Irish peers

[Eleanor Doughty]

Hello all,

I've found myself going round in circles on a particular point and wondered if anyone happened to know the answer before I become totally dizzy.

For reasons that I will hopefully soon be able to impart, I am trying to determine how many of the current hereditary peers are peers by virtue of an Irish title alone – ie they don't have an English or Scottish or UK title at all, only an Irish one. I reckon it's 56 but I've lost track slightly. Does anyone have any advance (or decrease) on 56 please?!

Yours,

Eleanor 

[colinp]

I have the following (? where title is dormant because a claimant is not recognised):-

Earls (17 without doubtfuls)

Annesley, Antrim, Belmore, Caledon, Castle Stewart, Cavan (?), Darnley,  Kilmorey, Kingston, Lisburne, Mayo, Mexborough, Norbury, Ormonde and Ossory (?), Portarlington, Roden, Rosse, Westmeath, Winterton

Viscounts (15)

Ashbrook, Bangor, Charlemont, Chetwynd, De Vesci, Dillon, Doneraile, Galway, Gort, Harbeton, Hawarden, Lifford, Molesworth, Southwell, Valentia

Barons (33 without doubtfuls)

Ashtown, Aylmer, Bellew, Carbery, Castlemaine, Clanmorris, Crofton, Decies, Dufferin and Clandeboye (?), Dunalley, Dunboyne, Dunsany, Farnham, Fermoy, ffrench, Garvagh, Graves, Hotham, Huntingfield, Inchiquin, Kilmaine, Kingsale, Langford, Lisle, Louth, Macdonald, Massy, Muskerry, Newborough, Rathdonnell, Rendlesham, Talbot of Malahide, Trimlestown (dormant), Ventry, Waterpark

55 in total without doubtfuls

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or 65, if you add differently  :)

[Eleanor Doughty]

Thanks Colin! I am reassured by your figure. But the new entry of 65 is exactly why I've been going round in circles! 

[colinp]

I can't believe that for the all important total I put 55 instead of 65 and then didn't spot it! It's an age thing!  

[Eleanor Doughty]

Haha – and I didn't check it either, to be fair! Thanks Colin.

If anyone has any other advance on 65 I'd welcome it, though this seems very sensible to me

[marquess]

Darnley doesn't count as he hold an English barony by writ.