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Oliver of Castle Oliver, County Limerick.

See here for more stories of County Limerick   Born in Kent in about 1593, Captain Robert Oliver, known as Robin Roux or Robin Rhu, served with distinction as an officer in Cromwell’s army in the 1640s. He was elected MP for Limerick in May 1661. Five years later, he was granted land under the […]