Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Maynooth, Naas, and Llanstephan
(c. 1105 - September 1176)
Ancient forefather of the grandchildren of Vernia Swindell Byars
A drawing of Maurice FitzGerald from a manuscript of the Expugnatio Hibernica, an account of the 1169 invasion of Ireland written in 1189 by Maurice's nephew, Gerald of Wales.