Earl of Barrymore 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 for David Barry, 6th

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Buttevant Buttevant ( or ''Ecclesia Tumulorum'' in the Latin) is a medieval market town, incorporated by charter of Edward III, situated in North County Cork, Ireland. While there may be reason to suggest that the town may occupy the site of an earlie ...

, in 1627/28. Lord Barrymore held the subsidiary titles of Baron Barry (created c. 1261) and Viscount Buttevant (created 1541) in the County of Cork 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", particula ...

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 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the grandson of John Smith Barry, an illegitimate son of James Hugh Smith Barry (died 1837), son of The Hon. 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

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Viscounts Buttevant (1541)

* John FitzJohn Barry, 1st Viscount Buttevant (1517–1553) * Edmund FitzJohn Barry, 2nd Viscount Buttevant (died 1556) * James FitzJohn Barry, 3rd Viscount Buttevant (died 1557) *

James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant and 17th Baron Barry (1520–1581) was an Irish magnate. He joined the rebels in the Desmond Rebellion and died in captivity at Dublin Castle. Birth and origins James was born in 1520, probably at Rathb ...

(–1581) *

David de Barry, 5th Viscount Buttevant David Fitz-James de Barry, 18th Baron Barry, 5th Viscount Buttevant (1550–1617), sided initially with fitz Maurice, the rebel, in the 1st Desmond rebellion but changed sides and fought against the rebels. He also fought for the crown in the ...

(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 (1604–1642) * Richard Barry, 2nd Earl of Barrymore (1630–1694) * Laurence Barry, 3rd Earl of Barrymore (1664–1699) *

James Barry, 4th Earl of Barrymore James Barry, 4th Earl of Barrymore (1667 – 5 January 1748) was an Irish soldier and Jacobite politician. Early life The son of Richard Barry, 2nd Earl of Barrymore and his wife Dorothy (née Ferrar), Barry succeeded his half-brother Lau ...

(1667–1747) * James Barry, 5th Earl of Barrymore (1717–1751) * Richard Barry, 6th Earl of Barrymore (1745–1773) * Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore (1769–1793) * Henry Barry, 8th Earl of Barrymore (1770–1823)

Barons Barry (c. 1261)

Viscounts Buttevant (1541)

Earls of Barrymore (1627/28)

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