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Lawrence Harman King-Harman
Lawrence Harman King-Harman (born 1816 as "Lawrence Harman King") was the younger son of Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton (heir to the estate of Rockingham, County Roscommon) and Lady Frances Harman (heir to the estate of Newcastle, Ballymahon, County Longford). While his elder brother, Robert King, would inherit the viscountcy and Rockingham in 1854, Lawrence inherited Newcastle - the largest landed estate in County Longford - from his maternal grandmother in 1838, aged just 22. He adopted the surname King-Harman at this time in recognition of his maternal ancestry. As a resident landlord, King-Harman enjoyed better relations with his tenantry than had his absentee grandmother. King-Harman was married to Mary Cecilia Johnstone of Stirling. He twice ran for election in the constituency of County Longford as a Conservative, but was unsuccessful on both occasions. Upon his death in 1875 he was succeeded by his sons Colonel Edward Robert King-Harman, Colonel Wentworth Henry King-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton
General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton (12 August 1773 – 20 November 1854), styled The Honourable from 1797 to 1800, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. He was notable for his strong support for anti-Catholic policies and his close association with the Orange Order. Family Born in London at his parents' town house, he was the third child and second son of Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston by his wife, the heiress Caroline Fitzgerald. His mother's fortune (via her own mother) had made the Kings perhaps the richest family in Ireland for some time. His sister was Margaret King and one of the family governesses was Mary Wollstonecraft. On 9 December 1799, he married his first cousin Lady Frances Parsons, daughter of Laurence Harman Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse and Lady Jane King (herself a daughter of the first Earl of Kingston). They had several children together, including two sons and five daughters. The elder son succeeded to the earldom, after three cousins died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lough Key Forest Park
Lough Key Forest Park is an 800-hectare park on the southern shore of Lough Key, 40 km south east of Sligo Town and 3 km east of Boyle, County Roscommon, in the Republic of Ireland. Formerly part of the Rockingham Estate laid out by the King family, it is open to the public. What remained of the estate was sold by Sir Cecil Stafford-King-Harman, 2nd Bt., to the Irish Land Commission, an Irish Government agency, in May 1959. The Land Commission officially took control of the estate in November 1959. The part of the estate that later became Lough Key Forest Park was handed over by the Land Commission to the Forestry Commission a few years later. In 1988, the Forestry Commission became Coillte, a State company. Lough Key Forest Park has been owned and run by Coillte since that time. Rockingham House had burned down in a fire started by an electrical fault in 1957. The house had been designed by John Nash. After the ruins of the house were demolished in 1971, the Moylur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Roscommon
"Steadfast Irish heart" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Roscommon.svg , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Connacht , subdivision_type2 = Regions of Ireland, Region , subdivision_name2 = Northern and Western Region, Northern and Western , seat_type = County town , seat = Roscommon , leader_title = Local government in the Republic of Ireland, Local authority , leader_name = Roscommon County Council, County Council , leader_title2 = Dáil constituencies , leader_title3 = European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland, EP constituency , leader_name2 = Roscommon–Galway (Dáil constituency), Roscommon–Galway Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency), Sligo–Leitrim , leader_name3 = Midlands–North-West (European Parliament constituency), Midlands–North-West , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymahon
Ballymahon () on the River Inny is a town in the southern part of County Longford, Ireland. It is located at the junction of the N55 National secondary road and the R392 regional road. History Ballymahon derives its name from the Irish language term ''Baile Uí Mhatháin '' or ''Baile Mathuna'', meaning "Town of Mahon". This may refer to Mahon (Mathgamain mac Cennétig), a southern chieftain and the elder brother of Brian Boru, who is believed by some to have fought a battle in 960 in the vicinity of Ballymahon at Shrule (in Irish ''Sruaith Fhuil'', River of Blood) where he defeated O'Rourke of Cavan and laid claim to lands in the area. This is disputed by others who claim Mahon may relate to a sub chieftain of the O'Farrells who ruled over this part of County Longford in the 14th century. The earliest documentary evidence of Ballymahon is from the year 1578, when lands in the area were granted to the Dillon family, later Earls of Roscommon. By 1654, the maps of William Pett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Longford
County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the 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 territory of Annaly (''Anghaile''), formerly known as 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, pastureland, 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 Hill is the site of a television transmitter broadcasting to much of the Irish midlands. In the list o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert King, 6th Earl Of Kingston
Robert King, 6th Earl of Kingston (17 July 1804 – 16 October 1869), styled The Honourable until 1854, was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Biography He was the son of Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton and Lady Frances Parsons, daughter of Laurence Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, matriculating in 1823. He represented Roscommon in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom between 1826 and 1830, and served as High Sheriff of Roscommon in 1836. On 20 November 1854 he succeeded to his father's titles as Viscount Lorton. On 8 September 1869 he succeeded his cousin, James King, 5th Earl of Kingston, as Earl of Kingston. Lord Kingston died the following month. He married Anne Gore-Booth, daughter of Sir Robert Newcomen Gore-Booth, 3rd Baronet and Hannah Irwin, on 7 December 1829. Together they had three children: *Lady Frances Isabella Anna King (died 8 October 1890) *Robert Edward King, 7th Earl of Kingston (18 October 1831 – 21 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Longford was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, and one MP from 1918 to 1922. Boundaries This constituency comprised the whole of County Longford. Members of Parliament MPs 1801–1885 MPs 1918–1922 Elections Elections in the 1800s Elections in the 1810s Sir Thomas Fetherston died, causing a by-election. Elections in the 1820s Elections in the 1830s On petition, a House of Commons Select Committee inquiry disqualified 73 votes and declared Forbes and Lefroy the winners of the election. Viscount Forbes died, causing a by-election. On petition, a House of Commons committee inquiry disqualified 94 votes and declared Fox the winner of the election by a majority of 1. Elections in the 1840s On petitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Conservative Party
The Irish Conservative Party, often called the Irish Tories, was one of the dominant Irish political parties in Ireland in the 19th century. It was affiliated with the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Throughout much of the century it and the Irish Liberal Party were rivals for electoral dominance among Ireland's small electorate within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with parties such as the movements of Daniel O'Connell and later the Independent Irish Party relegated into third place. The Irish Conservatives became the principal element of the Irish Unionist Alliance following the alliance's foundation in 1891.Graham Walker, ''A History of the Ulster Unionist Party: Protest, Pragmatism and Pessimism'' (Manchester University Press, 4 Sep 2004) History As late as 1859, the Irish Conservative Party still won the greatest number of Irish seats in Westminster, in that year's general election winning a majority of the seats on offer. In the 1840s, the Conservativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward King-Harman
Edward Robert King-Harman (3 April 1838 – 10 June 1888) was an Irish landlord and politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom between 1877 and 1888 as an Irish nationalist, and later Unionist, Member of Parliament. Early life King-Harman was the son of Lawrence Harman King-Harman and his wife Cecilia Johnstone of Stirling. His father was the younger son of Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton and inherited from him the estates of Lough Key Forest Park, Rockingham, County Roscommon, and Newcastle, Ballymahon, County Longford. King-Harman was educated at Eton College, Eton and became a lieutenant in the 60th Rifles and captain in the Longford Militia. He inherited Rockingham which was a fine house built by John Nash (architect), John Nash, but altered in a less than sympathetic way in the late 19th century in order to provide more accommodation. He was Justice of the Peace, J.P. for the counties of Sligo, Longford and Westmeath and Honorary Colonel of the 5th Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keenagh
Keenagh or Kenagh () is a village in County Longford, Ireland. It is situated on the R397 near the Royal Canal. A small village with two churches, (Catholic and Church of Ireland), a couple of shops and three pubs, it lies south of Longford Town. There are also GAA and soccer clubs in the village, as well as a community centre. Corlea Trackway is an Iron Age trackway near the village. The Newcomen Baronets were the local landowners for several generations. In the period 2000 to 2007 many new houses were built around Keenagh, due to the tax incentives available in the area and without direct consideration to demand. As of 2010, many were vacant or incomplete constituting ghost estates. Between the 2002 and 2016 census, the population of Keenagh more than doubled from 225 to 581 inhabitants. See also * List of towns and villages in Ireland * Keenagh, Templeport, a townland in the parish of Templeport Templeport () is a civil parish in the barony of Tullyhaw, County Cava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Family (Anglo-Irish Aristocracy)
The term King family may refer to *King family (Emmerdale), characters from the Emmerdale TV-series *The King Family Show, a U.S. television show *King Family (band), a German band *a king's family, see royal family A royal family is the immediate family of kings/queens, emirs/emiras, sultans/ sultanas, or raja/ rani and sometimes their extended family. The term imperial family appropriately describes the family of an emperor or empress, and the term pa ... *a family with surname King, see King (surname) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1816 Births
This year was known as the ''Year Without a Summer'', because of low temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly the result of the Mount Tambora volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, causing severe global cooling, catastrophic in some locations. Events January–March * December 25 1815–January 6 – Tsar Alexander I of Russia signs an order, expelling the Jesuits from St. Petersburg and Moscow. * January 9 – Sir Humphry Davy's Davy lamp is first tested underground as a coal mining safety lamp, at Hebburn Colliery in northeast England. * January 17 – Fire nearly destroys the city of St. John's, Newfoundland. * February 10 – Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, dies and is succeeded by Friedrich Wilhelm, his son and founder of the House of Glücksburg. * February 20 – Gioachino Rossini's opera buffa ''The Barber of Seville'' premières at the Teatro Argentina in Rome. * March 1 – The Gork ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
