 | 4th December 1299,Walter Wogan ,canon of the Church
of St .Patrick ,Dublin, is citied in a charter |
| 1308 Sir Thomas Wogan ,1st Governer of all Ireland
,defeated when he led troops against the O`Tooles and the the O`Bryansof
Wicklow |
| 1311,Sir John Wogan ,Viceroy
convokes Parliament at Kilkenny. |
| 1316 The King Edward the 2nd gave to Thomas Wogan
the lands of Kilkea ,Castle Dermot,Noone, Carbry,Allen,Coubrie
and O`Kethy for him and his heirs. |
| 1320 Walter Wogan was Justicar in Ireland |
| 1359 John Wogan present at Grand Council. |
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1361[Easter] John Wogan name is on the
list of landed proprieters,enjoying Church benefits in Ireland,
living in England and were convoked at Westminster |
| 1374Henry Wogan ,Knight ,Seneschal of the Liberties
of Wexford is charged to render himself to the King Edward the 3rd on the
subject of important events in Ireland |
|
1394 John Wogan [Margaret his wife
]son and heir of David Wogan ,died leaving 4 daughters ,co-heiresses,
David and John sat at the Great Council of Kilkenny
that year. |
| 1407David [wife Anastacia] authorized to export
corn to Wales to provision the Castles . |
|
1421 Half of the barony of of O`Kethy
and 40 shillings of rent produced by Clane were made to Nicholas Wogan of
Rathcoffey,gent heir of William Wogan deceased. |
|
1426 Thomas Wogan named J.P. |
|
1442 Richard Wogan was Chancellor of
the Kingdom under Henry the eighth. |
| 1445 Hugh Wogan was fined for not being present at
the parliament of Drogheda |
| 1446 Richard Wogan raised to Lord Chancellor of
Ireland. |
| 1454 23rd January William Butler ,Nicholas
Wogan,David Wogan,and Richard Wogan came with many hostile Irish and English
rebels to Rathcoffey Castle where lived Anne Wogan, former wife of Oliver
Eustace and now widow of the King .Burning the gates of the Castle and
taking prisoners Anne Wogan and her 8 year old son Edward ,son of Eustace. They
took furniture and effects of Anne worth 500 marks. |
| 1557-8 Nicholas Wogan was one of the Committee who
sat in the in the absence of the Deputy Viceroy . |
| 1559-60 Nicholas Wogan of Rathcoffey named Judge of
Peace in the said County . |
| 1560 7th July Nicholas
Wogan ,David Wogan and Edward Bisset are addressed to gather troops to
suppress rebellion in Kildare |
| 1565 Certificate given to David Wogan of Ladyton
,co Kildare ,stating that exemption from taxes or import would be given
Philip of Spain and Mary of England . |
|
1572 Commission given to Gerald Count
of Kildare ,William Wogan and others to impose levy for war. |
| 1573 Gerald ,Count of Kildare ,Nicholas Wogan of
Rathcoffey, David Wogan of Ladyton ordered to arm the inhabitants of
Kildare. |
| 1574 Another commission similar to the last
addressed to William Wogan of Rathcoffey how to mobilize
and divide the men
into companies . |
| 1581 Richard Wogan and 36 other gentlemen executed
in Dublin for taking part in the Baltinglass rebellion. |
|
1583 Other lands of William Wogan
given to Nathaniel Dillon ,Lord Chief Justice in Dublin reacts favorably to
a demand for the rehabilitation of Richard Wogan, son of William Wogan. |
| 1599-1600 Gerald Wogan of Downing among those
pardoned in the Geraldine rebellion. |
|
1605 Thomas and Nicholas Wogan
signatures were among those of gentlemen of Kildare
sent to James the first for freedom of religion. |
| 1608 In `A description of the State of Ireland ' it
is said that Rathcoffey Castle is one of the most beautiful Castles in
Kildare and Wogan of Rathcoffey the most notable in the County. |
|
1608 20th June Nicholas Wogan is
listed in the number of Lords ,Knights and other Officers . |
|
Thomas Wogan named as one of the Jury
of the King in the Barony of Conally. |
|
William Wogan of Downing's ,member of
the Jury for Clane. |
| 1609 30th January Nicholas Wogan petitioned for
restoration of lands taken by the Crown |
| 1630 Rowland Wogan married Elizabeth,
daughter of
Sir Thomas Powell of Greenhill. |
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1641
Deposition of Thomas Ash of Naas that Rory O'Moore came to Kildare and that
Oliver Wogan was nominated Captain of Council of war and Nicholas Wogan,
Colonel was a member of this Council .William Wogan of
Downing's was
among the rebels . |
| James Wogan ,a captain in the Antrim Regiment was
killed in the siege of Derry . |
|
1643 Nicholas Wogan was one of the
Catholic Confederates assembled at Kilkenny .Nicholas and his wife were
captured but spared . |
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1644 30 acres of Nicholas's land were
confiscated and shared between the Duke of Ormonde and Catherine Wogan.
Later
this year 360acres were taken and shared by the same two .600 acres from
William Wogan of Downing was given to Lord Harding and 49 acres to Gerald
Aylmer . |
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1649
Thomas Wogan
MP for Wiston signed the death warrant for King
Charles 1 |
| 1653 The lands and goods of Nicholas Wogan were
given to the Duke of Ormonde . |
| 1658 John Wogan of the Barony of Clane refused to
sign the famous Act of Abjuration instituted by Cromwell .The penalty was
the loss of two thirds of goods and estates at each refusal |
|
1666 Thomas Wogan received
confirmation of 1230 acres in Cork . In the siege of Derry .James Wogan was
a major in in the Antrim Infantry and was killed .John Wogan was Captain in
the FitzJames Regiment . |
|
1691 Nicholas Wogan was Sheriff of
Kildare and Parliamentary representative in Dublin when found guilty of high
treason at the same time as Patrick Wogan of Maynham. |
|
1700 Nicholas Wogan died ,he was
married to Rosa O'Neill of Killalagh and had a son who died in Italy. |
| 1715Charles[aka Cavalier ] and Nicholas Wogan
,brothers aged 21and 15,were captured in Preston and escaped with Brigadier
Mc Intosh from Newgate prison. Charles joined Dillon's
Regiment of the Irish
Brigade . |
|
1719
Charles [aka cavalier] Wogan
rescued the Princess Clementina Sobieska from Innisbruck and married her to
the Old pretender. He went to Spain and became Governor
of La Mancha .He died
in Portugal in 1752 . |
| 1724 Chevaliers Charles and Nicholas Wogan became
natural Frenchmen |
|
1745 Chevaliers Charles and Nicholas
Wogan followed the Young Pretender .Nicholas Wogan lost an arm in the
uprising against the English at Fontency. |
|
1768-1782 Robert Wogan and Thomas
Wogan [d1781] earned a reputation as painters of miniatures Robert was also
a Jeweler .He did likenesses in hair from life or pictures for mourning
rings, lockets and bracelets .Thomas probably a son or brother of Robert
,studied in Dublin Society School, which he entered in 1768 .He exhibited at
the National Gallery in London 1776-1778 as well as in Encyclopedia of
British Painters .He lived in the same house as Robert until after his
return. |
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As you can see from the Pages
that Wogan was a Prominent Family name in Ireland and England and Wales until they
fell from grace when the Protestant Kings and Queens came to reign in England. I
know this page was long but I felt it worth to
put in .Many thanks to June Wogan for supplying it. |
