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A more grounded ‘Air Castle’: the Morres Family
The Table below summarises the connection between the Murray-Priors and the Morres/Lodge families. It begins with Frances Butler marrying Hervey Morres: their great-granddaughter married Andrew M-P, TLM-P's great-grandfather. The Morres family tended to be successful, wealthy (Francis and Redmond both married an heiress) and public figures: models for children to emulate. Consequently, generations of Murray-Priors drew on this family when choosing names for their children. TLM-P’s second name was Lodge while his uncle was Lodge Morres M-P. Many of TLM-P's children appear to be named after this family. Catherine and Elizabeth were popular names and also the second names of TLM-P’s step-sister Louisa; Lodge and Morres could be named after his uncle; but there appears little other reason than identification with the Morres family when three of his sons were named Hervey, Redmond and (as a second name for Thomas) de Montmorenci (a variation of Montmorency).
Photo: Castlemorres House, Kilmaganny, Kilkenny: it was demolished in 1978.
Four Generations: source of names and pride
Hervey Morres, 1625-1724 | m. | Frances Butler |
Francis Morres (b. circa 1680) | m. 1706 | Catherine Evans |
Redmond Morres (d. 1784) | m. 1740 | Elizabeth Lodge |
Frances Morres (b. circa 1751) | m. 29 April 1772 | Andrew Murray-Prior (c.1747-95) |
In 1816, Frances Morres’ brother Lodge Morres was awarded the title Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency (he choose de Montmorency because of what Burke's Peerage called a 'genuine but mistaken belief' that he was descended from the distinguished French family of that name).
Sources: to do; http://www.munster-express.ie/community-notes/kilkenny/lecture-given-on-castlemorris-house-and-estate.