Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky, in the

County of Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, Macroom, Mid ...

, is a title in the

Peerage of Ireland The peerage of Ireland consists of those Peerage, titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lordship of Ireland, Lord or Monarchy of Ireland, King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great B ...

. It was created in 1628 for the eight-year-old the Hon. Lewis Boyle, second son of

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (13 October 1566 – 15 September 1643), also known as 'the Great Earl of Cork', was an English politician who served as Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland. Lord Cork was an important figure in the continu ...

, with remainder, in default of male issue of his own, to the heirs male of his father. He was killed at the Battle of Liscarrol in 1642, aged twenty-three, and was succeeded according to the special remainder by his elder brother

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...

, who the following year also succeeded his father as second Earl of Cork.

Viscounts Boyle of Kinalmeaky (1628)

* Lewis Boyle, 1st Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky (1619–1642) * Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork, 2nd Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky (1612–1698) For further succession see the

Earl of Cork Earl of Cork is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, held in conjunction with the Earldom of Orrery since 1753. It was created in 1620 for Richard Boyle, 1st Baron Boyle. He had already been created Lord Boyle, Baron of Youghal, in the County ...

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle Of Kinalmeaky Boyle of Kinalmeaky Viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Peerages created with special remainders Noble titles created in 1628