Craigavon. Literary references The story of John de Courcy's defeat of the French champion, and his winning the privilege to remain covered in the presence of the King, appears in Chapter 12 of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. In his book Saint Patrick's Town, Anthony M. Wilson said about John de Courcy: Genealogy Family tree I | | | | Baudri the German Vigor =niece of Godfrey (?) of Brionn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nicholas Fulk Robert Richard Baudri Vigor Elizabeth daughters de Bacqueville de Alnou de Courcy of Neville of Bocquence of Apulia =Fulk of Bonneval issue issue =Hebrea issue issue | | Richard =Wandelmode | __| | | | | | | Robert Richard William, died c. 1130. =Rohesia de Grandesmil =Emma de Falise | | | | William Robert, died c. 1151. | | de Courcy de Courcy of France of England and Ireland Family tree II Serlo de Burci Corbutonis de Falise =? =Ameline | | | |_ | | | | | | | | | | Martin = Geva de Burci = William de Falise Roger Gaufridus Galterus | | | |_ | | | | | | Robert fitz Martin Emma = William de Courcy Sibil = Baldwin de Bullers | ___|__ | | | | | | William, died c. 1151. Robert Jordan =Avice de Rumelly =? | | | |___ | | | | | | | | | | William Robert Richard John Jordan | | Baron Kingsale Derived from Flanders 2009, pp. 177, 178, 180, 181. References Sources 1150 births 1219 deaths Norman participants of the invasion of Ireland Norman warriors Prisoners in the Tower of London Medieval earls of Ulster Lords Lieutenant of Ireland