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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 Fethard, County Tipperary, between 1768 and 1785. On 27 June 1785 he was made Baron Lismore, of Shanbally, in the Peerage of Ireland, and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords.E. M. Johnston-Liik''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.112 (Retrieved 1 June 2016). He married Frances Ponsonby, daughter of John Ponsonby and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, on 13 December 1774. he was succeeded in his title by his eldest son, Cornelius O'Callaghan, who was created Viscount Lismore in 1806. Another son was the British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time p ...
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Irish People
The Irish ( or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and Culture of Ireland, culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaels, Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also Norman invasion of Ireland, conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while Kingdom of England, England's 16th/17th century Tudor conquest of Ireland, conquest and Plantations of Ireland, colonisation of Ireland brought many English people, English and Scottish Lowlands, Lowland Scottish people, Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Republic of Irela ...
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John Croker (politician)
John Croker (1680–1751) was an Irish politician. Croker was born in Ballynagarde, County Limerick and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was MP for Kilmallock in County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ... from 1723 to 1727. He died on 6 November 1751. References Irish MPs 1715–1727 Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Limerick constituencies 1680 births 1751 deaths {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ...
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Members Of The Irish House Of Lords
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Irish MPs 1783–1790
Irish commonly refers to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state *** Erse (other), Scots language name for the Irish language or Irish people ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish English, set of dialects of the English language native to Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity Irish may also refer to: Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pse ...
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Peers Of Ireland Created By George III
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Barons In The Peerage Of Ireland
Barons may refer to: *Baron (plural), a rank of nobility *Barons (surname), a Latvian surname *Barons, Alberta, Canada * ''Barons'' (TV series), a 2022 Australian drama series * ''The Barons'', a 2009 Belgian film Sports * Birmingham Barons, a Minor League Baseball team * Cleveland Barons (other), several former ice hockey teams * Oklahoma City Barons, a former ice hockey team in the American Hockey League * Solihull Barons, an English ice hockey team * Barons, the nickname of Brewton–Parker College Brewton–Parker College is a private Baptist college in Mount Vernon, Georgia, United States. Brewton–Parker was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention.Turner, Ann C."Brewton-Parker College"New Georgia Enc ... athletics teams See also * Barron's (other) {{disambig ...
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1797 Deaths
Events January–March * January 3 – The Treaty of Tripoli, a peace treaty between the United States and Ottoman Tripolitania, is signed at Algiers (''see also'' 1796). * January 7 – The parliament of the Cisalpine Republic adopts the Italian green-white-red tricolour as their official flag (this is considered the birth of the flag of Italy). * January 13 – Action of 13 January 1797, part of the War of the First Coalition: Two British Royal Navy frigates, HMS ''Indefatigable'' and HMS ''Amazon'', drive the French 74-gun ship of the line '' Droits de l'Homme'' aground on the coast of Brittany, resulting in over 900 deaths. * January 14 – War of the First Coalition – Battle of Rivoli: French forces under General Napoleon Bonaparte defeat an Austrian army of 28,000 men, under '' Feldzeugmeister'' József Alvinczi, near Rivoli (modern-day Italy), ending Austria's fourth and final attempt to relieve the fortress city of Mantu ...
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1741 Births
Events January–March * January 13 **Lanesborough, Massachusetts is created as a township. **Conventicle Act (Denmark–Norway), Conventicle Act of 1741 is introduced in Denmark-Norway. *February 13 – Sir Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, popularizes the term "the balance of power (international relations), balance of power" in a speech in Parliament. *February 14 – Irish-born actor Charles Macklin makes his London stage debut as Shylock in ''The Merchant of Venice'' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, pioneering a psychologically realistic style with Shakespeare's text revived, replacing George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, George Granville's melodramatic adaptation The Merchant of Venice#Performance history, ''The Jew of Venice''. Kitty Clive plays the Travesti (theatre), travesti role of Portia (The Merchant of Venice), Portia. *March 9 – War of the Austrian Succession: Prussian troops bring down the Austrian fortress of Głog� ...
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Baron Lismore
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count. Often, barons hold their fief – their lands and income – directly from the monarch. Barons are less often the vassals of other nobles. In many kingdoms, they were entitled to wear a smaller form of a crown called a '' coronet''. The term originates from the Latin term , via Old French. The use of the title ''baron'' came to England via the Norman Conquest of 1066, then the Normans brought the title to Scotland and Southern Italy. It later spread to Scandinavian and Slavic lands. Etymology The word '':wikt:baron, baron'' comes from the Old French , from a Late Latin">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ...
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Daniel Gahan
Sir Daniel Gahan (1671–1713) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Gahan was the son of Daniel Gahan, who had been granted 1,000 acres of land in Slievardagh in 1666. Gahan was the Member of Parliament for Portarlington in the Irish House of Commons between 1692 and 1693. He later represented Rathcormack from 1703 until his death in 1713.E. M. Johnston-Liik''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.91. Retrieved 24 January 2023. He was made a Knight Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised Order of chivalry, orders of chivalry; it is a part of the Orders, decorations, and medals ... in 1705. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gahan, Daniel 1671 births 1713 deaths 17th-century Anglo-Irish people 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Irish MPs 1692–1693 Irish MPs 1703–1713 Knights Bachelo ...
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