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The Fish Baronetcy, of Lissameon in the
County of Cavan County Cavan ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifne''). Cavan C ...
, was a
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in the
Baronetage of Ireland Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
. It was created on 12 February 1622 for John Fish. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet circa 1670. Sir John Fish's daughter Ann married as his second wife Sir George Sexton of
Limerick Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...
, one-time secretary to the
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, in 1619. Their marriage settlement still exists.


Fish baronets, of Lissameon (1622)

*Sir John Fish, 1st Baronet (died 1623) *Sir Edward Fish, 2nd Baronet ( – 1658) *Sir Edward Fish, 3rd Baronet (c. 1628 – c. 1670)


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- the Limerick Papers Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland {{Ireland-baronet-stub