Justin Trudeau, Canadian the Prime Minister maternal grandmother’s maiden name was Bernard and she was a direct-line descendant of Arthur Bernard, son of Francis Bernard and Mary/Elizabeth Freke of Bandon, Co. Cork.
Also in extended family,
Margaret Bernard married Edmund Barrett of Towermore in 1729, nearby Ballincollig Castle, it refers to the Coppingers who lived near Skibbereen and land transactions with the Barretts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau
http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/family-show.jsp?id=2500
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ynctp2KSX8-laO8OQmClclQ_WH_jW1YK7KG214o4dmM/edit
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LVgcai4i4QWpyLFvKhEgQAMjtdhjI6VhRrBr2XMWC2U/edit#gid=0
I knew he had to have an Irish connection somewhere!
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