ill ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 2 , ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁forces . ▁ ▁Final ▁Years ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁C rom w elli an ▁con quest ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁Ó ▁G ad h ra ' s ▁property ▁was ▁seized . ▁He ▁was ▁alive ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁though ▁the ▁precise ▁date ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁is ▁uncertain . ▁ ▁Pat ron ▁to ▁the ▁Four ▁Masters ▁ ▁Ó ▁G ad h ra ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁Irish ▁history ▁and ▁culture ▁is ▁as ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁Ann als ▁of ▁the ▁Four ▁Masters . ▁Sch ol ars ▁still ▁scr ut in ise ▁the ▁mot ives ▁behind ▁the ▁Francis can ▁order ▁who ▁chose ▁" this ▁polit ically ▁minor ▁lord ▁... ▁as ▁the ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁ann al istic ▁collection ▁of ▁early ▁modern ▁Ireland ▁... ▁A ▁common ▁explanation ▁for ▁Ó ▁G ad h ra ' s ▁eng agement ▁... ▁is ▁that ▁his ▁attend ance ▁at ▁T CD ▁brought ▁him ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁anti qu arian ▁sch ol ars ▁James ▁Us sh er ▁and ▁James ▁W are , ▁who , ▁it ▁is ▁suggested , ▁communic ated ▁their ▁interest ▁in ▁collect ing ▁Irish ▁literary ▁and ▁manuscript ▁material ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁man . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁pla us ible ▁sur m ise ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁weak ened ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁any ▁evidence ▁of ▁Ó ▁G ad h ra ' s ▁presence ▁at ▁Tr inity . ▁A ▁more ▁likely ▁scenario ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁link ▁between