He travelled to France for his education. He joined Dillon's Regiment of the Irish Brigade. He became famed as a swordsman and duellist, and for his stature, which measured six feet four inches in height. Among his closest acquaintances were Lord Clare and Maurice de Saxe. He participated in the Battle of Fontenoy (1745).
His became notorious because of his duelling, and was obliged to leave France. He joined the Austrian service. He retired in 1751 and returned to Ireland. He married Maria Birmingham, a relative of Baron Athenry, and had issue. He was nicknamed Risteárd Buidhe a' chlaidhimh (swarthy Richard of the sword) and Nineteen-duel Dick.[1]
A watch presented to him by Louis XV, set with diamonds and pearls, was in the possession of the Kirwan family as of 1949.
risteárd, buidhe, kirwan, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, march, 2012, learn. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Risteard Buidhe Kirwan 1708 1779 was an Irish soldier and duellist Biography editKirwan was a son of Patrick Kirwan of Cregg and Mary Martin of Dangan Both towns are in County Galway and his parents were members of the Tribes of Galway He was an uncle of the scientist Richard Kirwan and a cousin of Richard Martin MP founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals He travelled to France for his education He joined Dillon s Regiment of the Irish Brigade He became famed as a swordsman and duellist and for his stature which measured six feet four inches in height Among his closest acquaintances were Lord Clare and Maurice de Saxe He participated in the Battle of Fontenoy 1745 His became notorious because of his duelling and was obliged to leave France He joined the Austrian service He retired in 1751 and returned to Ireland He married Maria Birmingham a relative of Baron Athenry and had issue He was nicknamed Risteard Buidhe a chlaidhimh swarthy Richard of the sword and Nineteen duel Dick 1 A watch presented to him by Louis XV set with diamonds and pearls was in the possession of the Kirwan family as of 1949 See also editWilliam o Ciardhubhain family founder fl 1488 Francis Kirwan Bishop of Killala 1589 1661 Dominick Kirwin Irish Confederate fl 1642 1653 Annette Kirwan first wife of Edward Carson Baron Carson died 1913 References editBiographical Dictionary of Irishmen in France Richard Hayes Dublin 1949 http homepages rootsweb ancestry com jmack kirwan htm Ellis Peter Berresford Nineteen Duel Dick from Galway Irish News UK Archived from the original on 29 September 2012 nbsp nbsp This Irish biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Risteard Buidhe Kirwan amp oldid 1160345384, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
