King James' Irish Army List

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ILLUSTRATIONS, HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL,

OF KING JAMES’ IRISH ARMY LIST (1689)

BY JOHN D’ALTON, ESQ., BARRISTER,

CAPTAIN THADY QUINN  Pages 332-334

THIS ancient Sept is recognized in the native Annals from the earliest date of surnames : those of Ulster commemorate amongst the heroes fought at Clontarf in 1014, Neill O’Quin. Widely spreading over Ireland this family held territory in Limerick, Clare, Longford, Westmeath and Derry. In the first County the name has later been ennobled, with the titles of Barons Adare and Earls of Dunraven. In 1095, died of the plague Augustin O’Quin, Chief Brehon of Leinster ; and in 1188, Edwina, commemorated as ‘daughter of O’Quin of Muinter-Iffernan in Thomond (Clare), and Queen of Munster,’ died in her pilgrimage at Derry, ‘victorious over the world and the devil.’ In 1252, Thomas O’Quin was Bishop of Clonmacnoise, as was John Quin of Limerick in 1505. 

The Patent Rolls record pardons to Thomas O’ ‘Cuin in 1318, to Maolmurry O’ ‘Coigne’ of Castlemartin in 1395; and in 1402, King Henry the Fourth granted to Thomas O’Coyne, clerk, ‘of the Irish nation and blood,’ liberty to use the English law and language. in 1404, David and John O' ‘Coygne,’ of the County of Kildare, sued out a license of pardon : and in 1413, Henry the Fifth granted to James O ‘Coyne,’ clerk, with the additional liberty of acquiring lands in mortmain for religious uses. Walter Quinn‘of Dublin’ was preceptor to Prince Henry, on whose death he published an epitaph in 1613. *

The Act that in 1612 confiscated Ulster by the attainder of the Earl of Tyrone and his confederates, included Murtogh O’Quin, ‘late of Dungannon,’ and Teague Modder O’Quin of the same place. Cromwell’s memorable Ordinance of 1652 excepted from pardon for life and estate Brien Modder O’Quynne, and Turlogh Groom O’Quynne of Monagowre, in the County of Tyrone; while Mr. John Quin was one of the twenty-four whom Breton coded to die on the capitulation of Limerick. 

The Attainders of 1642 include Richard and Laughlin Quin of Ballyhooke, County of Wicklow ; Edmund Quin of Ballenteskin, do. clerk ; Christopher Quinn of St. Audoen’s parish, Dublin, and Christopher Quin of St. Michan’s. do. merchant. In a patent of Clare lands granted in 1680 to Dame Lucy ‘Fitzmorrice’ and her son Richard Fitz-Morrice, there was an especial saving of rights of Thady Quin, possibly the above Captain, to certain lands therein, and to a mortgage on other of the grant.

On this Army List, besides the above Captain Thady Quinn, Daniel Quin was a Quarter-Master in Colonel Nicholas Purcell’s Horse, as was Robert Quin in Lord Dongan’s Dragoons ; Christopher ‘Quin,’ a Coronet in Colonel Symon Lutrell’s, and James ‘Quin’ a Lieutenant in Major General Boiseleau’s Infantry. Captain Thady Quinn was attainted in 1691, when his estates in the County of Limerick became vested in the Crown. The other Outlawry's were of William Quin of Dublin, Richard Quin of Athy, Hugh Mc Turlogh O’Quin of Cornetule, and Brian Oge Mac Turlogh O’Quin of Glunoe, County of Tyrone.