Earl of Shannon

Earl of Shannon is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for the prominent Irish politician Henry Boyle, who served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. The earldom is named after Shannon Park in County Cork.[1]

Earldom of Shannon

Parted per bend embattled Gules and Argent, a crescent for difference
Creation date17 April 1756
MonarchGeorge II
PeeragePeerage of Ireland
First holderHenry Boyle
Present holderHenry Boyle, 10th Earl of Shannon
Heir presumptiveRobert Francis Boyle
Remainder toHeirs male of the first earl's body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesViscount Boyle of Bandon
Baron of Castle Martyr
Baron Carleton
Former seat(s)Shannon Park
Castle Martyr
MottoVivit post funera virtus ("Virtue lives after death")
Spectemur agendo ("Let us be judged by our actions")
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon.

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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He served as Master-General of the Ordnance for Ireland and as Vice-Treasurer for Ireland. In 1786 he was created Baron Carleton, of Carleton in the County of York, in the Peerage of Great Britain. This title gave him and the later Earls an automatic seat in the British House of Lords. 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 County Cork in the House of Commons.[1]

As of 2019, 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 admiral in the Royal Navy.[1]

The family seat was Castle Martyr (or Castlemartyr) in Castlemartyr, County Cork,[2] which was the ancient seat of the FitzGeralds.[3]

Earls of Shannon (1756)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's second cousin, Robert Francis Boyle (born 1930).

See also

References
  1. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 3579–3580. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. Lodge, Edmund (1856). The Peerage of the British Empire. p. 495. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. Lewis, Samuel (1849). A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. S. Lewis and Company. p. 294. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Masons bid farewell to a distinguished leader". Croydon Advertiser. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Earl Of Shannon Portraits at the City Assembly House". Irish Georgian Society. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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