 Patrick Lynch's birthplace is sometimes mistakenly attributed to Clones, County Monaghan but he was actually born in the County Fermanagh portion of the Parish of Clones, most likely in the townland of Kibberidogue where his family had settled in the mid to late 17th century.His parents were Conlaw Peter and Eleanor (née Neison) Lynch.Her father disapproved of the marriage and disinherited Eleanor.