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'''Benjamin Lucas''' was an English soldier of the seventeenth century who served and settled in Ireland. |
'''Benjamin Lucas''' ({{fl.|1649–1652}}) was an English soldier of the seventeenth century who served and settled in Ireland. |
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Lucas served as a [[colonel]] during the [[Cromwellian conquest of Ireland]] and was present at the [[Siege of Drogheda]]. He was granted lands around [[Corofin, County Clare|Corofin]] in [[County Clare]] as part of the [[Cromwellian Settlement]] of 1652.<ref>Irish Townlands p.99</ref> He was the [[great-grandfather]] of the Irish [[Radicalism (historical)|radical]] [[Charles Lucas (politician)|Charles Lucas]] who served as MP for [[Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dublin City]]. |
Lucas served as a [[colonel]] during the [[Cromwellian conquest of Ireland]] and was present at the [[Siege of Drogheda]]. He was granted lands around [[Corofin, County Clare|Corofin]] in [[County Clare]] as part of the [[Cromwellian Settlement]] of 1652.<ref>Irish Townlands p.99</ref> He was the [[great-grandfather]] of the Irish [[Radicalism (historical)|radical]] [[Charles Lucas (politician)|Charles Lucas]] who served as MP for [[Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dublin City]]. |
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Benjamin Lucas (fl. 1649–1652) was an English soldier of the seventeenth century who served and settled in Ireland.
Lucas served as a colonel during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland and was present at the Siege of Drogheda. He was granted lands around Corofin in County Clare as part of the Cromwellian Settlement of 1652.[1] He was the great-grandfather of the Irish radical Charles Lucas who served as MP for Dublin City.
References
[edit]- ^ Irish Townlands p.99
Bibliography
[edit]- Paul Connell, Denis A. Cronin & Brian Ó Dálaigh. Irish Townlands: Studies in Local History. Four Courts, 1998.
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