Thomas Darcy (judge)

Thomas Darcy (died 1529) was an Irish cleric and judge: he was Master of the Rolls in Ireland and Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral 1528–9. Elrington Ball believes that he was a cousin of Sir William Darcy, who was for many years Vice-Treasurer of Ireland and author of the influential treatise The Decay of Ireland and its causes. The Darcys were a junior branch of the family of Baron Darcy de Knayth and had been settled at Platten, County Meath for several generations.

Thomas Darcy (judge)

Thomas Darcy (died 1529) was an Irish cleric and judge: he was Master of the Rolls in Ireland and Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral 1528–9. Elrington Ball believes that he was a cousin of Sir William Darcy, who was for many years Vice-Treasurer of Ireland and author of the influential treatise The Decay of Ireland and its causes. The Darcys were a junior branch of the family of Baron Darcy de Knayth and had been settled at Platten, County Meath for several generations.