QUIN

Earls of Dunraven,

  Arms*: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, gu. a hand couped below the wrist grasping a sword ppr., on each side a serpent, tail nowed, the heads respecting each other or., in chief two crescents ar., for O'Quin, of Munster; 2nd and 3rd, az. a chev. betw. three lions' head erased or. with a mullet for diff., for Wyndham.

Crests: 1st, Quinn: A wolf's head erased ar.; 2nd, Wyndham: A lion's head erased within a fetterlock and chain or.

Supporters:  Two ravens with wings elevated ppr. collared and chained or.

Motto:  Quæ sursum volo videre.

ÆNEAS (or Aongus)Ceannathrach,** a younger brother of Blad who is No. 92 on the "O'Brien" (Kings of Thomond) pedigree, was the ancestor of O'Cuinn or Muintir Cuinn, of munster; anglicised O'Quin, Quin, and Quain.

92. Æneas Ceannathrach: a younger son of Cas, a quo Dal Cais, or Dalcassians.
93. Rethach: his son.
94. Seanach: his son.
95. Diomma: his son.
96. Dunsleibhe: his son.
97. Cuallta ("cuallta": Irish, a wolf): his son; a quo O'Cualltaigh, anglicised Kielty, Quilty, and Wolf.
98. Fermac ("fear": Irish, a man; "mac," bright, pure, clear): his son; a quo Cineal fearmaic, of Thomond.
99.Fercinn("cionn": Irish, head, cause, account): his son; a quo O'Fercinn, by some anglicised Perkin and Perkins.***
100. Flann Scrupuil: his son.
101. Flancha: his son.
102. Dubhsalach: his son.
103. Donn: his son.
104. Donal: his son.
105. Deadha ("deadhachd:" Irish, godliness): his son; a quo O'Dead-haichd, anglicised O'Day, O'Dea****, Day, Dee, and Deedy.
106. Conn Mór ("conn": Irish, wisdom): his eldest son; a quo O'Cuinn or Muintir Cuinn.  Had a younger brother Donoch, from whom descended the O'Dea (of Thomond) family; and another younger brother, Flaithertach, who was the ancestor of Roughan.
107. Niall: son of Conn Mór; had a younger brother named Donal. - See the Linea Antiqua.  This Niall was slain, A.D. 1014, at the Battle of Clontarf, fighting on the side of the Irish Monarch Brian Boroimhe [boru], against the Danes.
108. Feadleachair: son of Niall.  In this generation the sirname was first assumed in this family.
109. Corc: his son.
110. Murrogh: his son.
111. Donogh: his son.
112. Giolla-Sionan: his son.
113. Donogh: his son.
114. Donal: his son.
115. Tomhas: his son.
116. Donal: his son.
117. Donal: his son.
118. Connor O'Quin: his son; who lived in the second quarter of the 14th century.
119. Donal: his son.
120. John: his son.
121. Donogh: his son.  This Donogh had, besides his successor, another son John, who was Bishop of Limerick.
122. James, of Kilmallock: son of Donogh.
123. Donogh: his son; mar. Miss Nash. of Ballynacaharagh, by whom he had two sons, namely - 1. Donogh Oge; 2. Andrew, mentioned incidentally in a letter from Lord Kerry to Col. David Crosbie, dated 3rd October, 1648.
124. Donogh Oge: son of Donogh; m. a Miss O'Riordan.
125. Teige: their son.  Had a dau. Elenora, who was m. to Simon Haly, of Ballyhaly.
126. Valentine, of Adare: son of Teige; m. Mary, dau. of Henry Wyndham, of the Court, county Limerick; d. 1744.
127. Wyndham: son of Valentine; in 1748 m. Frances, dau. of Richard Dawson, of Dawson's Grove.
128. Valentine-Richard: their son; created "Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl," on the 22nd January, 1822.  He m., in 1777, Frances, dau. of Stephen, first Earl of Ilchester, by whom he left, at this decease in 1824, his successor, another son Richard-George, and a dau. Harriet, who m. Sir William Payne-Gallwey, Bart.

129.  Windham-Henry Wyndham, the second Earl, who d. 1850: son of Valentine-Richard; m., on 27th Dec., 1810, Caroline, dau. and sole heiress of Thomas Wyndham, Esq., of Dunraven Castle, Glamorganshire, and had:
    I. Edwin-Richard-Wyndham, of whom presently.
    II. Windham-Henry-Wyndham (d. 1865), Captain Grenadier Guards; b. 1829; m., in 1856, Caroline, third dau. of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tyler, K.H. (she re-married in 1867 Col. N. O. S. Turner, R.A.), and left with other issue:
        I. Windham-Henry-Quin; b. 1857.
    I. Lady Anna-Maria-Charlotte (d. 1855), who m. in 1836, the Right Hon. William Monsell (now Lord Emly), of Tervoe, co. Limerick.
130. Edwin-Richard-Wyndham, the third Earl (who d. Oct., 1871): son of Windham-Henry-Wyndham; b. 1812.  Was twice married: first, to Augusta, third dau. of the late Thomas Goold, Esq., Master in Chancery; and secondly, to Anne, dau. of Henry Lambert, Esq., of Carnagh (who, as the Dowager Countess of Dunraven, m. secondly, on the 26th April, 1879, Hedworth Hylton Jolliffe, second Baron Hylton).  The children of Edwin-Richard-Wyndham by the the first marriage were:
    I. Windham-Thomas-Wyndham, of whom presently.
    I. Lady Caroline-Adelaide; b. 1838; d. 1853.
    II. Lady Augusta-Emily; b. 1839.
    III. Lady Mary-Frances; b. 1844; m. in 1868 Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, Esq., of Marbury Hall, Cheshire, and of Fota Island, Cork (who was M.P. for Cork, 1867-1874.)
    IV. Lady Edith.
    V. Lady Emily-Anna.
131. Windham-Thomas-Wyndham Quin, of Adare Manor, Adare, co. Limerick, and of Dunraven Castle, Bridgend, Glamorganshire, late 1st Life Guards: son of Edwin-Richard-Wyndham; living in 1887; b. 12th Feb., 1841; m., 29th April, 1869, Florence, second dau. of Lord and Lady Charles Lennos Kerr; succeeded his father, as the fourth Earl, on the 6th October, 1871.  Issue:
    I. Lady Florence Enid.
    II. Lady Rachael-Charlotte.
    III. Lady Aileen May.

* Arms: The arms of O'Quin, of Munster, were: Gu. a hand couped below the wrist grasping a sword all ppr. betw. in chief two crescents ar., and in base as many serpents erect and respecting each other, tails nowed or.  Crest: A boar's head erased and erect ar. langued gu.

** Ceannathrach: This is the epithet ("ceann": Irish, a head; "atrach," a boat) employed in some Irish MSS. in the case of this Æneas; while Ceannattin ("ceann": Irish, a head; "attin," furze) is the epithet in others.

*** Perkins: According to MacFirbis, "Perkins" and "Perkinson" were in Gaelic rendered MacPiaruis, and sometimes MacPeadhair, which are by him classed among Saxon families (Sloinnte Saxonta) settled in Ireland.

REF:
'Irish Pedigrees' by O'Hart, Volume 1, Page 256, dated 1892, reprinted 1989.