The Keane Baronetcy, of Belmont in the County of Waterford, is a title in the

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. It was created on 1 August 1801 for John Keane,

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for

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from 1801 to 1806 and from 1808 to 1818. He had earlier represented Bangor in the

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. The second Baronet was Whig Member of Parliament for

County Waterford County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Waterford. Waterford City and County Council is the local authority for t ...

between 1832 and 1835. The third Baronet served as high sheriff of

in 1856 and the fourth Baronet in 1881. The fifth Baronet was a Senator of the Irish Free State and Governor of the

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. The sixth Baronet, Sir Richard Keane, excelled in the military and also worked in 1930s as a diplomatic correspondent for ''

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'' newspaper. Sir Richard Keane was also partly responsible for bringing the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem to Ireland in 1962 and was a Knight of St. Lazarus. As of 2014 the title is held by his son, the seventh Baronet, who succeeded in 2010. This is the same baronetcy sometimes known as Keane of Cappoquin also in Waterford. The second son of the first baronet, Gen. John Keane, was raised to the peerage as

Baron Keane Baron Keane, of Ghuznee in Afghanistan and of Cappoquin in the County of Waterford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 December 1839 for the military commander John Keane. He was the second son of Sir John K ...

of Ghuznee and Cappoquin for his capture of the city during the

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. The family seat is

Cappoquin House Cappoquin House also known as Belmont is an 18th-century classical-style mansion overlooking the town of Cappoquin in County Waterford, Ireland. The house is the seat of the Keane Baronets of Belmont and of Cappoquin. Previous castle It is b ...

, near

Cappoquin Cappoquin, also spelt Cappaquin or Capaquin (), is a town in west County Waterford, Ireland. It is on the Blackwater river at the junction of the N72 national secondary road and the R669 regional road. It is positioned on a sharp 90-degree ...

Keane baronets, of Belmont and of Cappoquin (1801)

* Sir John Keane, 1st Baronet (1757–1829) * Sir Richard Keane, 2nd Baronet (1780–1855) * Sir John Henry Keane, 3rd Baronet (1816–1881) * Sir Richard Francis Keane, 4th Baronet (1845–1892) * Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet (1873–1956) * Sir Richard Michael Keane, 6th Baronet (1909–2010) * Sir (John) Charles Keane, 7th Baronet (born 1941)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baronets, Keane Keane