▁from ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁and ▁the ▁G ort ▁Est ate ▁in ▁County ▁Gal way , ▁which ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁from ▁the ▁O ' Sh augh ness y ▁family . ▁ ▁This , ▁and ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Pen el ope ▁Cad og an , ▁enabled ▁his ▁family ' s ▁fort unes ▁to ▁grow . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Mon ag han ▁Bor ough ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 3 ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Brig ad ier - General , ▁seeing ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁O uden arde ▁and ▁finally ▁being ▁killed ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mal pla quet ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 7 0 9 ▁whilst ▁leading ▁his ▁regiment ▁against ▁the ▁French ▁troops ▁at ▁Bla reg n ies . ▁ ▁Fight ing ▁against ▁him ▁at ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁batt les ▁was ▁William ▁O ' Sh augh ness y ▁who ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁O ' Sh augh ness y ▁family ▁whose ▁ancest ral ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁G ort ▁Est ate ▁in ▁County ▁Gal way ▁that ▁Thomas ▁Pr ender g ast ▁had ▁st olen ▁from . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁the ▁baron et cy ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Thomas . ▁His ▁wid ow ▁was ▁greatly ▁trouble d ▁in ▁her ▁later ▁years ▁by ▁a ▁prot ract ed ▁law suit ▁with ▁the ▁Butler ▁family ▁of ▁B ally line ▁over ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁certain ▁lands ▁in ▁County ▁Gal way . ▁They ▁also ▁had ▁three ▁daughters : ▁Elizabeth , ▁who ▁married ▁Charles ▁S my th ,