fitzpatrick went home to Ireland, where he would have a lifelong feud with the Earl of Ormonde.
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Barnaby Fitzpatrick killed his cousin, the rebel Rory O'More in 1578.
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Barnaby Fitzpatrick was among the chief mourners at the funeral of King Henry VIII, the father of Edward.
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An amused Barnaby Fitzpatrick replied "You make me think the care you take for me is more fatherly than friendly".
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On his return to England Barnaby Fitzpatrick took an active part in the suppression of Wyatt's rebellion.
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Shortly afterwards Barnaby Fitzpatrick went into Ireland with the Earl of Kildare and Brian O'Conor Faly,.
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Barnaby Fitzpatrick sat in the Parliament of Ireland of 1559.
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In 1573 the Grace family, who were at odds with Barnaby Fitzpatrick, abducted his wife and daughter and Barnaby Fitzpatrick suspected that Ormond was behind the abduction.
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Barnaby Fitzpatrick appealed to Sidney to intervene on his behalf, but employed the notorious felon Piers Grace to rescue his daughter.
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In 1560 Barnaby Fitzpatrick married Joan, daughter of Rowland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass and his wife Joan Butler.
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Barnaby Fitzpatrick was, said Sir Henry Sidney, "the most sufficient man in counsel and action for the war that ever I found of that country birth; great pity it was of his death".
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Barnaby Fitzpatrick appears in Heirs of Squire Harry, and in the young adult novel Timeless Love by Judith O'Brien.