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Annaly
Annaly is an Irish lordship and former principality, named for its conqueror Angaile, ancestor of the Ó Fearghail. The territory of Annaly coincides with modern County Longford and was conquered in the 10th century by Angaile, a King of Fortúatha whose line were chiefs of the ConmhaÃcne Angaile. Angaile's great-grandson Fearghail was the progenitor of the Ó Fearghail family, who were historically the Princes of Annaly. The lineage of Fearghaile also provided chiefs of the Dál Messin Corb dynasty and the Uà Garrchon. Princes of Angaile The history of Angaile is detailed in the ''Annals of the Four Masters''. From the turn of the 11th century until the colonial confiscations of James I in the early 17th century, the Ó Fearghail controlled Angaile as a principality. This rule was disrupted by repeated English invasions in the 12th and 13th centuries. By the 15th century, the tribe regained complete control and had divided into the North Angaile ruling White Ó Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Annaly
Baron Annaly is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Annaly is named after the ancient term for the general locale, which in turn was named after the original ancient king. The third creation is currently extant. History The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1766 when the lawyer and politician John Gore was made Baron Annaly, of Tenelick in the County of Longford. He had previously represented Jamestown and County Longford in the Irish House of Commons and served as Solicitor-General for Ireland from 1760 to 1764. Gore was the son of George Gore, younger son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, whose elder son Paul Gore was the grandfather of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran. George, like his son, was Attorney General and a High Court judge. Other members of the Gore family include the Gore baronets of Magharabeg, the Barons Harlech and the Earls Temple of Stowe (a title which has co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó Fearghail
The Ó Fearghail are an Irish family of County Longford, who were the Princes of Annaly for 6 centuries. The patronym means "descendant of Fearghail", whose name means "man of valour". Fearghail was a great-grandson of Angaile, a 10th-century King of Fortúatha who conquered and gave his name to Annaly. His Ó Fearghail descendants were the Princes of Annaly, and the Ó Fearghail produced 7 Bishops of Ardagh. Anglicised forms of the surname include O'Farrell, O'Ferrall, Ferrell and Farrell. Early history According to the historian C. Thomas Cairney, the Ó Fearghail were part of the Conmaicne Rein tribe in Ireland who came from the Erainn tribe who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 and 100 BC. The Ó Fearghail chieftain historically sat at the Ó Fearghail stronghold of Longford (Irish orthography: '' Longphort Uà Fhearghail''), with another Ó Fearghail seat at Moatfarrell (Irish orthography: ''Móta Uà Fhearghail'') in the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly
Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly (1791 – 3 September 1873), was an Irish British Army soldier and politician. Biography Annaly was the son of Luke White, who had made a large fortune as a bookseller and lottery operator in Dublin and purchased the Luttrellstown estate. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Peter de la Mazière.''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953: 'Annaly'. He purchased a Cornetcy in the 14th Light Dragoons in 1811 and served in the Peninsular War, fighting at the Siege of Badajoz and at the Battle of Salamanca. He purchased a Lieutenancy in 1812. In 1823 he was elected to the House of Commons for County Dublin, a seat he held until 1832, and also represented County Longford from 1837 to 1847 and again from 1857 to 1861. In 1837 he was appointed Colonel of the disembodied Royal Longford Militia, which he reformed when the Militia was revived after 1852. Between 1841 and 1873 Annaly served as Lord Lieutenant of County Long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (2 March 1718 – 3 April 1784) was an Ireland, Irish politician and peer. Biography He was the second son of George Gore (judge), George Gore, judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland). George was in turn the son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet. Annaly's mother was Bridget Sankey, younger daughter of John Sankey and Eleanor Morgan. His mother brought his father a fortune and the manor of Tenelick in County Longford, which came to John on the death of his brother Arthur in 1758. Gore was called to the Bar by King's Inns and worked as barrister-at-law. He was Counsel to the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Commissioners of Revenue and also a King's Counsel from 1749. From 1747 and 1760, he sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Jamestown (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Jamestown. Subsequently, he sat for County Longford (Parliament of Ireland constituency), County Longford in the Irish House of Commons unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
Henry Gore, 1st Baron Annaly (8 March 1728 – 5 June 1793) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Biography Gore was the third son of George Gore and Bridget Sankey. One of his elder brothers was John Gore, who was created Baron Annaly (first creation) in 1766. Between 1758 and 1760, Gore was the Member of Parliament for County Longford in the Irish House of Commons. He then represented Lanesborough between 1761 and 1768, before sitting again for County Longford from 1768 and 1789.E. M. Johnston-Liik''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.91. Retrieved 23 January 2023. He was High Sheriff of Longford in 1765 and held the office of Examiner of Customs in 1770. On 23 September 1789, he was created Baron Annaly, of Tenelick in the Peerage of Ireland, a revival of the title created for his deceased brother, and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords. He married Mary Smyth, daughter of Skeffington Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Longford
County Longford () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,634 at the 2022 census. The county is based on the historic Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic territory of Annaly (''Anghaile''), formerly known as Tethbae, Teffia (''Teathbha''). Geography Most of Longford lies in the basin of the River Shannon with Lough Ree forming much of the county's western boundary. The north-eastern part of the county, however, drains towards the River Erne and Lough Gowna. Lakeland, bogland, pasture-land and wetland typify Longford's generally low-lying landscapes: the highest point of the county is in the north-west – Carn Clonhugh (also known as Cairn Hill or Corn Hill) between Drumlish and Ballinalee in the parish of Killoe, at . Cairn H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Temple Of Stowe
Earl Temple of Stowe, in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1822 for Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, who was created Marquess of Chandos and Duke of Buckingham and Chandos at the same time. In contrast to the Marquessate and Dukedom, which were created with remainder to the heirs male of his body only, the Earldom was created with remainder to (1) the heirs male of his body, failing which to (2) the heirs male of his deceased great-grandmother the 1st Countess Temple, failing which to (3) his granddaughter Lady Anna Grenville (daughter of Richard, Earl Temple, later 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos) and the heirs male of her body, and then to possible younger daughters of Lord Temple and the heirs male of their bodies (there were, in the event, no other daughters). The Earldom remained merged with the Dukedom until the death of the 1st Duke's grandson the 3rd Duke, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Dublin (UK Parliament Constituency)
County Dublin was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency was created under the Acts of Union 1800, replacing the constituency of County Dublin (Parliament of Ireland constituency), County Dublin in the Irish House of Commons. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, before the 1885 United Kingdom general election in Ireland, 1885 general election, it was replaced with two new county divisions, South Dublin (UK Parliament constituency), South Dublin and North Dublin (UK Parliament constituency), North Dublin. Boundaries This constituency comprised the whole of County Dublin, except for the area of the borough constituency of Dublin City (UK Parliament constituency), Dublin City. The borough comprised the whole of the county of the city of Dublin and the portion of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ConmhaÃcne Angaile
The ConmhaÃcne Angaile (the 'ConmhaÃcne descended from Angaile') were an early people of Ireland. Their tuath comprised the territory of Annaly, now County Longford. Origin The ConmhaÃcne or ConmaÃcne were a people of early Ireland, perhaps related to the Laigin, who dispersed to various parts of Ireland. They settled in Connacht and Longford, giving their name to several ConmaÃcne territories. Other branches of the ConmhaÃcne were located in County Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, and Leitrim. Territory Their territory was bounded by native Irish forests in places, by the River Shannon and ConmaÃcne of Maigh Rein to the east, Breifne O'Reilly to the north, and Leinster to the east. Taoiseach The chief ConmaÃcne family were the Ó Fearghail, who descended from the great-grandson of Angaile. Diocese The Diocese of the ConmaÃcne (or Ardagh) was established in 1111 as the see for east Connacht. Fourteen years later, at the Synod of Kells-Mellifont, it's area was reduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gore (judge)
George Gore (1675–1753) was an Irish landowner and judge: he held office as Attorney General for Ireland and later served as a justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland). Despite his vigorous efforts, he failed to gain further promotion, but his second son John, Lord Annaly, became Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Life He was the second son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet of Newtown, County Mayo and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Sir George St George, knight, of Carrickdrumrusk, County Leitrim, and Katherine Gifford. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Trinity College Dublin, where he matriculated in 1691 and received a degree of Doctor of Laws in 1709. He entered Middle Temple in 1698 and was called to the Irish Bar in 1700.Ball p.194 He sat in the Irish House of Commons as member for Longford Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Longford Borough and was made Attorney General in 1714. He accepted a place on the Court of Common Pleas in 1720, apparently due to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Longford (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
County Longford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1585 to 1800 representing County Longford. Between 1725 and 1793, under the Penal Laws, Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. Members of Parliament 1585–1666 1689 (Patriot Parliament Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish Parliament session called by King James II during the Williamite War in Ireland which lasted from 1688 to 1691. The first since 1666, it held only one session, which lasted from 7 May ...) 1692–1801 References * {{Authority control Historic constituencies in County Longford Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies disestablished in 1800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peerage Of The United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain. New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland until 1898 (the last creation was the Barony of Curzon of Kedleston). The House of Lords Act 1999 reformed the House of Lords. Until then, all peers of the United Kingdom were automatically members of the House of Lords. However, from that date, most of the hereditary peers ceased to be members, whereas the life peers retained their seats. All hereditary peers of the first creation (i.e. those for whom a peerage was originally created, as opposed to those who inherited a peerage), and all surviving hereditary peers who had served as Leader of the House of Lords, were offered a life peerage to allow them to continue to sit in the House, should they wish. Peers in the Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
