





The Annals of the Four Masters state that the O'Carrolls of Ely had close family links with the Marshal family and with the English Plantagenet Realm together with Robert and Edward Bruce of Scotland. Isabella Marshal heiress of the great Marshal Irish Estates born 9th October 1200 "folklore mystery surrounds Donoch O'Carroll of Ely and Isabella Marshal whose grandmother was descended from the Prince's of Ireland O'Carrolls of Ely. The Temple Church London is the final resting place of Lord Marshal of Leinster Earl of Pembroke and his first born son William. Richard Marshal 3rd Earl of Pembroke lost his life in Ireland in a fierce battle along side Teige O'Carroll of Ely.


During the civil wars in Ireland William Marshal Lord of Leinster had taken two manors that the Bishop of Ferns claimed but could not get back some years after William's death the Bishop is said to have laid a curse on the family that William's sons would have no children and the great Marshal estates would be scattered each of Lord William Marshal's sons did become the Earl of Pembroke and and the Marshal' of England but each died without issue. Henry III King of England attended a Temple Church London service to pray for the life of William Marshal the greatest Knight that ever lived.


The Shrine of the Book of Dimma with the inscription that translates "Teige O'Carroll King of Eile had me gilt"

Lorcán Ua Tuathail (Saint Laurence O'Toole 1128-1180)

Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton 1150-1228 (Kindred Spirit of William Marshal)
Archbishop John Carroll lays the cornerstone for the Cathedral of the Assumption in Baltimore Maryland United States of America.
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