Lord Blayney, Baron of Monaghan, in the County of Monaghan, was a title in the

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. It was created in 1621 for the soldier Sir Edward Blayney. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron, who was killed at the

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in 1646. His younger son, the fourth Baron (who succeeded his elder brother), represented

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in the

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. His elder son, the fifth Baron, was attainted by the Parliament of James II for supporting William of Orange. He had no sons and was succeeded by his younger brother, the sixth Baron. He was Governor of

. His son, the seventh Baron, was Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan. He was succeeded by his elder son, the eighth Baron. He was a clergyman and served as

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. He had no surviving children and was succeeded by his younger brother, the ninth Baron. He was a

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in the Army. His younger son, the eleventh Baron (who succeeded his elder brother), was also a Lieutenant-General in the Army and fought in the

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. Lord Blayney also represented the

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in Parliament. His son, the twelfth Baron, sat as

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Member of Parliament for

and was later an

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from 1841 until his death. On his death in 1874 the title became extinct. The family seat was at

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, located near the town of

Castleblayney Castleblayney (; ) is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town had a population of 3,926 as of the 2022 census. Castleblayney is near the border with County Armagh in Northern Ireland, and lies on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and L ...

, which was named after the first Baron.

Barons Blayney (1621)

Edward Blayney, 1st Baron Blayney Edward Blayney, 1st Baron Blayney, also Blainey or Blaney (1570–1629) was a Welsh soldier and politician in Ireland. He became Baron Blayney of Monaghan in the Peerage of Ireland. He gave his name to the town of Castleblayney, which he founded i ...

(died 1629) * Henry Blayney, 2nd Baron Blayney (died 1646) *Edward Blayney, 3rd Baron Blayney (died 1669)"Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860).

George Dames Burtchaell George Dames Burtchaell, KC, MA, LLB, MRIA, JP (12 June 1853 – 18 August 1921) was an Irish genealogist. Education Burtchaell was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin. Career *Barrister King's Inns, 1879 * KC 1918 ...

Thomas Ulick Sadleir Thomas Ulick Sadleir (15 September 1882 – 21 December 1957) was an Irish genealogist and heraldic expert. He was successively registrar of the Order of St Patrick, Deputy Ulster King of Arms and Acting Ulster King of Arms. Career Sadleir's fi ...

p. 73: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 * Richard Blayney, 4th Baron Blayney (died 1670) *Henry Vincent Blayney, 5th Baron Blayney (died 1689) *William Blayney, 6th Baron Blayney (died 1705) * Cadwallader Blayney, 7th Baron Blayney (1693–1732) * Charles Talbot Blayney, 8th Baron Blayney (1714–1761) *

Cadwallader Blayney, 9th Baron Blayney Lieutenant-General Cadwallader Blayney, 9th Baron Blayney (2 May 1720 – 21 November 1775) was a British Army officer and freemason. Having fought during the War of the Austrian Succession, he became colonel of the regiment to the 38th Regiment ...

(1720–1775) *

Cadwallader Davis Blayney, 10th Baron Blayney Cadwallader Blayney, 10th Baron Blayney (1769 – 2 April 1784) became a lord in 1775, and lived on the family estate in Castleblayney, Ireland. He died in 1784. References

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(1769–1784) * Andrew Thomas Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney (1770–1834) * Cadwallader Davis Blayney, 12th Baron Blayney (1802–1874)

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