Warrisius de Peche was one of the first generation of Norman colonisers in Ireland.
In 1219, the Norman landowners, Warrisius de Peche, of the Manor of Lucan and Adam de Hereford, Lord of Leixlip, (Strongbow's right-hand man, and the Norman knight responsible for the construction of Leixlip Castle in 1172) granted to the brethren known as the order of the canons of St. Victor, the lands of St Katherine's, the Prior John Warrisius, Bishop of Meath Simon Rochfort and the Archbishop of Dublin Henry de Loundres are mentioned in the documents.CALENDAR OF THE PATENT ROLLS PRESERVED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE EDWARD III A.D. 1327-1330 Great Britain. Public Record Office 1891A HISTORY OF THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION, IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND:SHOWING William Cobbett 1827Monografia da Altanum a Polistena territorio degli Itali-Morgeti libro documento, a cura di V. Guerrisi 2021,
Warrisius de Peche is referenced also in the in some books as a Norman landowner.CALENDAR OF THE PATENT ROLLS PRESERVAD IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE EDWARD III A.D. 1327-1330 Great Britain. Public Record Office 1891A HISTORY OF THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION, IN ENGLAND AND IRELAND:SHOWING William Cobbett 1827Monografia da Altanum a Polistena territorio degli Itali-Morgeti libro documento, a cura di V. Guerrisi 2021, Probably the son of Bishop Robert Peche, Dugdale and Banks claim that Robert of Peche (died 1126), medieval bishop of Coventry, had two sons, one of whom was the future Bishop of Lichfield, Richard Peche.Fryde, et al. Manuale di cronologia britannica p. 253Franklin "Peche, Richard" Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyBarlow English Church, p. 84I normanni Giovanni Warrisius e Warrisius di Peche Signori del maniero di Lucan in IrlandaHistory of the Park
The book History of Ireland of 1885, mentions him as lord of the lands of St. Catherine, with the knight Adam de Hereford and lord of Leixilip, with the nobleman John Warrisius (probable son of Warrisius de Peche) prior of St. Catherine and lord of Lucan. The book tells that they had to find six chaplains to celebrate the divine offices forever in St. Catherine's Priory, for the souls of all their ancestors.The book History of Ireland of 1885ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF IRELAND BY REV. THOMAS WALSH AND D.P. CONYNGHAM, L.L.D. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS, 1885 D.& J. SADLIER & COMPANY
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