ane , ▁County ▁L imer ick , ▁and ▁Ele an or ▁Cond on , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Daniel ▁ ▁Cond on . ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁life . ▁His ▁family ▁suffered ▁greatly ▁under ▁Oliver ▁C rom well , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁grown ▁up ▁in ▁pover ty . ▁Jonathan ▁Swift , ▁who ▁det ested ▁him , ▁called ▁him ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁c ott ager ▁ ▁who ▁narrow ly ▁escaped ▁being ▁h anged ▁for ▁ste aling ▁c ows . ▁However ▁his ▁friends ▁este emed ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁honour ▁and ▁ability . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 6 9 9 ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁baron et , ▁of ▁G ort , ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Gal way . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 6 9 7 ▁he ▁married ▁Pen el ope ▁Cad og an ▁( d . ▁ 1 7 4 6 ), ▁sister ▁of ▁William ▁Cad og an , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁Cad og an , ▁and ▁daughter ▁of ▁Henry ▁Cad og an ▁and ▁Br idget ▁ ▁W aller . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mal pla quet ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Pr ender g ast , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron et . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁baron et age ▁for ▁inform ing ▁King ▁William ▁III ▁of ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁plot ▁to ▁amb ush ▁the ▁King ' s ▁coach ▁at ▁Turn ham ▁Green . ▁The ▁plot ▁had ▁been ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Sir ▁George ▁Bar cl