HERA 
CONYNGHAM (HENRY-BURTON), Earl CO- 
N YNGHAM, Vifcount Montcharles, Baron Conyngham, 
Knight of St. Patrick, a Brigadier-general in the Army, 
F.S.A. born December 26, 1766 ; fucceeded his, fa¬ 
ther, the late lord, May 22, 1787; married, July 5, 
1794, Elizabeth, eldeft daughter of Jofeph Dennifon, 
efq. of Denbies,'in the county of Surrey ; by which lady 
lie has iffue, Vifcount Montcharles, heir apparent, 
born April 5, 1795 ; a daughter, born Auguft 30, 1796; 
another daughter, born in February 1799 ; a ion, born 
Oitober 21, 1805 ; and a fon, born in February 1807. 
Henry, the fir It earl Conyngham, married in December 
1744, Ellen, daughter and heir of Solomon Merret, efq. 
and dying wiflio'u-t iffue, April 3, 1781, the earldom be¬ 
came extinCt, but the' barony devolved on his nephew, 
Francis-Pierpoint Burton, the fecond lord Conyngham; 
who married, March 19, 1*750, Elizabeth, eldeft daugh- • 
ter of the- right honourable Nathaniel Clements, and 
filter of Robert earl of Leitrim ; by whom he had ilfue, 
Henry, the third lord ; Francis-Nathaniel, twin brother 
of the earl, and colonel of the Clare militia; married, 
June 4, 1801, Valentina Alicia, fecond daughter of Ni¬ 
cholas lord Cloncurry ; Catharine, married to the Rev. 
John-Shirly Fermor, of Sevenoaks, in Kent; Ellena," 
married to Stewart Weldon, efq. and Henrietta. His 
lordfhip, dying May 22, 1787, was fucceeded by his' 
eldeft fon, Henry, the third baron, created a vifcount, 
and advanced to the dignity of earl Conyngham by 
George III. 
Creations. —Baron, December 19, 1780 ; Vifcount, 
December 6, 1789 ; Earl, November 5,. 1797. 
Residences. —Slane Caftle, in the county of Meath. 
—Town-houfe, iit Stanliope-ftreet. 
Motto.— Over fork oyer. 
MATTHEW (FRANCIS-JAMES), Earl ofLAN- 
DAFF, Vifcount and Baron Landaff, of Thomaftown, a 
Colonel in the A-rmy, and Colonel of the 99th regiment 
of Foot, Governor of the County of Tipperary ; born, 
January 20, 176S ; fucceeded his father, the late earl, 
July 30, 1806 ; married, July io, 1797, Gertrude, fecond 
daughter of John Latouche, efq. of Harriftown, in 
Kildare. 
Francis, the firft earl of Landaff, born in 1738, mar¬ 
ried September 6, 1764, Ellis, fecond daughter of James 
Smyth, efq. (fecond fon of Edward Smyth, bilhop of 
Down and Connor, by Mary, fifth daughter of Clotwor¬ 
thy Skeffington, the fecond vifcount Maffereene), and 
fifter of fir Edward Skeffington Smyth, bart. by which 
lady, who died Auguft 9, 1781, he had iffue, Francis- 
James vifcount Matthew ; Montague, born Auguft 18, 
1773, a colonel in the army ; George, born July 179.9, a 
major in the army ; and Elizabeth. The earl mar¬ 
ried, fecondly, June 1784, Elizabeth, fecond daugh¬ 
ter of Clotworthy Skeffington, earl of Maffereene, who 
died without ilfue, February 9, 1796 ; and the ear), dy¬ 
ing July 36, 1806, was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, Fran- 
cis-James, the fecond and prefent earl.-—The prefump- 
tive heir is .Montague, next brother of the earl. 
Creations. —Baron, September 20, 1783; Vifcount, 
December 20, 1793 ; Earl, November J797. 
Residence. —Thomaftown, in the county of Tip¬ 
perary. 
Motto. — Y fynno Dwy y fydd. —“ Let be what God 
willeth.” 
O’NEILL (CHARLES-HENRY-ST.-JOHN), Earl 
O’NEILL, Vifcount Raymond, Vifcount and Baron 
O’Neill, of Shanes Caftle, Colonel of.the Antrim Mili¬ 
tia, Governor of the county of Antrim, and Joint-poftr 
• roafter-general in Ireland ; born January 22, 1779, fuo. 
ceeded his father, the late vifcount, June 27, 1798. 
Sir Henry O’Neill, of Shanes Caftle', knight, married 
Martha, daughter of fir Francis Stafford, governor of 
Ulfter, and-had iffue, Rofe, who married Randall Mac- 
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donald, marquis of Antrim. Sir Henry was anceftor of 
John O’Neill, of Shanes Caftle, who died in 1739, Rav¬ 
ing iffue, Charles, his fucceffor; Clotworthy; Catha¬ 
rine,'married-fo Richard, feventh vifcount Montgarret, 
and died without iffue, April 15, 1739 ; Rachael ; Elea¬ 
nor ; Rofe; Anne; Mary, married to Robert Burrows, 
efq. fecond.fon of fir Kildare Burrowes, bart. Charles, 
the eldeft fon, married in 1737, Catharine, daughter and 
co-heir'of fir John Broderick, eldeft Ton of Alan vifcoynt 
Middleton, lord chancellor of Ireland, by Anne, only 
fifter of Trevor, vifcount Hiljlbcrough, father of the 
firft. marquis of Downffiire, and died Auguft 16, 1769, 
leaving iffue by her, who died July 31, 1742, John, the 
firft vifcount ; St. John, bovn March 16, 1746, married 
to Mifs Burrows, and died May, 1790 ; Anne,’married 
to Richard Jackfon, efq. fecretary to lord vifcount 
Townfhend, viceroy of Ireland. John, the firft vifcount, 
born in 1748, married, December n, 1777, Henrietta 
Boyle, only daughter of Charles lord Dungarvan, who 
died before his father, the fifth earl of Cork and Orrery ; 
by which lady, who died September 3, 1793, hediad jf- 
fue, Charles-Henry-St.-John, the prefent earl ; and 
Jolm-Bruce-Richard, born December 30, 1780, a cap¬ 
tain in. the .18th regiment of dragoons. The vifcount 
died June 17, 1798, of the wounds he received in an ac¬ 
tion with the rebels at Antrim ; and was fucceeded by 
his eldeft fon, Charles-Henry-St.-John, the fecond vif¬ 
count, and firft earl.—The prefumptive heir is John- 
Bruce-Richard, brother of the ear), to the vifcoimty 
and barony only. 
Creations.— Baron, November 1793; Vifcount, 
October 6, 1795 ; Vifcount Raymond and Earl, 1800. 
Residence. —Shanes Caftle,in the county of Antrim. 
Motto— Tarn feaps Empton. —“ The red hand of 
Ireland.” 
BERNARD (FRANCIS), Earl of BANDON, Vif¬ 
count Bernard, Vifcount and Baron Bandon, and Re¬ 
corder of Bandon ; born November 26, 1755; married, 
February 12, 1784, Cathari.ne-Henrietta Boyle, only 
daughter of Richard earl of Shannon, by Catharine, 
eldeft daughter of the right honourable John Ponfonby, 
fpeaker of the houfe of commons in Ireland ; by which 
lady he hks' iffue, James vifcount Bernard, heir appa¬ 
rent, born June 14, 1785 ; Richard Boyle, born Sep¬ 
tember, 1787; Francis, born February 27, 1789 ; Wil- 
liam-Smyth, born November 13, 1792; Henry Boyle, 
born December 5, 1797 ; Charles, died young.; Chailes- 
Ludlow., born April 12, 1805; Henrietta-Catharine, 
born July 7, 1790 ; Charlotte-Hefter, born February 20* 
1794 ; Louifa-Anne, born December 24, 1795 ; and Eli¬ 
zabeth, who died young. 
His lordfliip’s great grandfather, Francis Bernard, of 
Caftle Mahon, born in 1663, was appointed folicitor- 
general of Ireland by queen Anne, July 3, 1711 7 priine- 
ferjeant, January 26, 1724; and a judge of the court of 
common-pleas, June 20,1726. He married, February 
28, 1693, Alice, eldeft daughter, of Stephen Ludlow, 
efq. anceftor of the earls of Ludlow, and died June 29, 
1721, leaving iffue by her, who died in May 1741, 
Francis, his fucceffor; Stephen, born July 17, 1701, 
died in 1757 ; North-Ludlow, a major in the army, mar¬ 
ried Role, daughter of Cli.tries Echiin, efq. of Echlin- 
ville, in Downlhire, and died, .leaving ilfue, Charles, 
died in 1763 ;, James, born December 8, 1769, and three 
daughters; Arthur, born September 1, 1706, died in 
1757; William, died December 2, 1774; John, de- 
ceafedy Elizabeth, married, firft, to James Caulfield, 
third vifcount Charlemont ; and fecondly, to Thomas 
Alderley, efq. of Innifiiannon, and died May 30, 1743. 
Francis, the eldeft fon, was feated at Baffingbourne-hall 
in Eftex, and Caftle Bernard in Ireland; born Septem¬ 
ber 28, 16.98 ; niarried, March 26, 1722, Anne, only 
daughter of Henry earl of Shelburne, by Arabella 
Boyle, youngeft daughter of Charles lord Clifford, and 
