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Among the prominent Anglo-Irish peers are: Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, from a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence. The 1st Earl of Cork, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, father of scientist Robert Boyle. The 1st Baron Glenavy, second-last Lord Chancellor of Ireland and first Cathoirleach (or Chairman) of the Irish Senate ...
The ranks of the Irish peerage are duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron. As of 2016, there were 135 titles in the Peerage of Ireland extant: two dukedoms, ten marquessates, 43 earldoms, 28 viscountcies, and 52 baronies.
TitleCreationOther Viscountcy Or Higher Titleshouse Of ...Other Viscountcy Or Higher Titleshouse Of ...7 August 14781868–199923 October 15501911–19993 July 1620Earl of Jersey in the Peerage of England.Earl of Jersey in the Peerage of England.7 February 1621Earl of Drogheda in the Peerage of ...Earl of Drogheda in the Peerage of ...List of family seats of Irish nobility. This is an incomplete index of the current and historical principal family seats of clans, peers and landed gentry families in Ireland. Most of the houses belonged to the Old English and Anglo-Irish aristocracy, and many of those located in the present Republic of Ireland were abandoned, sold or destroyed ...
Confusingly there were two kinds of peerage (Lords), UK peers had seats in the British House of Lords by right and retained them, but Irish peers (pre 1800 titles) had elected a group of 'representative peers' and these were discontinued.
One aspect of Irish society worth exploring is the Irish peerage and related titles of nobility. Below, we’ll cover the history of the Peerage of Ireland, including important historical events, persons of note, and explanations of the various titles.
Apr 8, 2014 · The 1919-21 Anglo-Irish War which followed saw numerous atrocities on both sides, by a nascent Irish Republican Army (IRA), whose leaders included Michael Collins, and a British government...
The Henrician creations were followed by only two grants of noble title to men of Gaelic blood and surname: one, Cahir MacArt Kavanagh, in Queen Mary's reign, and another, Donald MacCarthy More, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The newly made peers in Ireland, moreover, were.
