Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster

Recording No: 6

Interviewee: Maurice FitzGerald
Date of Birth: 1948
Interview Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Recorded by: Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore
Series Title: The Landed Gentry in Ireland Oral History Collection
Date Recorded: 02/11/2020
Recording Length: 1 hour 19 mins

Keywords: 9th Duke of Leinster; Style Earl of Offaly until 1976 and Marquis of Kildare 1976-2004; Father, Gerald Fitzgerald 8th Duke of Leinster; Sale of Kilkea Castle, Co. Kildare and Carton House and their contents; Childhood in Kilkea Castle; Claim to Dukedom of Leinster; Leinster House Dublin; Sir Adrian FitzGerald, Knight of Kerry; Landscape gardening