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Gearóid means "brave with a spear" or "spear carrier."

Gearóid Mór (meaning Big Garret) was the son of Thomas Fitzgerald, 7th Earl of Kildare and Jane Fitzgerald, the daughter of James Fitzgerald, 6th Earl of Desmond. The Anglo-Norman Fitzgeralds had risen to become the premier Old English peers in Ireland. They were descended from Gerard de Windsor and Nest, the daughter of the last King of Deheubarth. One of his ancestors, Maurice Fitzgerald de Windsor, known as the Invader of Ireland  had travelled to Ireland with Richard de Clare (Strongbow). Controversial Irish king Diarmuid MacMorrough had given him the town of Wexford, only to have it confiscated again by Henry II of England.

Gearóid Mór Fitzgerald married Alison Fitzeustace, with whom he had two children:

Gearóid Óg FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare

Margaret Fitzgerald

Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (1487–1534), also known as Gearóid Óg, was a figure in Irish History. He was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace. He married Elizabeth Zouche, daughter of Sir John Zouche, in 1503 with whom he had one child: Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th Earl of Kildare. He later married Lady Elizabeth Grey and had a further three children: Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare, Elizabeth FitzGerald and Edward FitzGerald. In 1513 he inherited the Earl of Kildare and he also served as Lord Deputy of Ireland. In 1492, after he recognised and supported Perkin Warbecks claim to the throne, the king deprived him of his title of Earl of Kildare and wouldn't restore the title until FizGerald sought the kings pardon. He died on the 2 September 1534.

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