John de Cogan

John de Cogan was an Anglo-Irish knight who lived in the period between 1220 and 1278. De Cogan was a grandson of Milo de Cogan (died 1182) and Christina Pagnel; his parents were Richard de Cogan (died after 1238) and Basile de Riddlesford. He is first mentioned sub anno 1233 with the justiciar, Maurice FitzGerald, on an expedition to Connacht, with Richard Mor de Burgh, Hugh de Lacy and Walter de Ridelsford. In the 1230s he led a contingent from Munster which participated in the conquest of Connacht under Richard Mor de Burgh. His chief followers appear to have been the Barrett family.