Complex sentence: Sir Valentine was a M.P. (1568) and a member of the Privy Council during Queen Elizabeth's reign, and is best known in Irish history for being ancestor to the Earls of Kenmare.
Split into simpler sentences: Sir Valentine was a M.P. (1568) and a member of the Privy Council during Queen Elizabeth's reign. He is best known in Irish history as ancestor to the Earls of Kenmare.