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Peerage of Ireland

The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers

Peerage

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility in the United Kingdom, part of the British honours system. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of titles, and individually to refer to a specific title....
created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord

Lordship of Ireland

The Lordship of Ireland was the nominally all-island Irish state created in the wake of the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169-71....
or King of Ireland

King of Ireland

The designation King of Ireland and Queen of Ireland was used during three periods of History of Ireland....
. This practice ended with the creation of the Irish Free State

Irish Free State

The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand....
in 1922. Before 1801, Irish Peers had the right to sit in the Irish House of Lords

Irish House of Lords

The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medi?val times until 1800. It was abolished along with the Irish House of Commons by the Act of Union 1800....
, but after the Union in 1801, Irish peers elected 28 representative peer

Representative peer

In the United Kingdom, representative peers were individuals elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to represent them in the British House of Lords....
s to the House of Lords (see List of Irish representative peers

List of Irish representative peers

This is a list of representative peers elected from the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the House of Lords....
).

Irish Peerages continued to be created for some time after 1801 as a way of creating peerages which did not grant a seat in the House of Lords

House of Lords

The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords". The Parliament comprises the British monarchy, the British House of Commons , and the Lords....
, although the treaty of Union placed restrictions on them: three had to go extinct before one could be granted, at least until there were only 100 Irish peerages.

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The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers

Peerage

Lordship of Ireland

The Lordship of Ireland was the nominally all-island Irish state created in the wake of the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169-71....
or King of Ireland

King of Ireland

The designation King of Ireland and Queen of Ireland was used during three periods of History of Ireland....
. This practice ended with the creation of the Irish Free State

Irish Free State

Irish House of Lords

Representative peer

List of Irish representative peers

House of Lords

Duke

A duke is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy or a dukedom. The title comes from the Latin language Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed by both the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Ancient Rome authors covering them to r...
, Marquess

Marquess

A marquess or marquis is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various European monarchies and some of their colonies. The term is also used to render equivalent oriental styles as in imperial China and Japan....
, Earl

Earl

Earl was the Anglo-Saxons form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning "chieftain" and referring especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a king's stead....
, Viscount

Viscount

A 'viscount' is a member of the European nobility whose count title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count ....
and Baron

Baron

Baron is a specific title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English language beorn meaning "nobleman."...
.

In the following table of the Peerage of Ireland as it currently stands, each peer's highest titles in each of the other Peerages (if any) are also listed.

The modern state of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
does not confer or recognise peerages.

Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland

Title	Creation	Other titles
The Duchess of Munster	1716	Duchess of Kendal in the Peerage of Great Britain. All her titles were only created for life Pre-1876 Life Peerages This is a list of Life Peerages created prior to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958.... .
The Duke of Leinster Duke of Leinster The Duke of Leinster is Ireland's premier peer....	1766	Viscount Leinster in the Peerage of Great Britain Lord Kildare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Duke of Abercorn Duke of Abercorn The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.This article also covers the Earls and Marquesses of Abercorn, all named after Abercorn, West Lothian, in Scotland....	1868	Earl of Abercorn in the Peerage of Scotland Marquess of Abercorn in the Peerage of Great Britain

Marquesses in the Peerage of Ireland

Title	Creation	Other titles
The Marquess of Waterford Marquess of Waterford The Marquess of Waterford is the senior marquess in the Peerage of Ireland. The title was created in 1789 for the Earl of Tyrone.The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Tyrone , Viscount Tyrone , Baron Tyrone , Baron La Poer , and Baron Beresford ....	1789	Lord Tyrone in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Marquess of Downshire Marquess of Downshire Marquess of Downshire is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough, a former Secretary of State....	1789	Earl of Hillsborough in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Marquess of Donegall Marquess of Donegall Marquess of Donegall is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1791 for the fifth Earl of Donegall.The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Donegall , Earl of Belfast , Viscount Chichester, of Carrickfergus in the County of Antrim , Baron Chichester, of Belfast in the County of Antrim , Bar...	1791	Lord Fisherwick in the Peerage of Great Britain Lord Templemore Baron Templemore Baron Templemore is a title created on September 10, 1831 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Arthur Chichester. It is currently held by Dermot Richard Claud Chichester, 7th Marquess of Donegall, who inherited the title in 1953.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Marquess of Headfort Marquess of Headfort Marquess of Headfort is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Thomas Taylor, 2nd Earl of Bective. Despite the official title, the family unfailingly use the alternative rendering Marquis of Headfort, and this is the spelling more commonly encountered in references to family members....	1800	Lord Kenlis in the Peerage of the UK
The Marquess of Sligo Marquess of Sligo Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Viscount Westport, of Westport in the County of Mayo , Earl of Altamont, in the County of Mayo , Ea...	1800	Lord Monteagle Baron Monteagle Baron Monteagle or Baron Mount Eagle is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Marquess of Ely Marquess of Ely The title Marquess of Ely, of the County Wexford, was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1800 for the Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely of the third creation....	1801	Lord Loftus in the Peerage of the UK
The Marquess Conyngham Marquess Conyngham Marquess Conyngham, of the County of Donegal, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1816 for Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham....	1816	Lord Minster in the Peerage of the UK
The Marquess of Londonderry Marquess of Londonderry Marquess of Londonderry is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.It was created in 1816 for Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry. He had earlier represented County Down in the Irish House of Commons....	1816	Earl Vane in the Peerage of the UK

Earls in the Peerage of Ireland

Title	Creation	Other titles; Notes
The Earl of Waterford	1446	Earl of Shrewsbury Earl of Shrewsbury Earl of Shrewsbury is a title that has been created twice in British history.... in the Peerage of England Earl Talbot Earl Talbot Earl Talbot is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. This branch of the Talbot family descends from the Hon. Sir Gilbert Talbot , third son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury.... in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Cork Earl of Cork The Earl of the County of Cork, usually shortened to Earl of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1620 for the Anglo-Irish politician Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork.... and Orrery Earl of Orrery Earl of Orrery is a title in the Peerage of Ireland that is united with the Earl of Cork since 1753 . It was created in 1660 for the soldier, statesman and dramatist Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, third but eldest surviving son of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork....	1620; 1660	Lord Boyle Baron Boyle Baron Boyle may refer to:In the Peerage of Ireland:Baron Boyle of Youghal, created in 1616, later merged with the Earldom of CorkBaron Boyle of Broghill, created in 1628, later merged with the Earldom of Orrery... in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Westmeath Earl of Westmeath The title of Earl of Westmeath was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1621.The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Delvin and of Baron Riverston ....	1621
The Earl of Desmond Earl of Desmond The title of Earl of Desmond has been held historically by lords in Ireland, first as a title outside of the peerage system and later as part of the Peerage of Ireland....	1622	Earl of Denbigh Earl of Denbigh Earl of Denbigh is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1622 for the courtier and soldier William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh.... in the Peerage of England
The Earl of Meath Earl of Meath Earl of Meath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1627 and held by the head of the Brabazon family. This family descends from Edward Brabazon, 1st Baron Ardee, who represented County Wicklow in the Irish House of Commons and served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire....	1627	Lord Chaworth Baron Chaworth The title Baron Chaworth was created thrice in the Peerage of England, in the Peerage of Ireland and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The first creation was in the Peerage of England.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Cavan Earl of Cavan The title Earl of Cavan was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1647 for Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan.Lord Cavan holds the subsidiary titles Viscount Kilcoursie, in the King's County ....	1647
The Earl of Drogheda Earl of Drogheda The title Earl of Drogheda was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1661 for the 3rd Viscount Moore, and is extant.Lord Drogheda also holds the titles Viscount Moore, of Drogheda , and Baron Moore, of Mellefont in the County Louth in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Moore, of Cobham, Surrey in the Surrey , in the Peerage...	1661	Lord Moore in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Granard Earl of Granard Earl of Granard is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1684 for Sir Arthur Forbes, 2nd Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-General in the army and served as Marshal of the Army in Ireland after the The Restoration and was later Lord Justice of Ireland....	1684	Lord Granard in the Peerage of the UK
The Countess of Leinster Sophia von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington and Countess of Leinster was a Germany-born Kingdom of Great Britain courtier and a half-sister of George I of Great Britain....	1721	Countess of Darlington in the Peerage of Great Britain. All her titles were only created for life Pre-1876 Life Peerages This is a list of Life Peerages created prior to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958.... .
The Earl of Kerry Earl of Kerry Baron Kerry is an ancient title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in circa 1223 for Thomas Fitzmaurice. In 1537 the eleventh Baron was created Baron Odorney and Viscount Kilmaule in the Peerage of Ireland.... and Shelburne Earl of Shelburne Earl of Shelburne is a title that has been created two times while the title of Baron Shelburne has been created three times. The Shelburne title was created for the first time in the Peerage of Ireland in 1688 when Elizabeth, Lady Petty, was made Baroness Shelburne....	1722; 1753	Marquess of Lansdowne Marquess of Lansdowne Marquess of Lansdowne, in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. This branch of the family descends from the Hon.... in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Darnley Earl of Darnley Earl of Darnley is at title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation in the Peerage of Scotland came in 1580 in favour of Esm? Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox....	1725	Lord Clifton in the Peerage of England
The Earl of Egmont Earl of Egmont Earl of Egmont is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1733 for John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont. This Perceval descends from John Perceval, who on 9 September 1661 was created a Baronet, of Kanturk in the County of Cork, in the Baronetage of Ireland....	1733	Lord Lovel and Holland in the Peerage of Great Britain Lord Arden in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Bessborough Earl of Bessborough Earl of Bessborough is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1739 for Brabazon Ponsonby, 2nd Viscount Duncannon, who had previously represented Newtownards and County Kildare in the Irish House of Commons....	1739	Lord Ponsonby Baron Ponsonby Baron Ponsonby may refer to:Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly, sometimes known as Baron Ponsonby, of ImokillyBaron Ponsonby of Shulbrede*Baron Ponsonby, of Sysonby, a subsidiary title of the Earl of Bessborough... in the Peerage of Great Britain Lord Duncannon in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Carrick Earl of Carrick The Earl of Carrick was the head of a comital lordship of Carrick, Scotland in south-western Scotland. The title emerged in 1186, when Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick, son of Gille Brigte, Lord of Galloway, became Mormaer or Earl of Carrick, Scotland in compensation for exclusion from the whole Lord of Galloway....	1748	Lord Butler in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Shannon Earl of Shannon Earl of Shannon is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1756 for the prominent Ireland politician Henry Boyle, who served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer....	1756	Lord Carleton Baron Carleton There have been three creations of the title Baron Carleton.The first was in 1626, in the Peerage of England for Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester, who was later created Viscount Dorchester in 1628.... in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Mornington Earl of Mornington The title Earl of Mornington was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1760 for Garret Wellesley. On the death of the fifth earl it passed to the Duke of Wellington, where it has remained....	1760	Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington, Somerset in Somerset, is an hereditary title and the senior rank in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Arran Earl of Arran Earl of Arran is a title in both the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland. The two titles refer to different places, the Isle of Arran in Scotland, and the Aran Islands in Ireland....	1762	Lord Sudley in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Courtown Earl of Courtown Earl of Courtown, in the County of Wexford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1762 for James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown....	1762	Lord Saltersford in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Earl of Mexborough Earl of Mexborough Earl of Mexborough, of Lifford in the County Donegal, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1766 for John Savile, 1st Earl of Mexborough, Member of Parliament for Hedon and New Shoreham ....	1766
The Earl Winterton Earl Winterton Earl Winterton, in the County of Galway, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1766 for Edward Turnour, 1st Earl Winterton, who represented Bramber in the British House of Commons....	1766
The Earl of Kingston Earl of Kingston Earl of Kingston is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1768 for Sir Edward King, 5th Baronet, of Boyle Abbey. He had already been created Baron Kingston, of Rockingham in the County of Roscommon in 1764 and Viscount Kingston in 1766, also in the Peerage of Ireland....	1768
The Earl of Roden Earl of Roden Earl of Roden is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1771 for Robert Jocelyn, 1st Earl of Roden. This branch of the Jocelyn family descends from the prominent Irish lawyer and politician Robert Jocelyn, the son of Thomas Jocelyn, third son of Sir Robert Jocelyn, 1st Baronet, of Hyde Hall ....	1771
The Earl of Lisburne Earl of Lisburne Earl of Lisburne is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for Wilmot Vaughan, 4th Viscount Lisburne. He notably represented Cardiganshire and Berwick-upon-Tweed in the British House of Commons and held minor governmental office....	1776
The Earl of Clanwilliam Earl of Clanwilliam Earl of Clanwilliam is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for John Meade, 1st Viscount Clanwilliam. The Meade family descends from John Meade, who represented Dublin University and County Tipperary in the Irish House of Commons and served as Attorney-General for Ireland....	1776	Lord Clanwilliam in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Antrim Earl of Antrim Earl of Antrim is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of Ireland and both times for members of the MacDonnell family, originally of Scotland origins....	1785
The Earl of Longford Earl of Longford Earl of Longford is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. It was first bestowed upon Francis Aungier, 3rd Baron Aungier of Longford, in 1677, with remainder to his younger brother Ambrose....	1785	Lord Silchester and Pakenham in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Portarlington Earl of Portarlington Earl of Portarlington is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1785 for John Dawson, 2nd Viscount Carlow, who had earlier represented Portarlington in the Irish House of Commons....	1785
The Earl of Mayo	1785
The Earl Annesley Earl Annesley Earl Annesley , of Castlewellan in the County of Down, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 17 August 1789 for Francis Annesley, 1st Earl Annesley, with special remainder to his younger brother the Hon....	1789
The Earl of Enniskillen Earl of Enniskillen Earl of Enniskillen is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for William Cole, 2nd Baron Mountflorence. He had already been created Viscount Enniskillen in the Peerage of Ireland in 1776....	1789	Lord Grinstead in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl Erne Earl Erne Earl Erne, of Crom Castle in the County of Fermanagh, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne....	1789	Lord Fermanagh in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Clare Earl of Clare Earl of Clare is a title that has been created three times in British history.It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1624 for John Holles, 1st Earl of Clare....	1795	Baron FitzGibbon in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Lucan Earl of Lucan Earl of Lucan was a title in the Peerage of Ireland which has been possessed by two related Irish families in creations of 1691 and 1795. The current holder is presumed to be Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, who vanished in 1974....	1795	Lord Bingham in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl Belmore Earl Belmore Earl Belmore is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1797 for Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore, who had previously represented County Tyrone in the Irish House of Commons....	1797
The Earl Castle Stewart Earl Castle Stewart Earl Castle Stewart, in the County of Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Andrew Stuart, 1st Viscount Castle Stuart....	1800
The Earl of Donoughmore Earl of Donoughmore Earl of Donoughmore is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore, with remainder to the heirs male of his mother....	1800	Viscount Hutchinson in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Caledon Earl of Caledon Earl of Caledon, of Caledon, County Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon....	1800
The Earl of Limerick Earl of Limerick Earl of Limerick is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland.The earldom was created for the first time in 1686 for Sir William Dongan, 4th Baronet, with remainder, failing male issue of his own, to his brothers Robert, Michael and Thomas and the heirs male of their bodies....	1803	Lord Foxford in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Clancarty Earl of Clancarty Earl of Clancarty, in the County Cork, is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created for the first time in 1658 in favour of Donough MacCarty, 2nd Viscount Muskerry....	1803	Viscount Clancarty in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Gosford Earl of Gosford ?Earl of Gosford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1806 for Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford. The Acheson family descends from the Scotland Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet of Edinburgh, who later settled in Markethill, County Armagh....	1806	Lord Worlingham and Acheson in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Rosse Earl of Rosse Earl of Rosse is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, both times for members of the Parsons family. It is not to be confused with the Scottish title of Earl of Ross....	1806
The Earl of Normanton Earl of Normanton Earl of Normanton is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1806 for the clergyman Charles Agar, Archbishop of Dublin . He had already been created Baron Somerton in 1795 and Viscount Somerton in 1800, also in the Peerage of Ireland....	1806	Lord Mendip in the Peerage of Great Britain Lord Somerton in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Kilmorey Earl of Kilmorey Earl of Kilmorey is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1822 for Francis Needham, 12th Viscount Kilmorey, a General in the British Army and former Member of Parliament for Newry ....	1822
The Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created, along with the subsidiary title of Viscount Adare, on February 5, 1822, for Valentine Richard Quin....	1822
The Earl of Listowel Earl of Listowel Earl of Listowel is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1822 for William Hare. He had already been created Baron Ennismore, in the County of Kerry, in 1800, and Viscount Ennismore and Listowel, in 1816, also in the Peerage of Ireland....	1822	Lord Hare in the Peerage of the UK
The Earl of Norbury Earl of Norbury Earl of Norbury, in the County Tipperary, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1827, along with the title Viscount Glandine, of Glandine in the County Offaly, for the Irish politician and judge the John Toler, 1st Earl of Norbury upon his retirement as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in Ireland....	1827
The Earl of Ranfurly Earl of Ranfurly Earl of Ranfurly, of Dungannon in the County Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1831 for Thomas Knox, 1st Earl of Ranfurly....	1831	Lord Ranfurly in the Peerage of the UK

Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland

Title	Creation	Other titles
The Viscount Gormanston Viscount Gormanston Viscount Gormanston is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1478, and is the senior Viscount of Ireland, as well as the bearer of the oldest Viscount title in either Britain or Ireland....	1478	Lord Gormanston in the Peerage of the UK
The Viscount Mountgarret Viscount Mountgarret Viscount Mountgarret is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1550 for the Hon. Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret, younger son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde....	1550	Lord Mountgarret in the Peerage of the UK
The Viscount Valentia Viscount Valentia Viscount Valentia is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It has been created twice. The first creation came in 1621 for Henry Power. A year later, his kinsman Sir Francis Annesley, 1st Baronet, of Newport Pagnell, was given a "reversionary grant" of the Viscountcy, which stated that on Power's death Annesley would be created Viscount Va...	1622
The Viscount Dillon Viscount Dillon Viscount Dillon, of Costello-Gallen in the County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.The title was created in 1622 for Theobald Dillon, Lord President of Connacht....	1622
The Viscount Lumley	1628	Earl of Scarbrough Earl of Scarbrough Earl of Scarbrough is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1692 for Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough. He is best remembered as one of the Immortal Seven who invited William III of England to invade England and depose his father-in-law James II of England.... in the Peerage of England
The Viscount Massereene Viscount Massereene Viscount Massereene is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1660, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Loughneugh. From 1665 to 1816 the Skeffington Baronetcy, of Fisherwick, was attached to the viscountcy and from 1756 to 1816 the Viscounts also held the title of Earl of Massereene.... and Ferrard	1660; 1797	Lord Oriel in the Peerage of the UK
The Viscount Cholmondeley	1661	Earl of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of England Lord Newburgh in the Peerage of Great Britain Marquess of Cholmondeley Marquess of Cholmondeley Marquess of Cholmondeley pronounced is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Viscount Charlemont Viscount Charlemont Viscount Charlemont is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1665 for William Caulfeild, 5th Baron Charlemont....	1665
The Viscount Downe Viscount Downe Viscount Downe is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1680 for William Ducie. However, the title became extinct on his death in 1679....	1681	Lord Dawnay in the Peerage of the UK
The Viscount Molesworth Viscount Molesworth Viscount Molesworth, of Swords in the County of Dublin, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1716....	1716
The Viscount Chetwynd Viscount Chetwynd Viscount Chetwynd, of Bearhaven in the County of Kerry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1717 for Walter Chetwynd, with remainder to the issue male of his father John Chetwynd....	1717
The Viscount Midleton Viscount Midleton Viscount Midleton, of Midleton in the County Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1717 for Alan Brodrick, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and former Speaker of the Irish House of Commons....	1717	Lord Brodrick in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Viscount Boyne Viscount Boyne Viscount Boyne, in the province of Leinster, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1717 for the Scottish military commander Gustavus Hamilton....	1717	Lord Brancepeth in the Peerage of the UK
The Viscount Grimston	1719	Lord Forrester Lord Forrester The title Lord Forrester was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1633 for George Forrester, 1st Lord Forrester who had already been created a baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1625.... in the Peerage of Scotland Lord Verulam Baron Verulam The title Baron Verulam was created in two separate and unrelated instances, first in the Peerage of England then in the Peerage of Great Britain.... in the Peerage of Great Britain Earl of Verulam Earl of Verulam Earl of Verulam is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam. He was made Viscount Grimston at the same time.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Viscount Gage Viscount Gage Viscount Gage, of Castle Island in the County of Kerry of the Kingdom of Ireland, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1720 for Thomas Gage, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Gage, of Castlebar in the County of Mayo, also in the Peerage of Ireland....	1720	Lord Gage in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Viscount Galway Viscount Galway Viscount Galway is a title that has been created once in the Peerage of England and thrice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1628 in favour of Richard Bourke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde....	1727
The Viscount Powerscourt Viscount Powerscourt Viscount Powerscourt is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland, each time for members of the Wingfield family. It was created first in 1618 for the Chief Governor of Ireland Richard Wingfield....	1743	Lord Powerscourt in the Peerage of the UK
The Viscount Ashbrook Viscount Ashbrook File:arley hall.jpgViscount Ashbrook is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1751 for Captain Henry Flower, 2nd Baron Castle Durrow....	1751
The Viscount Southwell Viscount Southwell Viscount Southwell, of Castle Mattress, near Rathkeale in the County of Limerick, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for Thomas Southwell, 3rd Baron Southwell....	1776
The Viscount de Vesci Viscount de Vesci Viscount de Vesci, of Abbey Leix in the Queen's County, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for Thomas Vesey, 2nd Baron Knapton....	1776
The Viscount Lifford Viscount Lifford Viscount Lifford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1781 for James Hewitt, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He had already been created Baron Lifford, of Lifford in the County of Donegal, in 1768, also in the Peerage of Ireland....	1781
The Viscount Bangor Viscount Bangor Viscount Bangor, of Castle Ward in the County Down, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1781 for Bernard Ward, who had previously represented Down in the Irish House of Commons....	1781
The Viscount Doneraile Viscount Doneraile Viscount Doneraile is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, both times for members of the St Leger family. It was first created in 1703 for Arthur St Leger, along with the subsidiary title of Baron Kilmadon....	1785
The Viscount Harberton Viscount Harberton Viscount Harberton is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1791 for Arthur Pomeroy, who had previously represented Kildare in the Irish House of Commons....	1791
The Viscount Hawarden Viscount Hawarden Viscount Hawarden is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1793 for Sir Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Baronet, of Dundrum, who had earlier represented Roscommon in the Irish House of Commons....	1793
The Viscount Monck Viscount Monck Viscount Monck, of Ballytrammon in the County of Wexford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1801 for Charles Monck....	1801	Lord Monck in the Peerage of the UK
The Viscount Gort Viscount Gort Viscount Gort is the title of two peerages in United Kingdom and Ireland history. Gort is a small town in County Galway in the West of Ireland. The original title was in the Peerage of Ireland and is still extant....	1816

Barons in the Peerage of Ireland

Note that in Ireland, barony
Barony (Ireland)

In Ireland, a barony is a historical geographical unit: normally a subdivision of a Counties of Ireland, although some baronies straddle county boundaries as a result of subsequent reorganisation of local government....
may also refer to an obsolete political subdivision of a county

Counties of Ireland

In a process that began following the Norman invasion, and was completed in 1606, the island of Ireland was divided into thirty-two county ....
. There is no connection between such a barony and the noble title of baron.

Title	Creation	Other titles
The Lord Kingsale Baron Kingsale The Barony of Kingsale is one of the most ancient peerage titles in Britain or Ireland. The Barony, in the Peerage of Ireland dates to the thirteenth century, perhaps being created circa 1223, though other sources give different dates....	1397
The Lord Dunsany	1439
The Lord Trimlestown Baron Trimlestown Baron Trimlestown, or Trimleston, of Trimlestown in the County of Meath, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, one of the oldest surviving....	1461
The Lord Dunboyne Baron Dunboyne The Barony of Dunboyne was created by patent in the Peerage of Ireland in 1541. The barons are alternately numbered from the early 14th century by numbers ten greater than the number dating to the patent ....	1541
The Lord Louth Baron Louth Baron Louth is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1541 for Sir Oliver Plunkett. His great-great-great-grandson, the seventh Baron, served as Lord Lieutenant of Louth....	1541
The Lord Inchiquin Baron Inchiquin Baron Inchiquin is one of the older titles in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1543 for Murrough O'Brien on condition that he submit to English law and culture, and convert to the Anglican Church....	1543
The Lord Digby Baron Digby Baron Digby, of Geashill in the King's County, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1620 for Robert Digby, Governor of King's County....	1620	Lord Digby Baron Digby Baron Digby, of Geashill in the King's County, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1620 for Robert Digby, Governor of King's County.... in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Baroness Shelburne	1688	Her title was only created for life Pre-1876 Life Peerages This is a list of Life Peerages created prior to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958.... .
The Lord Conway and Killultagh	1712	Lord Conway in the Peerage of England Marquess of Hertford Marquess of Hertford The titles of Earl of Hertford and Marquess of Hertford have been created several times in the peerages of Peerage of England and Peerage of Great Britain.... in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Carbery Baron Carbery Baron Carbery, of Carbery in the County of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1715 for George Evans, with remainder to the heirs male of his father and namesake George Evans, a supporter of William III of England and Mary II of England during the Glorious Revolution, who had earlier declined the offer of a pee...	1715
The Lord Aylmer Baron Aylmer ?Lord Aylmer, Baron of Balrath, in the County of Meath, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1718 for the naval commander Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer....	1718
The Lord Farnham Baron Farnham Baron Farnham, of Farnham in the County of Cavan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for John Maxwell, 1st Baron Farnham, who had previously represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons....	1756
The Lord Lisle Baron Lisle The title of Baron Lisle was created five times in the Peerage of England during the middle ages and Tudor period.The most recent creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1758, when John Lysaght was made Baron Lisle, of Mountnorth in the County of Cork....	1758
The Lord Clive	1762	Lord Clive in the Peerage of Great Britain Earl of Powis Earl of Powis Earl of Powis is a title that has been created three times. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 in favour of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Westcote	1776	Viscount Cobham Viscount Cobham Viscount Cobham is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 for Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham. The Viscount holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Cobham, of Cobham in the County of Kent, , Baron Westcote, of Ballymore in the County of Longford , and Baron Lyttelton, of Frankley in th... in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Macdonald Baron Macdonald Baron Macdonald, of Slate in the County Antrim, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for Sir Alexander Macdonald, 9th Baronet, of Sleat....	1776
The Lord Kensington Baron Kensington Baron Kensington is a title in the Peerages of Peerage of England, Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The title Baron Kensington was created in the Peerage of England in 1623 for Henry Rich, younger son of Robert Rich 1st Earl of Warwick....	1776	Lord Kensington Baron Kensington Baron Kensington is a title in the Peerages of Peerage of England, Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom.The title Baron Kensington was created in the Peerage of England in 1623 for Henry Rich, younger son of Robert Rich 1st Earl of Warwick.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Newborough Baron Newborough Baron Newborough is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. Both titles are still extant. The first creation was in 1716 for George Cholmondeley, later 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley....	1776
The Lord Massy Baron Massy Baron Massy, of Duntrileague in the County of Limerick, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1776 for Hugh Massy, who had previously represented Limerick in the Irish House of Commons....	1776
The Lord Muskerry Baron Muskerry Baron Muskerry is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1781 for Sir Robert Tilson Deane, 6th Baronet, of Muskerry. He had previously represented Cork County in the Irish House of Commons....	1781
The Lord Hood	1782	Viscount Hood Viscount Hood Viscount Hood, of Whitley in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain that was created in 1796 for the famous naval commander Admiral Samuel Hood.... in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Sheffield Baron Sheffield Baron Sheffield is a title that has been created four times: once in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Ireland, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom....	1783	Lord Stanley of Alderley Baron Stanley of Alderley Baron Stanley of Alderley, in the County of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1839 for Sir John Stanley, 7th Baronet, of Alderley Hall.... and Eddisbury in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Kilmaine Baron Kilmaine Baron Kilmaine is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1722 in favour of the soldier James O'Hara....	1789
The Lord Auckland Baron Auckland Barony Auckland is a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in 1789 when William Eden was made Baron Auckland in the Peerage of Ireland....	1789	Lord Auckland Baron Auckland Barony Auckland is a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in 1789 when William Eden was made Baron Auckland in the Peerage of Ireland.... in the Peerage of Great Britain
The Lord Waterpark Baron Waterpark Baron Waterpark is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1792 for Lady Sarah Cavendish, in honour of her husband Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet....	1792
The Lord Bridport	1794	Viscount Bridport Viscount Bridport Viscount Bridport is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation became extinct in 1814 while the second creation is still extant.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Graves Baron Graves Lord Graves, Baron of Gravesend, in the County of Londonderry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1794 for the naval commander Admiral Thomas Graves....	1794
The Lord Huntingfield Baron Huntingfield Baron Huntingfield is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Ireland. The first two creations were by Hereditary_peer#Writs_of_summons, but little more is known about them....	1796
The Lord Carrington Baron Carrington Baron Carrington is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of Great Britain....	1796	Lord Carrington Baron Carrington Baron Carrington is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of Great Britain.... in the Peerage of Great Britain Lord Carington of Upton in the Peerage of the UK for life
The Lord Rossmore Baron Rossmore Baron Rossmore, of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1796 for the soldier Robert Cuninghame, with remainder to his wife Elizabeth's nephews Henry Alexander Jones and Warner William Westenra and Henry Westenra, sons of Henry Westenra and Harriet Murray, youngest sister of Elizabe...	1796	Lord Rossmore Baron Rossmore Baron Rossmore, of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1796 for the soldier Robert Cuninghame, with remainder to his wife Elizabeth's nephews Henry Alexander Jones and Warner William Westenra and Henry Westenra, sons of Henry Westenra and Harriet Murray, youngest sister of Elizabe... in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Hotham Baron Hotham Baron Hotham, of South Dalton in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1797 for the naval commander Admiral William Hotham, with remainder to the heirs male of his father....	1797
The Lord Crofton Baron Crofton Baron Crofton is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1797 for Dame Anne Crofton. She was the widow of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet, of the Mote, who had represented Roscommon in the Irish House of Commons and had been offered a peerage just before his death....	1797
The Lord ffrench Baron ffrench Baron ffrench, of Castle ffrench in the County Galway, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1798 for Rose, Lady ffrench.She was the widow of Charles ffrench, who had been created a Baronet, of Castle ffrench in County Galway, in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1779....	1798
The Lord Henley Baron Henley Baron Henley is a title that has been created twice: first in the Peerage of Great Britain and then in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1760 in favour of Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain....	1799	Lord Northington in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Langford Baron Langford Baron Langford, of Summerhill in the County of Meath, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Clotworthy Rowley. Born Clotworthy Taylor, he was the fourth son of Thomas Taylor, 1st Earl of Bective and Jane Rowley, daughter of Hercules Langford Rowley and his wife Elizabeth Rowley, 1st Viscountess Langford ....	1800
The Lord Henniker Baron Henniker Baron Henniker, of Stratford-upon-Slaney in the County of Wicklow, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Sir John Henniker, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Sudbury and Dover in the British House of Commons....	1800	Lord Hartismere in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Dufferin and Claneboye Baron Dufferin and Claneboye Baron Dufferin and Claneboye, of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created July 31 1800 for Dorcas Blackwood, 1st Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye....	1800
The Lord Ventry Baron Ventry Baron Ventry, of Ventry in the County of Kerry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Thomas Mullins. He had already been created a Baronet, of Ventry in the County of Kerry, in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1797....	1800
The Lord Dunalley Baron Dunalley Baron Dunalley, of Kilboy in the County Tipperary, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Henry Prittie, who had previously represented Banagher , Gowran and Tipperary in the Irish House of Commons....	1800
The Lord Clanmorris Baron Clanmorris Baron Clanmorris, of Newbrook in the County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Bingham. He was a descendant of John Bingham of Foxford in County Mayo, whose brother Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet, of Castlebar, was the ancestor of the Earl of Lucan....	1800
The Lord Ashtown Baron Ashtown Baron Ashtown, of Moate in the County of Galway, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Frederick Trench, with remainder to the heirs male of his father....	1800
The Lord Rendlesham Baron Rendlesham Baron Rendlesham is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1806 for the businessman Peter Isaac Thellusson, who also represented Midhurst , Malmesbury and Bossiney in Parliament....	1806
The Lord Castlemaine Baron Castlemaine Baron Castlemaine, of Moydrum Castle in the County of Westmeath, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1812 for William Handcock, with remainder to his younger brother Richard Handcock....	1812
The Lord Decies Baron Decies Baron Decies, of Decies in the County of Waterford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1812 for William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies, Church of Ireland Archdiocese of Tuam from 1794 to 1819....	1812
The Lord Garvagh Baron Garvagh Baron Garvagh, of Garvagh in the County of Londonderry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1818 for George Canning. He had previously represented Sligo Borough and Petersfield in Parliament and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Londonderry....	1818
The Lord Talbot of Malahide Baron Talbot of Malahide File:Malahide Castle1.jpgBaron Talbot of Malahide, in the County of Dublin, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1831 for Margaret Talbot, widow of Richard Talbot, heir of the ancient Lords of Malahide....	1831
The Lord Carew Baron Carew Baron Carew is a title that has been created thrice. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1605. The recipient, Sir George Carew, was later made Earl of Totnes....	1834	Lord Carew Baron Carew Baron Carew is a title that has been created thrice. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1605. The recipient, Sir George Carew, was later made Earl of Totnes.... in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Oranmore and Browne Baron Oranmore and Browne Baron Oranmore and Browne, of Carrabrowne Castle in the County of Galway and of Castle Macgarrett in the County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland....	1836	Lord Mereworth in the Peerage of the UK
The Lord Bellew Baron Bellew Baron Bellew, of Barmeath in the County of Louth, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 17 July 1848 for Sir Patrick Bellew, 7th Baronet, who had previously represented County Louth in the British House of Commons as a British Whig Party and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Louth....	1848
The Lord Rathdonnell Baron Rathdonnell Baron Rathdonnell, of Rathdonnell in the County of Donegal, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1868 for John McClintock, with remainder to the male issue of his deceased younger brother Captain William Bunbury Bunbury-McClintock ....	1868