. Daniel Abbot came to Ireland with Oliver Cromwell as colonel of a regiment of dragoons. He fought through the
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. When the bulk of the army was disbanded in May 1653, he was chosen, along with Colonel Sadleir, Major Morgan and
Vincent Gookin as the Trustees to carry out the assigning confiscated lands to the army for arrears of pay. His own arrears were satisfied in the barony of Moyfenrath, but led to a legal dispute with Dr Henry Jones. After capturing
Nenagh Castle in 1650, Abbot was appointed the military governor of it and appears to have made it his main dwelling from then until the Restoration. Abbot was the second member for the counties Tipperary and Waterford in the
Second Protectorate Parliament, which sat from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658. On 16 November 1658, Abbot was knighted at Dublin Castle by
Henry Cromwell; Lord Deputy of Ireland. Abbot was suspected of being opposed to the Restoration and in 1663 he took part in
Blood's Plot to upset the Government. A reward of £100 was offered for his apprehension, but he managed to escape. ==Family==