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Earl of Drogheda is a title in the
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...
. It was created in 1661 for
The 3rd Viscount Moore.
History
The Moore family descends from
Sir Garrett Moore, a staunch friend of
Hugh O'Neill, the Great Earl of Tyrone, whose submission he facilitated, hosting the negotiations that led to the
Treaty of Mellifont
The Treaty of Mellifont ( ga, Conradh na Mainistreach Móire), also known as the Articles of Mellifont, was signed in 1603 and ended the Nine Years' War which took place in the Kingdom of Ireland from 1594 to 1603.
End of war
Following the Engl ...
in 1603 and ending
The Nine Years' War. He represented
Dungannon
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in the
Irish House of Commons
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, and served as President of
Munster
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. In 1616 he was raised to the
Peerage of Ireland
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as Baron Moore, of
Mellefont in the
County of Louth
County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of County Meath, M ...
. He was further honoured in 1621 when he was made Viscount Moore, of
Drogheda
Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...
, also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded in 1628 by his son Charles, the second Viscount, who was killed at the
Battle of Portlester while fighting for
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in the
English Civil War
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. Charles was succeeded by his son Henry, the aforementioned third Viscount, who was raised to an earldom, as Earl of Drogheda, in 1661. The first
Earl
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's younger son Henry, the third Earl (who succeeded his elder brother in 1679), assumed the additional surname of Hamilton upon succeeding to the estates of his brother-in-law, Henry Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil. In a feast of egotism, he built and named Henry Street, Moore Street, Earl Street, Of (or Off) Lane (now Henry Place, and an important escape route for the volunteers fleeing the
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during the
Easter Rising
The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...
in 1916), and Drogheda Street (part of what is now
O'Connell Street
O'Connell Street () is a street in the centre of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, running north from the River Liffey. It connects the O'Connell Bridge to the south with Parnell Street to the north and is roughly split into two sections ...
).
The third Earl was succeeded by his grandson Henry, the fourth Earl. The latter died without surviving children at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother, Edward, the fifth Earl, who had previously represented
Dunleer
Dunleer () is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. Dunleer is situated midway between Dundalk and Drogheda and is located on the junction of the R132, R169 and R170 regional roads that intersect the town.
Dunleer used to be the p ...
in the
Irish Parliament. Edward's son and successor, Charles, the sixth Earl, was a distinguished soldier and politician. In 1791 he was created
Marquess
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...
of Drogheda in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1801 he was also made Baron Moore, of Moore Place in the
County of Kent
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, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the British
House of Lords
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.
His eldest son Charles, the second
Marquess
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, suffered from mental illness, died childless and was succeeded by his nephew, Henry, the third Marquess, the son of Lord Henry Moore, second son of the first Marquess. The third Marquess notably served as
Lord Lieutenant of Kildare
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between 1874 and 1892. He was childless and on his death in 1892 the marquessate and barony of 1801 became extinct. He was succeeded in the remaining titles by his second cousin once removed, Ponsonby Moore, who became the ninth Earl. He was the great-grandson of the Honourable Ponsonby Moore, younger son of the fifth Earl and brother of the first Marquess. The ninth Earl was elected an
Irish Representative Peer
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in 1899. He was succeeded by his son, Henry, the tenth Earl, who was elected an Irish Representative Peer in 1913. In 1954 Henry was created Baron Moore, of
Cobham in the
County of Surrey
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, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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, which entitled him and his descendants to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was succeeded by his son, Charles, the eleventh Earl, who was a journalist and businessman. As of 2014, the titles are held by the latter's son, the twelfth Earl, who succeeded in 1989. The twelfth Earl is a professional photographer under the name "Derry Moore".
Several other members of the Moore family may also be mentioned.
John Moore, great-grandson of Arthur Moore, younger son of the first Viscount, represented
Ballynakill
Ballinakill () is a small village in County Laois, Ireland on the R432 regional road between Abbeyleix, Ballyragget and Castlecomer, County Kilkenny. As of the 2016 census, there were 445 people living in Ballinakill.
History
From 1613 unti ...
in the Irish Parliament. He was the father of 1)
John Moore, who represented Ballynakill in the Irish Parliament as well as
Newry
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Newry was founded in 1144 alongside a Cistercian monastery, althoug ...
in the British Parliament, and of 2) Francis Moore, a General in the
British Army
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. The Honourable
Robert Moore, younger son of the third Earl, represented
Louth Louth may refer to:
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* County ...
and
Belfast
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in the Irish Parliament.
Pronunciation
The title of the earldom is pronounced "Dro-hed-ah" in Ireland and "Draw-dah" in England.
Seat
The family seat was
Moore Abbey
Moore Abbey () is a monastic house on the east bank of the River Barrow at Monasterevin in County Kildare, Ireland.
History
Moore Abbey was designed by the English engineer Christopher Myers in the Gothic style and was built in the late 1760 ...
, near
Monasterevin
Monasterevin (), also Monasterevan, and Mevin is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. The town lies on the River Barrow and the Barrowline, a canal branch of the Grand Canal. The population was 4,246 at the 2016 Census.
Location and Access
Situ ...
,
County Kildare
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.
kildare.ie
/ref> Before that, for a time, the family seat was Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey ( ga, An Mhainistir Mhór, literally 'the Big Monastery'), was a Cistercian abbey located close to Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It was the first abbey of the order to be built in Ireland. In 1152, it hosted the Synod of Ke ...
near Drogheda
Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...
in County Louth
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.
Title holders
Viscounts Moore (1621)
*Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore
Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore PC (I) (1564 – 9 November 1627) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.
Birth and origins
Garret was a son of Sir Edward Moore of Mellifont and his wife Elizabeth Clifford. His father was a knight and owner of ...
(died 1627)
* Charles Moore, 2nd Viscount Moore (1603–1643)
* Henry Moore, 3rd Viscount Moore (died 1675) (created Earl of Drogheda in 1661)
Earls of Drogheda (1661)
*Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda
Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda PC (I) (died 11 January 1676) was an Anglo-Irish peer, politician and soldier.
Moore was the son of Charles Moore, 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda, by his wife Hon. Alice Loftus, the youngest daughter of Adam ...
(died 1675)
*Charles Moore, 2nd Earl of Drogheda
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(died 1679)
*Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda
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(died 1714)
*Henry Moore, 4th Earl of Drogheda
Henry Moore, 4th Earl of Drogheda (7 October 1700 – 29 May 1727), styled Viscount Moore from 21 May to 7 June 1714, was an Irish peer and rake who briefly served in the Parliament of Great Britain. He inherited his title and estates at the age o ...
(1700–1727)
*Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda
Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda Privy Council of Ireland, PC (I) (1701 – 28 October 1758) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.
Background
Moore was the second son of Charles Moore, Lord Moore, son of Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Dro ...
(1701–1758)
* Charles Moore, 6th Earl of Drogheda (1730–1822) (created Marquess of Drogheda in 1791)
Marquesses of Drogheda (1791)
*Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda
Field Marshal Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda (29 June 1730 – 22 December 1822), styled Viscount Moore from 1752 until 28 October 1758 and then Earl of Drogheda until 2 July 1791, was an Irish peer and later a British peer, and milita ...
(1730–1822)
*Charles Moore, 2nd Marquess of Drogheda
Charles Moore, 2nd Marquess of Drogheda (23 August 1770 – 6 February 1837), styled Viscount Moore until 1822, was an Irish peer. He went insane when he was about twenty, and spent the rest of his life at the private asylum at Greatford, Lincoln ...
(1770–1837)
* Henry Francis Seymour Moore, 3rd Marquess of Drogheda (1825–1892)
Earls of Drogheda (1661; reverted)
* Ponsonby William Moore, 9th Earl of Drogheda (1846–1908)
* Henry Charles Ponsonby Moore, 10th Earl of Drogheda (1884–1957)
*Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda
Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda KG, KBE (23 April 1910 – 24 December 1989), styled Viscount Moore until 1957 and known commonly as Garrett Moore, was a British peer.
Early life
Lord Drogheda was the eldest son of ...
(1910–1989)
*Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda (born 1937), is a British photographer known professionally as Derry Moore. He inherited the title of Earl of Drogheda from his father, The 11th Earl of Drogheda. He had the right to use the cou ...
(born 1937)
The heir apparent
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is the present holder's son Benjamin Garrett Henderson Moore, Viscount Moore (born 1983).
References
Attribution
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Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland
Noble titles created in 1661
1661 establishments in Ireland