Baron Massy, of Duntryleague in the County of Limerick, 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 on 4 August 1776 for Hugh Massy, who had previously represented

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in the

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. His son, the second Baron, also represented this constituency in the Irish Parliament. His great-grandson, the sixth Baron, sat in the

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as an

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from 1876 to 1915. He left such heavy debts that in 1924 the family were evicted from their home. the title is held by the latter's great-great-grandson, the tenth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1995.

Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina (24 May 1719 – 17 May 1804), was an Anglo-Irish British army officer of the 18th century, known primarily for his successful action at La Belle-Famille during the French and Indian War. In 1800, he was made ...

, was the younger brother of the first Baron Massy. The family seat was Killakee House, near

Rathfarnham Rathfarnham () is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16. It is within the administrative areas of both Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Counci ...

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. The house was demolished in 1941, but the Killakee estate, popularly known as Lord Massey's Wood, is now a much valued public amenity. Another seat from the 1790s was Hermitage House in

Castleconnell Castleconnell (, historically ''Caisleán Uí Chonaing'') is a village in County Limerick on the banks of the River Shannon. It is from Limerick city and near the boundaries of counties Clare and Tipperary. History The ruins of the ' Castle ...

, County Limerick, until it was burnt in June 1920, being demolished in the 1970s.

Barons Massy (1776)

Hugh Massy, 1st Baron Massy Hugh Massy, 1st Baron Massy (1700 – 30 January 1788) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. Massy was the son of Colonel Hugh Massy and the elder brother of General Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina. He married firstly Mary Dawson, daughter of C ...

(1700–1788) *

Hugh Massy, 2nd Baron Massy Hugh Massy, 2nd Baron Massy (14 April 1733 – 10 May 1790) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. Massy was the son of Hugh Massy, 1st Baron Massy and Mary Dawson. Massy served as High Sheriff of County Limerick in 1765. He was elected to th ...

(1733–1790) * Hugh Massy, 3rd Baron Massy (1761–1812) * Hugh Hamon Massy, 4th Baron Massy (1793–1836) * Hugh Hamon Ingoldsby Massy, 5th Baron Massy (1827–1874) * John Thomas William Massy, 6th Baron Massy (1835–1915) * Hugh Somerset John Massy, 7th Baron Massy (1864–1926) * Hugh Hamon Charles George Massy, 8th Baron Massy (1894–1958) * Hugh Hamon John Somerset Massy, 9th Baron Massy (1921–1995) * David Harmon Somerset Massy, 10th Baron Massy (born 1947) The

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is the present holder's brother Hon. John Hugh Somerset Massy (born 1950). His heir apparent is his son Luke John Somerset Massy (born 1984).

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Massy Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1776

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