▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁of ▁their ▁father ' s ▁lun acy , ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 6 4 1 . ▁When ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ▁came ▁to ▁Ireland ▁he ▁issued ▁an ▁order ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁to ▁the ▁effect ▁that ▁Lord ▁Power ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁under ▁his ▁protection . ▁The ▁Pow ers ▁were ▁p ardon ed ▁in ▁the ▁C rom w elli an ▁Act ▁of ▁S ett lement , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁imp over ished ▁by ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁they ▁received ▁a ▁week ly ▁grant . ▁They ▁were ▁threatened ▁with ▁trans plant ation ▁to ▁Con n aught ▁in ▁that ▁year , ▁but ▁were ▁resp ited ▁after ▁inqu iry ; ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Richard ▁Lawrence ▁spoke ▁up ▁for ▁them . ▁The ▁family ▁were ▁class ed ▁as ▁rec us ants , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁for fe iture . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 5 ▁Richard ▁Power ' s ▁sister ▁Catherine ▁( d . ▁ 1 6 6 0 ) ▁was ▁appointed ▁his ▁guard ian . ▁About ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁she ▁married ▁John ▁Fitz ger ald ▁of ▁D rom ana , ▁and ▁asked ▁that ▁another ▁guard ian ▁might ▁be ▁appointed . ▁Power ▁was ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁County ▁Water ford ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Ireland ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 0 . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁next ▁year , ▁and ▁his