Baron Rathdonnell, of Rathdonnell in the County of Donegal, is a title in the

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. It was created on 21 December 1868 for John McClintock, with remainder to the male issue of his deceased younger brother Captain William McClintock-Bunbury (who had represented County Carlow in the

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). The barony is named after the

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of Rathdonnell, near the village of Trentagh, just north-west of

Letterkenny Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a county in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the R ...

. The barony of Rathdonnell was the second-last barony created in the

. Lord Rathdonnell was succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Baron, who sat in the

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as an

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from 1889 to 1929 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Carlow between 1890 and 1929. the title is held by the fifth Baron, the second Baron's great-grandson, who succeeded his father in 1959. The Arctic explorer, Admiral Sir Francis McClintock, was the nephew of the first Baron. The family seat is

Lisnavagh House Lisnavagh Estate is an estate house which lies outside the village of Rathvilly in County Carlow, Ireland. Lisnavagh is the family seat of the McClintock-Bunbury family, Barons Rathdonnell. A plaque in the present house states that the origin ...

, near

Rathvilly Rathvilly () is a village in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Wicklow, 11 km from Tullow and 8 km from Baltinglass. It is also on the N81 national secondary route. Rathvill ...

, County Carlow.

Barons Rathdonnell (1868)

John McClintock, 1st Baron Rathdonnell John McClintock, 1st Baron Rathdonnell (26 August 1798 – 17 May 1879), was an Irish Conservative peer and Member of Parliament. Biography He was the eldest son of John McClintock, an Irish magistrate for County Louth, and formerly Serj ...

(1798–1879) * Thomas Kane McClintock-Bunbury, 2nd Baron Rathdonnell (1848–1929) * Thomas Leopold McClintock-Bunbury, 3rd Baron Rathdonnell (1881–1937) * William Robert McClintock-Bunbury, 4th Baron Rathdonnell (1914–1959) * Thomas Benjamin McClintock-Bunbury, 5th Baron Rathdonnell (born 1938) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. William Leopold McClintock-Bunbury (born 1966).
The heir-in-line is his son, Thomas Anthony McClintock-Bunbury (born 2011).

Line of succession

* '' John McClintock (1770–1855)'' ** Coronet of a British Baron

(1798–1879)'' ** ''Capt. William Bunbury McClintock-Bunbury (1800–1866)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

'' Thomas Kane McClintock-Bunbury, 2nd Baron Rathdonnell (1848–1929)'', Rep. Peer from 1889 taking the 16th

Baron of Dunsany The title Baron of Dunsany or, more commonly, Lord Dunsany, is one of the oldest dignities in the Peerage of Ireland, one of just a handful of 13th- to 15th-century titles still extant, having had 21 holders, of the Plunkett name, to date. Other ...

's room, Southern Irish Senator in 1921 **** Coronet of a British Baron

'' Thomas Leopold McClintock-Bunbury, 3rd Baron Rathdonnell (1881–1937)'' ***** Coronet of a British Baron

'' William Robert McClintock-Bunbury, 4th Baron Rathdonnell (1914–1959)'' ****** Coronet of a British Baron

Thomas Benjamin McClintock-Bunbury, 5th Baron Rathdonnell (born 1938)Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019 ******* (1) ''Hon.'' William Leopold McClintock-Bunbury (born 1966) ******** (2) Thomas Anthony McClintock-Bunbury (born 2011) ******* (3) ''Hon.'' George Andrew Kane McClintock-Bunbury (born 1968) ******** (4) Shamus Alick McClintock-Bunbury (born 2001) ******* (5) ''Hon.'' James Alexander Hugh McClintock-Bunbury (born 1972)

Arms

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rathdonnell Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Recipients of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910) Noble titles created in 1868 Noble titles created for UK MPs Peerages created with special remainders