#geoffrey fitzpatrick

When Barnaby was four Florence would be three thus also making Donnell and Geoffrey two or one, depending on the order of which Donald and Geoffrey was born.

To me so far, it makes sense for Geoffry to be two.

Gosh, Margaret Had a House of Chaos with all those boys

The “chaos bunch” snapshot (Barnaby age 4, c. 1539)

In one household you likely have:

• Barnaby Fitzpatrick — age 4

• mobile, loud, opinionated, already testing authority

• Florence Fitzpatrick — age 3

• copying everything Barnaby does, probably worse

• Donnell or Geoffrey — age 1–2

• toddling, screaming, biting, grabbing

• Margaret Butler

• either postpartum, pregnant again, or both in living memory

That is three boys under five, born nearly back-to-back, in a household where:

• discipline is split between Gaelic custom and noble status

• wet nurses and servants rotate

• the father (Brian Fitzpatrick) is a dominant, looming presence

There is no modern concept of “quiet time.”

Why “chaos bunch” is the correct historical term

This isn’t just cute chaos — it’s structural chaos:

• Boys raised together that tightly often:

• roughhouse constantly

• form instant hierarchies

• learn dominance through physical presence, not words

• The oldest (Barnaby) would be:

• shoved into leadership by default

• never allowed softness for long

• trained early to “manage” others simply to survive the day

So by age four, Barnaby is already:

• used to noise

• used to competition

• used to being interrupted

Their forces were fighting, after it the lord justice made Geoffrey sign a form acknowledging the queens authority.

Geoffrey himself was not allowed in Barnaby’s residence until he issued a formal apology before him and Joan.