Miles DeCourcy De Courcy 7th (2nd) Lord of Kingsale

  General Notes:

In 1334 King Edward III granted "power to elect a "sovereign" [for the burgess of Kinsale - borough by prescription] in order to collect taxes and defend the area against its enemies or reach treaty with them. (referring mainly to Irish from the west and some English rebels).

Attended the King (Edward III) in 1344 to fight Philip of France.

1346 appointed as commissioner to treat with McDermot/McCarthy

1355 justice of the peace - in Cork.
1358 Miles, son of Miles had license to grand property at Ringrone.

Fought with Florence MacCarthy and followers and drove them into the Bandon river where many were drowned.

Co-heirs were four sister (or their issue)

By an inquisition taken at Kinsale on the Tuesday next after the feast of St. John the Baptist ann. 1372 and 46 of Edward III, before Roger Hawkensew, the king's escheator, Milo DeCourcey died siezed of the manor of Ringroan, who held the same of the king, in chief as of his fee, being one entire barony, to which their belonged......
-p214 The Ancient and Present State of the City and County of Cork.

nationalarchives.gov.uk:
Writ to Roger de Hakensewe, escheator of Ireland, to seize into the King's hand the lands of Miles de Courcy, deceased, who held of the King in chief, and to make inquisition as to what lands he held of the King, and what of others, their value, the date of his death, his next heir, the heir's age, and whether the heir be married or not. MS 608, f. 23b [n.d.]

These documents are held at Lambeth Palace Library

Former reference: MS 608, f. 23b
Language: Latin

Contents:
Witness, Maurice FitzThomas, Earl of Kildare, keeper of the land of Ireland, at Cork, 28 June, 46 Edw. III. (~1373)
Headed: "In Castro Dublin.

Miles married Margaret (Margeria) Wogan?.