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Viscount Lismore, of Shanbally, was 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 1806 for Cornelius O'Callaghan, 2nd Baron Lismore,
Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of County Tipperary between 1831 and 1922. There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II of England, James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of ...
. In 1838 he was also made Baron Lismore, of Shanbally Castle in the County of Tipperary, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which entitled him and his descendants to an automatic seat in the
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...
. The second Viscount was also Lord-Lieutenant of County Tipperary. The titles became extinct on his death in 1898. The title Baron Lismore, of Shanbally, was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1785 for Cornelius O'Callaghan, who had previously represented Fethard in the
Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fran ...
.


Baron Lismore (1785)

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Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore (7 January 1741 – 12 July 1797), was an Irish politician and peer. O'Callaghan was the son of Thomas O'Callaghan and Sarah Davis. He served in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for ...
(1741–1797) * Cornelius O'Callaghan, 2nd Baron Lismore (1775–1857) (created Viscount Lismore in 1806)


Viscounts Lismore (1806)

* Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Viscount Lismore (1775–1857) * George Ponsonby O'Callaghan, 2nd Viscount Lismore (1815–1898)


References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lismore Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland O'Callaghan family Noble titles created in 1806 Noble titles created for UK MPs