An Irish feudal barony was a customary title of nobility: the holder was always referred to as a Baron, but was not the holder of a peerage, and had no right to sit in the Irish House of Lords. In 1614 the Dublin Government noted that there were "diverse gentlemen" in Ireland who were called Baron, yet: "Never was any of them Lord Baron nor summoned to any Parliament".[1]
In Ireland, most originally-feudal titular baronies have long disappeared through obsolescence or disuse. The Lordship of Fingal was granted to Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath for seven knight's fees, "although the lords thereof hold elsewhere in capite", according to the unusual grant in 1208 by King John as Lord of Ireland, who allowed de Lacy to retain custody of his fees.[2] Fingal at the time spread from the River Liffey to the River Delvin, north of Dublin, similar to the administrative boundary of today's County Fingal (minus Dublin City) created from part of County Dublin in 1994. A small number of other titular baronies also continued to exist either as submerged titles of members of the Peerages of Ireland, Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or as titles held by grand serjeanty, such as, originally, Fingal. Those few that thus survive at all are traditionally considered "incorporeal hereditaments", and may continue to exist as interests or estates in land, registrable as such upon conveyance or inheritance under the Registry of Deeds of the Government of Ireland, although increasingly these are seen today as titles held in gross as personal rights, and not as real interests in land.
Following a report by the Law Reform Commission, the system of feudal tenure as such, in so far as it had survived, was abolished by the Oireachtas in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act (no. 27 of 2009); fee tail was also abolished . However, estates and interests in land, including incorporeal hereditaments, continue. Formerly registered or proven feudal titles with a solid root of title, and the submerged feudal titles of surviving Irish or British peers are not affected, and continue to exist as personal rights, now held in gross. However, the obsolete or unregistered feudal titles, and those that lapsed into desuetude after 1662, when the Irish Parliament passed the Abolition of Tenures Act, no longer exist as incorporeal hereditaments, nor as personal rights, and cannot be revived.
Examples of hereditary baronial knighthoods that remain in Ireland include the Knight of Glin and the Knight of Kerry.
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A View of the Legal Institutions, Honorary Hereditary Offices, and Feudal Baronies established in Ireland, by William Lynch, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, Paternoster Row, London, 1830.
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^Calendar of Carew Manuscripts, Lambeth Palace Library Vol. V doc. 162
^See Rotuli Chartarum in Turri Londinensi Asservati, edited by Thomas Duffus Hardy, published in 1837; it contains original text of the Grant of Fingal by King John in 1208.
^National Library of Ireland List of those Baronies whose status is exceptional MS 50 pp.61 and 119
^Charter of 28 April 1208, ref. 9 John, m.1, Rotulum Chartarum in the Tower of London
^Healy, W. (1893). History and Antiquities of Kilkenny (County and City): With Illustrations and Appendix, Compiled from Inquisitions, Deeds, Wills, Funeral Entries, Family Records, and Other Historical and Authentic Sources (Vol. 1). Kilkenny, Ire.: PM Egan.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Irish feudal barony news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message An Irish feudal barony was a customary title of nobility the holder was always referred to as a Baron but was not the holder of a peerage and had no right to sit in the Irish House of Lords In 1614 the Dublin Government noted that there were diverse gentlemen in Ireland who were called Baron yet Never was any of them Lord Baron nor summoned to any Parliament 1 Contents 1 History 2 List 3 See also 4 Sources 5 ReferencesHistory EditIn Ireland most originally feudal titular baronies have long disappeared through obsolescence or disuse The Lordship of Fingal was granted to Walter de Lacy Lord of Meath for seven knight s fees although the lords thereof hold elsewhere in capite according to the unusual grant in 1208 by King John as Lord of Ireland who allowed de Lacy to retain custody of his fees 2 Fingal at the time spread from the River Liffey to the River Delvin north of Dublin similar to the administrative boundary of today s County Fingal minus Dublin City created from part of County Dublin in 1994 A small number of other titular baronies also continued to exist either as submerged titles of members of the Peerages of Ireland Great Britain or the United Kingdom or as titles held by grand serjeanty such as originally Fingal Those few that thus survive at all are traditionally considered incorporeal hereditaments and may continue to exist as interests or estates in land registrable as such upon conveyance or inheritance under the Registry of Deeds of the Government of Ireland although increasingly these are seen today as titles held in gross as personal rights and not as real interests in land Following a report by the Law Reform Commission the system of feudal tenure as such in so far as it had survived was abolished by the Oireachtas in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act no 27 of 2009 fee tail was also abolished 1 However estates and interests in land including incorporeal hereditaments continue Formerly registered or proven feudal titles with a solid root of title and the submerged feudal titles of surviving Irish or British peers are not affected and continue to exist as personal rights now held in gross However the obsolete or unregistered feudal titles and those that lapsed into desuetude after 1662 when the Irish Parliament passed the Abolition of Tenures Act no longer exist as incorporeal hereditaments nor as personal rights and cannot be revived Examples of hereditary baronial knighthoods that remain in Ireland include the Knight of Glin and the Knight of Kerry List EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items March 2018 List of Irish feudal baronies 3 Title Family Earliest record First known holder Ref Ards historically Arde s or Art Savage South Little Montgomery and Hamilton North Great Hamilton Middle 1226 7 Robert de Valibus Comitatus de Arde established under John de Courcy 1177 4 Ballyvoe Butler 1614 5 Bargy als Slemarge Purcell then St Leger 1298 Walter PurcellBirr Fitzowen 1335 Hugh FitzowenBrownsford Fitzgerald 1585 David FitzgeraldBurnchurch Fitzmaurice before 1218 Maurice FitzmauriceCastleknock Tyrrel c 1172 Hugh TyrrelCastlemagner Magner February 1183 Castle built January 10 1481 recorded in The Pipe Roll of Cloyne William Magunel David MagnelClabbye O Neill Before 1611 Conn Mac Shane O Neill 6 Fingal De Lacy then Preston et al 1208 Walter de Lacy 7 Galtrim Hussey 1374 John HusseyIdrone le Gros 1175 Raymond Le Gros 8 Killetragh O Neill 1592 Hugh mac Conn Mac Shane O Neill 9 Kells Fitz Thomas then Bermingham 1172 Gilbert Fitz Thomas 10 Kilbixey Constantine 1172 Geoffrey de ConstantineKillough and Rathmollen Russell 1316 Thomas Russell 11 Loughmoe Purcell 1328 Richard PurcellLune Misset 1172 Robert MissetMaynooth Fitzgerald 1172 Maurice Fitzgerald 12 Moyashel Tuite 1172 Risteard de TiuitMullingar Petit 1172 William le PetitNaas Fitzmaurice then de Londres 1177Navan Nangle 1172 Jocelyn de AnguloNewcastle Lyons Butler before 1600Norragh St Michael then Wellesley c 1175 Robert St Michael 13 Pormanstowne Deane 1577Rathcormac Power before 1597 Piers PowerRathdown MacMillan 1344Rathwire de Lacy then Daniel 1172 Robert de LacySkryne de Feypo then Marward 1170 Adam de FeypoSee also EditBarony Ireland List of baronies of Ireland English feudal barony Scottish feudal barony Scottish feudal lordship Marcher lordship Baron Lord List of baronies in the peerages of the British Isles FeudalismSources EditA View of the Legal Institutions Honorary Hereditary Offices and Feudal Baronies established in Ireland by William Lynch Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries published by Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green Paternoster Row London 1830 References Edit Calendar of Carew Manuscripts Lambeth Palace Library Vol V doc 162 See Rotuli Chartarum in Turri Londinensi Asservati edited by Thomas Duffus Hardy published in 1837 it contains original text of the Grant of Fingal by King John in 1208 National Library of Ireland List of those Baronies whose status is exceptional MS 50 pp 61 and 119 Rot Cl 2 Hen III m 24 dores Tur Lond Calendar of Carew Manuscripts Calendar of Carew Manuscripts Charter of 28 April 1208 ref 9 John m 1 Rotulum Chartarum in the Tower of London Healy W 1893 History and Antiquities of Kilkenny County and City With Illustrations and Appendix Compiled from Inquisitions Deeds Wills Funeral Entries Family Records and Other Historical and Authentic Sources Vol 1 Kilkenny Ire PM Egan Calendar of Carew Manuscripts O Hart John Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition 1892 Burke Bernard 1847 Burke s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry H Colburn p 1162 Calendar of the Gormanston register folio 1 Otway Ruthven History of Medieval Ireland 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