Earl of Barrymore was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created for David Barry, 6th

Viscount A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

Buttevant, in 1627/28. Lord Barrymore held the subsidiary titles of

Baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...

Barry (created c. 1261) and Viscount Buttevant (created 1541) in the

County of Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...

in Ireland. After the death of the 8th

Earl Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

in 1823, all these titles became extinct. The Barrymore title was revived in 1902 in favour of Sir Arthur Smith-Barry, who was created

Baron Barrymore Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

in the

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. He was the grandson of John Smith Barry, an illegitimate son of James Hugh Smith Barry (died 1837), son of

The Hon. ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...

John Smith Barry, younger son of The 4th Earl of Barrymore.

Barons Barry (c. 1261)

* David de Barry, 1st Baron Barry (died 1278). In 1267, King

Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry a ...

appointed Lord David de Barry as Chief Justice of Ireland. * John Barry, 2nd Baron Barry (died 1285) *

David FitzDavid Barry, 3rd Baron Barry David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(died 1290) *

John Barry, 4th Baron Barry John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(died 1330) * David Barry, 5th Baron Barry (died 1347) *

David Barry, 6th Baron Barry David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(died 1392) *

John Barry, 7th Baron Barry John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(died 1420) *

William Barry, 8th Baron Barry William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

(died 1480) *

John Barry, 9th Baron Barry John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(died 1486) *

Thomas de Barry, 10th Baron Barry Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

(died 1488) *

William Barry, 11th Baron Barry William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

(died 1500) *

John Barry, 12th Baron Barry John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(died 1530) *

John Barry, 13th Baron Barry John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(died 1534) * John FitzJohn Barry, 14th Baron Barry (1517–1553) (created Viscount Buttevant in 1541)

Viscounts Buttevant (1541)

John FitzJohn Barry, 1st Viscount Buttevant John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

(1517–1553) *

Edmund FitzJohn Barry, 2nd Viscount Buttevant Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings an ...

(died 1556) *

James FitzJohn Barry, 3rd Viscount Buttevant James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

(died 1557) * James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant (–1581) * David de Barry, 5th Viscount Buttevant (died 1617) * David Barry, 6th Viscount Buttevant (1604–1642) (created Earl of Barrymore in 1627/28)Cf. ''Letters Patent for the Earldom of Barrymore 1626/27''. In: Frederick Arthur Crisp, ''Fragmenta Genealogica'', vol. X, Private Printing, London 1899, pp. 84–85

Earls of Barrymore (1627/28)

David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore, 19th Baron Barry, 6th Viscount Buttevant (1605–1642) was an Irish peer. Birth and Origins David was born on 10 March 1605 probably at Buttevant, County Cork, a posthumous child of David de Barry and h ...

(1604–1642) *

Richard Barry, 2nd Earl of Barrymore Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

(1630–1694) *

Laurence Barry, 3rd Earl of Barrymore Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from ...

(1664–1699) * James Barry, 4th Earl of Barrymore (1667–1747) *

James Barry, 5th Earl of Barrymore James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(1717–1751) *

Richard Barry, 6th Earl of Barrymore Earl of Barrymore was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created for David Barry, 6th Viscount Buttevant, in 1627/28. Lord Barrymore held the subsidiary titles of Baron Barry (created c. 1261) and Viscount Buttevant (created 1541) in the ...

(1745–1773) *

Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore (14 August 1769 – 6 March 1793) was an English nobleman of Irish heritage, as well as an infamous rake, gambler, sportsman, theatrical enthusiast and womanizer. He was known as ''Hellgate'' and ''the Rake ...

(1769–1793) *

Henry Barry, 8th Earl of Barrymore Henry may refer to: People * Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

(1770–1823)

Barons Barry (c. 1261)

Viscounts Buttevant (1541)

Earls of Barrymore (1627/28)

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