Martin J. Blake

Martin Joseph Blake (born c. 1853) was an Irish historian who died around 1930. Blake was a descendant of one of The Tribes of Galway, and some of his noteworthy work was the publication, in two volumes, of much of the extant documents of the Blake family of Galway from 1315 to the 18th century. He was a substantial contributor to the early volumes of the Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. Selected bibliography Knockmoy Abbey otherwise called the Monastery of the "Hill of Victory" [Collis Victoriæ]. Notes on its history, and some ancient charters relating to it (hitherto unpublished), in Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, i, 1900. The successors of St. Jarlath [addenda to Richard J. Kelly's paper, p107], J.G.A.H.S., iii, 1901. Blake Family Records, volume one, 1902 An account of the castle and manor of Bunowen in the Barony of Ballinahinch, County of Galway, and its successive proprietors from the 15th century to the present time, i, 1902 The Abbey of Athenry, J.G.A.H.S., ii, 1902 Ballintubber Abbey: notes on its history, ii, 1903 A transplanter’s decree of final settlement by the Loughrea Commissioners in Cromwell’s time, iii, 1904 Blake Family Records, volume two, 1905 The Arms of the Corporate Town of Galway, i, 1905 Will of Geoffrey French of Galway, A.D. 1528, iv, 1906 Supplemental list, i, 1907 Galway Corporation Book B, ii, 1907 A map of part of the County of Mayo in 1584: With notes thereon and an account of its author, and his descendants, 145-158 [duplicate pagination: 145-148 had already been used in the list of members in No. ii], iv, 1908 Notes on the persons named in the obituary book of the Franciscan monastery at Galway-(continued) volume 7, i, 1911 O’Shaughnessy tabular pedigree [Vol.