 This did not occur without great difficulty.Born in 1651 at an unknown date, Nicholas Purcell of Loughmoe was the first son of Colonel James Purcell (1609–1652), 12th Baron of Loughmoe, and Elizabeth Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles.Between 1652 and 1656, his mother lost and regained her lands in Galway no fewer than four times[""].