Earl of Fingall
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Baron Killeen and Earl of Fingall were titles in the Peerage of Ireland
. Baron Fingall was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. The seat of the title-holders was, from establishment until 1953, Killeen Castle
in County Meath
, Ireland
, and there was an ongoing close relationship with the related Plunkett family of Dunsany, and with the Viscounts Gormanston, who intermarried. Around 1426, Christopher Plunkett was created Baron Killeen. The tenth baron, Luke Plunkett, was created Earl of Fingall on 29 September 1628. His first wife was Elizabeth O'Donnell of Tyrconnell, daughterof Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
, brother of Red Hugh O'Donnell. The eighth earl was created Baron Fingall on 20 June 1831. All three titles became extinct on the death of the twelfth earl in 1984, and are not to be confused with the Prescriptive Barony or Lordship of Fingal
originally granted in 1208 by King John of England. See also Fingal
.
who obtained it in 1208). Rather, the evidence indicates that Lord Killeen negotiated and purchased the Earldom for £2,700 during a sojourn in London in 1628.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. Baron Fingall was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. The seat of the title-holders was, from establishment until 1953, Killeen Castle
Killeen Castle, Dunsany
Killeen Castle , located in Dunsany, near Killeen, County Meath, Ireland, is the current construction on a site occupied by a castle since around 1180. The current building, in the process of renovation as a luxury hotel, is a restoration of a largely 19th century construction, burnt out in 1981...
in County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, and there was an ongoing close relationship with the related Plunkett family of Dunsany, and with the Viscounts Gormanston, who intermarried. Around 1426, Christopher Plunkett was created Baron Killeen. The tenth baron, Luke Plunkett, was created Earl of Fingall on 29 September 1628. His first wife was Elizabeth O'Donnell of Tyrconnell, daughterof Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
Rudhraighe Ó Domhnaill, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell was the last King of Tír Chonaill . An apparent original of the Letters Patent of the Earldom are in the possession of Graf O'Donell von Tyrconnell in Austria, although that family did not inherit the title, nor the related territorial Lordship of...
, brother of Red Hugh O'Donnell. The eighth earl was created Baron Fingall on 20 June 1831. All three titles became extinct on the death of the twelfth earl in 1984, and are not to be confused with the Prescriptive Barony or Lordship of Fingal
Fingal
Fingal is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. With its county seat located in Swords, it has a population of 239,992 according to the 2006 census...
originally granted in 1208 by King John of England. See also Fingal
Fingal
Fingal is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. With its county seat located in Swords, it has a population of 239,992 according to the 2006 census...
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The Earls' Fingall Estate Papers
The Earls' of Fingall’s Fingall Estate Papers (i.e. real property) consist of a large archive of manuscripts and ephemera (17th-20th century), documents incl. deeds, indentures, leases, wills, marriage settlements, incl. many on vellum. The Papers were purchased by the Fingal County Council and lodged in its Fingal Local Studies and Archives Department following an auction by Whyte’s Auctioneers on 6 February 1999 (item 373). However, the lands concerned did not actually extend into Fingal, and the Earls’ Fingall Estate Papers contain no evidence of any ownership in Fingal. Practically all the properties and leases relate to County Meath (or Westmeath), understandably since the Plunketts were originally, as indicated above, Barons of Killeen in County Meath. They essentially have nothing to do with the territory of Fingal, and hence the lands per se never justified the denomination of Fingall as an Earldom and later peerage Barony (both now extinct) for the Plunketts of Killeen in Meath (as the prescriptive barony of Fingal rested with the Viscounts Gormanston by descent from Walter de LacyWalter de Lacy
Walter de Lacy was Lord of Meath in Ireland and Ludlow in Shropshire in the Welsh Marches.- Life :With his father Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath he built Trim Castle , Trim, County Meath....
who obtained it in 1208). Rather, the evidence indicates that Lord Killeen negotiated and purchased the Earldom for £2,700 during a sojourn in London in 1628.
Barons Killeen (c.1426)
- Christopher Plunkett, 1st Baron Killeen (d. 1445)
- Christopher Plunkett, 2nd Baron Killeen (d. 1462)
- Christopher Plunkett, 3rd Baron Killeen (1440–c.1469)
- Edmond Plunkett, 4th Baron Killeen (c.1450–1510)
- John Plunkett, 5th Baron Killeen (d. 1550)
- Patrick Plunkett, 6th Baron Killeen (1521–c.1556)
- Christopher Plunkett, 7th Baron Killeen (d. c.1567)
- James Plunkett, 8th Baron Killeen (c.1542–1595)
- Christopher Plunkett, 9th Baron Killeen (1564–1613)
- Luke Plunkett, 10th Baron KilleenLuke Plunkett, 1st Earl of FingallLucas More Plunkett of Killeen, County Meath married first Elizabeth, daughter of Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell. Married second Susannah, daughter of Edward Brabazon, 2nd Earl of Meath. Married third Eleanor, daughter of Dudley Bagenal...
(created Earl of Fingall in 1628)
Earl of Fingall (1628)
- Luke Plunkett, 1st Earl of FingallLuke Plunkett, 1st Earl of FingallLucas More Plunkett of Killeen, County Meath married first Elizabeth, daughter of Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell. Married second Susannah, daughter of Edward Brabazon, 2nd Earl of Meath. Married third Eleanor, daughter of Dudley Bagenal...
(1589–1637) - Christopher Plunkett, 2nd Earl of FingallChristopher Plunkett, 2nd Earl of FingallChristopher Plunkett, 2nd Earl of Fingall Married to Mabel daughter of Nicholas, 1st Viscount Barnewall.Christopher Plunkett was a Confederate cavalry commander during the 1641 Rebellion and present at the siege of Drogheda, outlawed in County Meath on 17 November 1641...
(d. 1649) - Luke Plunkett, 3rd Earl of Fingall (1639–c.1684)
- Peter Plunkett, 4th Earl of Fingall (1678–1718)
- Justin Plunkett, 5th Earl of Fingall (d. 1734)
- Robert Plunkett, 6th Earl of Fingall (d. 1738)
- Arthur James Plunkett, 7th Earl of Fingall (1731–1793)
- Arthur James Plunkett, 8th Earl of Fingall, 1st Baron Fingall (1759–1836) (created Baron Fingall 1831)
- Arthur James Plunkett, 9th Earl of Fingall, 2nd Baron Fingall (1791–1869)
- Arthur James Plunkett, 10th Earl of Fingall, 3rd Baron Fingall (1819–1881)
- Arthur James Francis Plunkett, 11th Earl of Fingall, 4th Baron Fingall (1859–1929)
- Oliver James Horace Plunkett, 12th Earl of Fingall, 5th Baron Fingall (1896–1984)