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High Sheriff Of Meath
The High Sheriff of Meath was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Meath, Ireland, from the conquest until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Meath County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed high court writs. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence. However, the sheriff retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in the county. The usual procedure for appointing the sheriff from 1660 onwards was that three persons were nominated at the beginning of each year from the county and the Lord Lieutenant then appointed his choice as High Sheriff for the remainder of the year. Often the other nominees were appointed as under-sheriffs. Sometimes a sheriff did not fulfil his entire term through death or other event and another sherif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Meath
County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the southwest, Westmeath to the west, Cavan to the northwest, and Monaghan to the north. To the east, Meath also borders the Irish Sea along a narrow strip between the rivers Boyne and Delvin, giving it the second shortest coastline of any county. Meath County Council is the local authority for the county. Meath is the 14th-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by land area, and the 8th-most populous, with a total population of 220,296 according to the 2022 census. The county town and largest settlement in Meath is Navan, located in the centre of the county along the River Boyne. Other towns in the county include Trim, Kells, Laytown, Ashbourne, Dunboyne, Slane and Bettystown. Colloquially known as "The Royal County", the historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Cadogan
Henry Cadogan (1642 – 13 January 1713/14) of Liscartan, County Meath was an Irish barrister. Early life Cadogan was the son of Maj. William Cadogan and Elizabeth Roberts.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.'' Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 636. His father was born at Dunster, Somerset to an old Pembrokeshire family. He served with Oliver Cromwell in Ireland, and was rewarded for his services with the estate of Liscarton, where Henry grew up. Henry also acquired lands in County Limerick. His paternal grandfather was Henry Cadogan of Llanbetter, a grandson of Thomas Cadogan, of Dunster, who claimed descent from the ancient princes of Wales (called Cadwgan ap Elystan Glodrydd "The Renowned", Prince of Fferreg, of Dol-y-Gaer, Breconshire). Career Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was a barrister and also High Sheriff of Meath in 1700. Unlike his elde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gormanston Castle
Franciscan College Gormanston is a school operated and managed by the Irish province of the Order of the Friars Minor. The college operates under the trusteeship of the Minister Provincial and Definitory of the Franciscan Province of Ireland. In September 2014, the school moved from being a fee-charging school to the free school scheme. The college is situated in eastern County Meath close to the county border with Dublin. In 2018-2019, there were 434 students: 288 boys and 146 girls. The college offers boarding and day facilities. Boarding at Gormanston is a mixture of five-day and seven-day boarding options for boys. Girls are admitted and welcome to the school as day students. International students must have an Irish contact either through an Agency or Guardianship. Gormanston College is a public, coeducational Catholic secondary school under the trusteeship of the Franciscan Province of Ireland. It is located at Gormanston Castle (built 1789), near Gormanston, County Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Gormanston
Viscount Gormanston is a Peerage, title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1478 and held by the head of the Preston family, which hailed from Lancashire. It is the oldest Viscount, vicomital title in the British Isles; the holder is Premier Viscount of Ireland. The Preston family descends from Robert Preston, 1st Baron Gormanston, Sir Robert Preston, who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Sometime between 1365 and 1370 he was created Baron Gormanston by Hereditary peer#Writs of summons, writ to the Parliament of Ireland. His son and heir, the second Baron, played a prominent part in public affairs, and was arrested for treason in 1418. His great-grandson, the fourth Baron, served as Lord Deputy of Ireland: in 1478 he was created Viscount Gormanston in the Peerage of Ireland. His son, the second viscount, served as Lord Justices (Ireland), Lord Justice of Ireland in 1525. A later descendant, the seventh Viscount, was a supporter of James II of England, King James II and was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clotworthy Rowley, 1st Baron Langford
Clotworthy Rowley, 1st Baron Langford (31 October 1763 – 13 September 1825), known as Hon. Clotworthy Taylor until 1796 and as Hon. Clotworthy Rowley from 1796 to 1800, was an Irish peer. Langford was the fourth son of Thomas Taylor, 1st Earl of Bective, and his wife Jane Rowley, daughter of Hercules Langford Rowley and his wife Elizabeth Rowley, 1st Viscountess Langford (a title which became extinct in 1796). Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort, Hercules Taylour and General Robert Taylour were his elder brothers. He succeeded to the Rowley estates in 1796 and assumed the same year by Royal licence the surname of Rowley in lieu of Taylor. Rowley represented Trim in the Irish House of Commons from 1791 to 1795. Subsequently, he sat for County Meath until 1800, when the Langford title was revived and Taylor was raised to the Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess Of Headfort
Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort (18 November 1757 – 24 October 1829), styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795, and known as The Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician. Early life Taylour was born on 18 November 1757. He was the eldest son of four daughters and six sons born to the former Hon. Jane Rowley and Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective, a Member of Parliament for Kells. His younger brothers Hercules and Robert both represented both the same constituency as their father. His younger brother, Clotworthy Taylour, inherited their maternal uncle's estates and was raised to the Irish peerage. His paternal grandparents were Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet and the former Sarah Graham. His maternal grandparents were the Rt. Hon. Hercules Langford Rowley and Elizabeth Ormsby Upton, ''suo jure'' Viscountess Langford. His maternal uncle, Hercules Rowley, 2nd Viscount Langford represented County Antrim and Downpatrick in the Irish Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredyth Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Meredyth, both in the Baronetage of Ireland. Both are extinct. The Meredyth Baronetcy, of Greenhills in County Kildare, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 20 November 1660 for William Meredyth, son of Sir Robert Meredyth, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland. The title became extinct on the death of the twelfth Baronet in 1933. The Meredyth Baronetcy, of Carlandstown in County Meath, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 26 July 1795 for John Meredyth, son of Thomas Meredyth and Alicia Tisdall, daughter of Philip Tisdall, Attorney General for Ireland and his wife Mary Singleton. He was High Sheriff of Meath for 1783 and knighted the same year. The fourth baronet was High Sheriff of Meath in 1836. The fifth Baronet was High Sheriff of County Kilkenny for 1888; the title became extinct on his death in 1923. Meredyth baronets, of Greenhills, Co Kildare (1660) * Sir William Meredyth, 1st Baronet ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, 1st Baron Hamilton of Stackallan. He had already been created Baron Hamilton of Stackallan, in the County of Meath in 1715, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Hamilton was the youngest son of Sir Frederick Hamilton, youngest son of Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord Paisley (from whom the Dukes of Abercorn descend), third son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (from whom the Dukes of Hamilton descend). His grandson, the second Viscount, represented Newport (Isle of Wight) in the House of Commons. His first cousin, the fourth Viscount, sat as a member of the Irish House of Commons for Navan. His great-grandson, the seventh Viscount, married Emma Maria Russell, sister and heiress of William Russell of Brancepeth Castle, County Durham, children of Matthew Russell of the same, and in 1850 assumed by royal licence the additional s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Gorges (1737–1802)
Hamilton Gorges (1737 – 14 June 1802) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Gorges was the son of Richard Gorges and Elizabeth Fielding. In 1770 he was High Sheriff of Meath. Between 1792 and 1800, he sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for County Meath. Despite attempts by the establishment to bribe him, he did not support the Acts of Union 1800. He subsequently represented Meath in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 me ... from 1801 until his death in June 1802.GORGES, Hamilton (1739–1802), of Kilbrew, co. Meath i''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790–1820''(Retrieved 30 October 2022). His family had to sell much of his estate in order to pay his debts. References {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hamilton, 4th Viscount Boyne
Richard Hamilton, 4th Viscount Boyne (24 March 1724 – 30 July 1789) was an Irish peer and politician. After serving in the Royal Navy and Irish House of Commons, he inherited the viscountcy from his Frederick Hamilton, 3rd Viscount Boyne in 1772 and died in 1789. Early life Hamilton was born on 24 March 1724. He was the younger son of Gustavus Hamilton (second of Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne), and his wife the Dorothea Bellew (a daughter of Richard Bellew, 3rd Baron Bellew of Duleek). His uncles were Frederick Hamilton and Henry Hamilton. Career Hamilton joined the Royal Navy, and was promoted to lieutenant on 2 June 1748. Two days after this he was appointed to the 80-gun ship of the line HMS ''Russell'' as her third lieutenant, in the Mediterranean Sea. Hamilton entered the Irish House of Commons in 1755 and sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Navan until 1761. He was High Sheriff of Meath in 1766. On 8 June 1757 he joined the 74-gun ship of the line HMS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldbridge
Oldbridge () is a townland near Drogheda in County Meath, Ireland. The area is home to the Boyne Navigation, the Battle of the Boyne Interpretive Centre and the southern half of the Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge (which carries the M1 motorway). Navigation The townland represents the furthest tidal reach on the River Boyne at a point called the "Curly Hole". Curly Hole is also a fishing location. Prior to the 12th century, this was the lowest crossing point of the Boyne. The Abbey of Mellifont owned the lands and fisheries here at dissolution in 1539. It was described then as "''Oldebryge. 26 fishermen with 26 boats de Corrio (sc.corachs) paying £13.6.8''". The Irish coracle was used for salmon fishing at this location up to at least the first half of the 20th century. One of the last coracles made locally was made in 1928 by Michael O'Brien of Oldbridge, for Adolf Mahr director of the National Museum of Ireland. Battle of the Boyne Site The site of the Battle of the Boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixie Coddington
Dixie Coddington (born c.1725, died 1794) was an Irish MP and army officer. Coddington was born in Drogheda, eldest son of Nicholas Coddington of Oldbridge and Mary Tenison, daughter of Henry Tenison MP, of Dillonstown, and Anne Moore of County Fermanagh. His unusual first name was derived from his great-grandmother Anne Dixie, who was possibly a daughter of Sir Wolstan Dixie, 1st Baronet (1602-1682), first of the Dixie Baronets; she married the first Nicholas Coddington about 1660. Dixie was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Coddington represented Dunleer in the Irish House of Commons from 1761 to 1776. It was effectively a family seat, having been occupied for many years by his uncle Thomas Tennison. He was High Sheriff of Meath in 1754, and an officer in the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers. He married Catherine Burgh, daughter of Thomas Burgh and Anne Downes, daughter of Dive Downes, Bishop of Cork and Ross in 1754, and had several daughters, who all died young. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
