Earl of Shannon 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 1756 for the prominent Irish politician Henry Boyle, who served as Speaker of the

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and as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. The earldom is named after

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. The first Earl was made Viscount Boyle, of Bandon, and Baron Castle Martyr at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. Lord Shannon was the second son of Henry Boyle, second son of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, third surviving son of

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was an English politician who served as Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. Lord Cork was an important figure in the continuing ...

. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He served as Master-General of the Ordnance for

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and as Vice-Treasurer for Ireland. In 1786 he was created Baron Carleton, of Carleton in the County of York, in the

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. This title gave him and the later Earls an automatic seat in the

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. The third Earl, son of the second, notably served as Lord Lieutenant of County Cork. On his death the titles passed to his son, the fourth Earl, who briefly represented

in the

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. , the titles are held by the fourth Earl's great-great-great-grandson, the tenth Earl, who succeeded his father in 2013. The Honourable Sir Algernon Boyle, sixth son of the fifth Earl, was an

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in the

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. The family seat was Castle Martyr (or Castlemartyr) in

Castlemartyr Castlemartyr (, formerly anglicised as ''Ballymarter'' or ''Ballymartyr'') is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is located 25 minutes east of Cork city, 10 km (6 mi) east of Midleton, 16 km (10 mi) west of Youghal and 6&n ...

, which was the ancient seat of the FitzGeralds.

Earls of Shannon (1756)

Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, PC (1682 – 28 December 1764), was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer who served as the speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1733 to 1756. A prominent parliamentarian who sat for almost fifty years i ...

(1682–1764) *

Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (30 January 1727 – 20 May 1807), was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament. He represented Dungarvan and Cork County, and succeeded his father as Earl of Shannon.Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon KP, PC (Ire) (8 August 1771 – 22 April 1842), styled Viscount Boyle from 1764 until 1807, was among the last surviving Members of the Parliament of Ireland. He represented Cork County in the new Parliament o ...

(1771–1842) * Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Shannon (1809–1868) * Henry Bentinck Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (1833–1890) * Richard Henry Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (1860–1906) * Richard Bernard Boyle, 7th Earl of Shannon (1897–1917) * Robert Henry Boyle, 8th Earl of Shannon (1900–1963) * Richard Bentinck Boyle, 9th Earl of Shannon (1924–2013) * Richard Henry John Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon (born 1960), known as Harry Boyle The

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is the present holder's second cousin once removed, Robert Francis Boyle (born 1930).

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* ''Henry Boyle, 5th Earl of Shannon (1833–1890)'' ** ''Richard Boyle, 6th Earl of Shannon (1860–1906)'' *** ''Robert Boyle, 8th Earl of Shannon (1900–1963)'' **** ''Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Shannon (1924–2013)'' ***** Richard Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon (b. 1960) **''Hon. Robert Francis Boyle (1863–1922)'' ***''Vivien Francis Boyle (1902–1962)'' ****(1). Robert Francis Boyle (b. 1930) *****(2). David de Crespigny Boyle (b. 1959) ******(3). Liam Francis Paton Boyle (b. 2001) *****(4). Robert Andrew Boyle (b. 1961) **''Hon. Edward Spencer Harry Boyle (1870–1937)'' ***''Patrick Spencer Boyle (1906–1978)'' ****''Michael Patrick Radcliffe Boyle (1934–2011)'' *****(5). Robert Algernon Radcliffe Boyle (b. 1963) ******(6). George Patrick Radcliffe Boyle (b. 1998) *****(7). Rupert Alexander Boyle (b. 1968) ****(8). David Spencer Boyle (b. 1942) *****(9). James Patrick Boyle (b. 1983)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shannon Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland

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", particu ...

Noble titles created in 1756

Earls of Shannon (1756)

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