George Warter Story
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George Warter Story was an English clergyman, known for his history of the Williamite War in Ireland, of which he was an eye witness.
; Thomas Story
the Quaker was a younger brother. In 1688 George Story was chaplain to the Countess-dowager of Carlisle at Castle Howard
. He was in London when the army for Ireland was being raised in March and April 1689, and accompanied Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
in August, as chaplain to Sir Thomas Gower's regiment of foot. Gower died early in 1690, and Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda succeeded him in the command. the survivors of two regiments being fused into one.
Story was at the Battle of the Boyne
, and served with Lord Drogheda while the war lasted. A younger brother, who was ensign in the same regiment, was killed near Birr
in June 1691. After the surrender of Limerick
in November 1691, Story's regiment marched to Ulster
; and when the war was over they remained in the north as part of the standing army.
In December 1694 Story was appointed Dean of Connor. Subsequently he sometimes visited Carlisle, where he had a living, his curate being a deprived Scots episcopal clergyman whom Story's father took into his home. On 7 April 1705 Story was instituted Dean of Limerick, and moved from Connor. Story was careful of the privileges of his church, and in 1715 established his right to swear in the vicars-choral, notwithstanding the usurpation of successive bishops. In June 1716 he entertained his brother Thomas at Limerick.
Story died on 19 November 1721. He had inherited Justice Town, and left it to his widow, who sold it to Thomas Story in 1723. She was Catherine, daughter and coheiress of Edward Warter of Bilboa, near Doon
, County Limerick
; the Warters' residence had been burned by some of Patrick Sarsfield's mean.
Story wrote from a Protestant and Whig perspective. He was an apologist for Schomberg, who was criticised for his reluctance to risk raw troops in a pitched battle, and for the number of men lost to disease. On 23 October 1714 he preached in London at St. Dunstan's in Fleet Street, on the day appointed by the Irish parliament to give thanks for deliverance from the massacre of 1641. He urged the Irish Protestants in his congregation, and who belonged to both political parties, to bury the hatchet in Queen Anne's grave and to unite in support of the Hanoverian succession; the sermon was published ‘at the request of the stewards and several of the gentlemen of Ireland.’
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He was eldest son of Thomas Story of Justice Town, near Carlisle, CumberlandCumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
; Thomas Story
Thomas Story
Thomas Story was an English Quaker convert and friend of William Penn, whose writings were very influential to Quakers. In 1698, he visited colonial America, lectured to Quakers there, and held positions in the Pennsylvania colony.-Early life:...
the Quaker was a younger brother. In 1688 George Story was chaplain to the Countess-dowager of Carlisle at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, north of York. One of the grandest private residences in Britain, most of it was built between 1699 and 1712 for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle, to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh...
. He was in London when the army for Ireland was being raised in March and April 1689, and accompanied Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, 1st Duke of Leinster, KG was a general in the service of Prince William of Orange, later King William III of England.-Military career:...
in August, as chaplain to Sir Thomas Gower's regiment of foot. Gower died early in 1690, and Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda succeeded him in the command. the survivors of two regiments being fused into one.
Story was at the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...
, and served with Lord Drogheda while the war lasted. A younger brother, who was ensign in the same regiment, was killed near Birr
Birr
Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Once called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....
in June 1691. After the surrender of Limerick
Siege of Limerick (1691)
Limerick in western Ireland was besieged twice during the Williamite War in Ireland . The city, held by Jacobite forces was able to beat off a Williamite assault in 1690. However, after a second siege in August-October 1691, it surrendered on terms....
in November 1691, Story's regiment marched to Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
; and when the war was over they remained in the north as part of the standing army.
In December 1694 Story was appointed Dean of Connor. Subsequently he sometimes visited Carlisle, where he had a living, his curate being a deprived Scots episcopal clergyman whom Story's father took into his home. On 7 April 1705 Story was instituted Dean of Limerick, and moved from Connor. Story was careful of the privileges of his church, and in 1715 established his right to swear in the vicars-choral, notwithstanding the usurpation of successive bishops. In June 1716 he entertained his brother Thomas at Limerick.
Story died on 19 November 1721. He had inherited Justice Town, and left it to his widow, who sold it to Thomas Story in 1723. She was Catherine, daughter and coheiress of Edward Warter of Bilboa, near Doon
Doon
Doon can refer to:Geography and places:*River Doon, Scotland*Loch Doon, Scotland*Doon River, New Zealand*Doon, Iowa, USA*Doon, County Cavan, Ireland*Doon, County Offaly, Ireland*Doon, County Limerick, Ireland...
, County Limerick
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
; the Warters' residence had been burned by some of Patrick Sarsfield's mean.
Works
Story's ‘History’ is an authority for the war in Ireland on the Williamite side. The first part, entitled ‘An Impartial History,’ which goes down to January 1690–1, was licensed in London on 30 April 1691. A second edition was published with the ‘Continuation’ early in 1693. The ‘Continuation’ has maps, some by Captain Samuel Hobson. Story dedicated the later work to William III. His account ends with the official close of the war by proclamation on 23 March 1691–2.Story wrote from a Protestant and Whig perspective. He was an apologist for Schomberg, who was criticised for his reluctance to risk raw troops in a pitched battle, and for the number of men lost to disease. On 23 October 1714 he preached in London at St. Dunstan's in Fleet Street, on the day appointed by the Irish parliament to give thanks for deliverance from the massacre of 1641. He urged the Irish Protestants in his congregation, and who belonged to both political parties, to bury the hatchet in Queen Anne's grave and to unite in support of the Hanoverian succession; the sermon was published ‘at the request of the stewards and several of the gentlemen of Ireland.’
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