Col. Giles EYRE, of Eyrecourt

Bef 1764 - 1830  (> 66 years)

• Name	Giles EYRE  [1]
  Title	Col.
  Suffix	of Eyrecourt
  Born	Bef 19 Jul 1764
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	19 Jul 1764	Eyrecourt, County Galway, Ireland   [1, 2, 3]
  	Source 277 page 14 is in conflict as to the mother.
  Died	18 Dec 1830	Castle Lambert, County Galway, Ireland   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I4474	Chap 08 Eyrecourt
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Captain Richard EYRE,   b. 1722, County Cork ,   d. 31 Mar 1780, Eyrecourt, County Galway, Ireland  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Anchoretta EYRE
  Married	13 Jan 1764	Modreeny Church, Modreeny, Tipperary, Ireland   [3, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anne DALY
  Married	28 Sep 1792	Dublin, Ireland   [1, 6, 8]
  Children	1. John EYRE,   b. 15 May 1794,   d. 18 Feb 1856, Eyrecourt, County Galway, Ireland  (Age 61 years)   2. Richard EYRE,   b. Abt 1796,   d. 9 Aug 1867  (Age ~ 71 years)   3. Anne EYRE,   d. 23 Jul 1879   4. Anchoretta EYRE,   d. 27 Apr 1824   5. Jane EYRE,   d. Aft 12 Mar 1828   6. Eleanor EYRE,   d. Aft 18 Aug 1843
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2011
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sophia WALSH
  Married	1806  [1, 8]
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2021
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Col. Giles Eyre succeeded his uncle Lord Eyre, at Eyrecourt. Giles was the Colonel of the Galway Militia and Master of the Galway Hounds, better known as "The Blazers". He along with two other members of this branch have been listed as notable british eccentrics. Similar to his cousin Ned he managed to fritter away a large inheritance through excessive spending on such things as keeping forty horses and seventy dogs, a whim of keeping a plate of money outside his door from which beggars could help themselves. One large expense being his standing for election in 1811. Despite his priviledged background he couldn't read or write and his opponent in the election, a Mr Martin, a astute politician and renowned dualist offered to stand down from the election if Giles signed a document. Giles's inability to read or write meant he had to decline Martins offer and Giles ended up losing the election despite his spending ?80,000 [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S277] Eyrecourt & Eyreville, Rev A S Hartigan, (Rev A S Hartigan, Trinity College, Dublin, 1905), Page 14 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Eyre Notes & Queries, Rev A S Hartigan, (Rev Allen Stewart Hartigan. MA, TCD,, Broadwell, Moreton-in-Marsh. Glos., 1911-1918), Page 117 (Reliability: 3). [S7] Parish and Mi Cemetery records, D Eyre, (Citation), Pedigree Eyrecourt #0016 dated 11/8/97 (Reliability: 3). [S14] Researcher's John & Robert, Giles Eyre of Brickworth, (unknown) (Reliability: 3). [S277] Eyrecourt & Eyreville, Rev A S Hartigan, (Rev A S Hartigan, Trinity College, Dublin, 1905), Page 15 (Reliability: 3). [S16] Parish record, LDS, (1984) (Reliability: 2). [S277] Eyrecourt & Eyreville, Rev A S Hartigan, (Rev A S Hartigan, Trinity College, Dublin, 1905), Page 13, 21 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Eyre Notes & Queries, Rev A S Hartigan, (Rev Allen Stewart Hartigan. MA, TCD,, Broadwell, Moreton-in-Marsh. Glos., 1911-1918), Page 118 (Reliability: 3).