near Trim. He was seriously injured in the second attack and being nearly sixty, blind and afflicted with "palsy", he died from his injuries. Family Richard Nugent married Jenet Plunkett, daughter of Christopher Plunkett, 9th Baron Killeen and Jenet Dillon, and sister of Luke Plunkett, 1st Earl of Fingall. According to family tradition, Lady Westmeath was nicknamed Jenny the Scraper due to her thrift and her determination not to allow any household scraps to be wasted. They had five sons: Christopher, Baron Delvin Francis John, the ancestor of the Austrian Counts Nugent von Westmeath Lawrence Ignatius (died 1671), who was a Colonel in the French service. Christopher pre-deceased his father leaving an only son Richard, who succeeded as second Earl of Westmeath. The second Earl was a leader of Confederate Ireland, and suffered greatly as a result, but was compensated at the Restoration of Charles II. They also had two daughters : Bridget Mary. Further reading Extensive primary and secondary sources related to Richard Nugent can be found in the Nugent of Farren Connell Papers, a collection of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland with the id D3535. See the introduction. References Members of the Irish House of Lords Irish soldiers 1583 births 1642 deaths 17th-century Irish politicians Politicians from County Westmeath Irish murder victims People of the Irish Confederate Wars Earls of Westmeath