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John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont (c.1709 – 4 July 1776), known as The Lord Mount Eagle between 1760 and 1768 and as The Viscount Westport between 1768 and 1771, was an Irish peer and politician. He began the building of Westport House and th ...

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as well as a Jacobite who fought in the

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, the fortunes of the Browne family did not fully revive until the time of his son

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, later first

Earl of Altamont 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 ...

Family

In 1707 he married Mary Daly, daughter of Denis Daly of CarrownakellyWestport House and the Brownes by the Marquess of Sligo 1981 The daughters were raised as Catholic, his only son became Protestant.

Difficulties

Peter Browne had once been heir to the richest man in Connaught, however following the defeat of 1691 Peter found himself bankrupt and, as a Catholic, excluded from politics. He lived at Mount Browne, a house built around 1700 near Westport. He made the harbour at Westport Quay. Peter Browne may have intended to improve the local economy for in 1723 he engaged two stonemasons to build a market house wall at Westport.Westport Before 1800 by Michael Kelly published in Cathair Na Mart 2019 However he died the next year. He is buried in Burishoole, a great Catholic cemetery. The year before he died he presented a chalice to its church.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Peter 1670 births 1724 deaths Westport, County Mayo