HERA 
Anne, married, Auguft 1803, to Philip Roche, of Lime- 
ric, efquire. His lordlhip married, fecondly, Auguft 
7, 1800, Mary, filter of fir Drummond Smith, bart. of 
Tring Park, in Hertfordlhire, and of Jolhua Smith, efq. 
of Stoke Park, in the county of Wilts, father of Mary 
countefs of Northampton. 
His lordfhip’s grandfather, Randel, the eleventh lord 
Dunlany, married, firft, Anne, daughter of fir William 
Perlhall, relidt of Theobald, firft earl of Carlingford ; 
but by her he had no ifl'ue ; and his lordfhip married, 
fecondly, in May 1711, Bridget, only daughter of fir 
John Fleming, of Stahalmock, in the county of Meath, 
knight, fon of lord Slain; and, dying March 16, 1785, 
left ifl'ue, two fons, and four daughters, viz. Edward ; 
Randel, born in 1721 ; Anne, and Mary, both of whom 
died young; Alice, born in 1718; Jane, born in 1719. 
Edward, the eldeft fon, who fucceeded, was born in 
1713; and married, in 1734, Mary, eldeft daughter of 
Francis Allen, of Saint Wolftan’s, in the county of Kil¬ 
dare, efquire; and, dying in 1781, left ifl'ue, Randel, 
now lord Dunfany ; and two daughters, Bridget, mar¬ 
ried to Hugh M‘Guire, of Kellfton, efq. and Rofe, to 
the marquis De Carondelet, baron of Melle, near Cam. 
bray.—G reat to n , 1439. 
Residence. — Dunfany Caftle, in the county of 
Meath. 
Motto.— Fejlina lente. — “ Rapid without impetuo- 
fity.” 
PLUNKET (THOMAS) Baron of LOUTH; born 
Auguft 20, 1757 ; fucceeded his father, the tenth baron, 
March 4, 1763. 
This family is defcended from the eldeft branch of 
the houfe of Plunket, from which proceeded the earls 
of Fingall, and barons of Dunfany. Sir Oliver Plun¬ 
ket, of Beaulieu, knight, was the firft baron of Louth, 
and married Catharine, heir of John Rochfort, fon and 
heir of John Carrick, in the county of Kildare, efquire, 
and had iffue, Thomas, the fecond baron ; Patrick; 
Chriftopher; John; Edward; and Alexander. Tho¬ 
mas, the eldeft, married Margaret Barnewall, and died 
May 1571, leaving iffue, Patrick, third lord, married 
Maude, daughter of lord Killeen ; and dying in 1575, 
without iffue male, was fucceeded by his next brother, 
Oliver, fourth lord; who married Frances, daughter of 
fir N. Bagnall, and died March 5, 1607, leaving iffue, 
Matthew, fifth lord ; Luke; and Sylvefter. Matthew, 
the eldeft, married Mary, daughter of fir Richard Fitz- 
william, of Meryon, and died in 1629, leaving iffue, 
Oliver, the fixth lord; Thomas; Patrick; and Igna¬ 
tius. Oliver married Mary, fecond daughter of Ran¬ 
dall, firft earl of Antrim, and widow of Lucas vifcount 
Dillon; by which lady he had iffue, Matthew, feventh 
lord ; who married, firft, Jane, daughter of fir Luke 
Fitzgerald, bart. and by her bad iffue, Oliver, his 
fucceffor. He married, fecondly, Anne, daughter of 
William Hamilton, efq, and by her had one fon, Charles- 
Patrick. Oliver, the eldeft fon, married Mabella, 
third daughter of Henry vifcount Kingfland, and by her 
had ifTue, Matthew, ninth lord, born in 1698, and died 
1754; having married Sufan, daughter of Chriftopher 
Mafon, of Blackheath, in Kent, efquire, and left ilfue, 
Oliver, tenth lord ; and Matthew. Oliver married 
Margaret, daughter of Luke Netterville, efq. and, dying 
in 1787, left iffue by her, Oliver,, who died unmarried; 
Luke, died unmarried; Thomas, the prefent and ele¬ 
venth baron ; Matthew ; Charles, died unmarried ; 
Sufannah; and Anne.—The prefumptive heir is Mat¬ 
thew, brother to the prefent lord.— Creation, 1542. 
Motto. — Fejlina Lente.'— <s Rapid without impetuo- 
fity.” 
BUTLER (RICHARD), Baron of CAH 1 ER ; 
born November 13, 1775 ; fucceeded his uncle, the 
late lord, June 10, 1788; married, Auguft 15, *793, 
L D R Y. 6 73 . 
Emily, youngeft daughter of James St. John Jeffereys, 
efq. of Blarney Caftle, in the county of Cork, by Ara¬ 
bella, eldeft fifter of John earl of Clare; and has ifl'ue, 
Richard, heir apparent, born in 1794; and Henrietta. 
This family is a branch of the noble houfe of Ormond, 
defcended front James Le Botiller, fon of the third earl 
of Ormond. Thomas Butler, of Cahier Caftle, lineal 
defcendant of James Le Botiller, was created baton of 
Cahier by Henry VIII. but the title became extintt on 
the death of Edmund, the fecond lord, without male 
ifl'ue; whereupon the barony was conferred by queen 
Elizabeth upon fir Theobald Butler, nephew of Tho¬ 
mas, firft lord Cahier; from whom defcended, through 
a line of anceftry, Pierce, the tenth lord ; who dying 
unmarried in 1788, the eftate, purfuant to his lordlhip’s 
will, devolved to Richard, the prefent and eleventh 
lord, lineally defcended from Theobald, third baron of 
Cahier, and fon of James Butler, efq. who died July 
1788, leaving ifl'ue, Richard, the prefent lord ; James, 
who died young; and Jane, born Auguft 1, 1779.-= 
Creation, 1583. 
Residence.— Cahier Caftle, in Ireland. 
Motto.—G od be my guide. 
DIGBY (EDWARD), Lord DIGBY, Baron of 
Geaftiill, of the King’s County ; alfo a Peer of England, 
by the title of Earl Digby, Baron Digby, of Sherborne,, 
in Great Britain.—See Earl of Digey, among the 
Peers of England, p. 534. 
BLANEY (ANDREW-THOMAS), Lord BLA- 
NEY, Baron of Monaghan, a Colonel in the Army, and 
Lieutenant-colonel of the 89th Regiment of Foot; born 
November 30, 1770; fucceeded his brother, the tenth 
lord, April 2, 1784; married, July 5, 1796, Mabella, 
eldeft daughter of James, firft earl of Caledon; by 
which lady he has ilfue, Cadwallader-Davis, heir appa¬ 
rent, born February 21, 1863; Anne; and Elizabeth- 
Harriet. 
His lordftiip’s grandfather, the feventh baron Cad- 
wallader,. married Mary, daughter of the honourable 
John Tuchet, fon of Mervin earl of Caftlehaven, and 
niece of Charles duke of Shrewfbury, and by her had 
ilfue, Charles-Talbot, in holy orders; and Cadwallader, 
fucceflively lords Blaney ; and Mary, married, firft, to 
Nicholas Mahon, efq. and, fecondly, to John Campbell, 
efq. His lordlhip married, fecondly, Auguft 3, 1724, 
Mary, daughter and heir of fir Alexander Cairns, bart. 
but by her he had no ilfue; and, dying Auguft 28, 1790, 
left ilfue by his firft lady, four daughters, viz. Frances,, 
married to William-Henry earl of Clermont; Eliza¬ 
beth, married to Robert lord Roflinore; Anne, married 
the right honourable Theophilus Jones; Harriet, mar¬ 
ried to Henry Weftenra, efq. and had ifl'ue, William- 
Warner Weftenra, who fucceeded to the title of lord 
Roflinore, Auguft 6, 1801. His lordlhip died March 3, 
1733, and was fucceeded by his eldeft fon, Charles-Tal¬ 
bot, the eighth lord Blaney; who married Elizabeth, 
daughter of Nicholas Mahon, efq. by Eleanor, daughter 
of Henry-Vincent, fifthlord Blaney, and had ilfue, Hen- 
ry-Vincent, who died an infant. His lordlhip, dying 
without ifl'ue male, was fucceeded by his brother, Cad¬ 
wallader, the ninth lord, born May 2, 1720; married 
Sophia, daughter ofThomas Tipping, efq. of Beaulieu, 
and had ifl'ue, Cadwallader-Davis, and Andrew-Thomas, 
fucceflively lords Blaney ; Sophia, married, in 1788, 
John Armftrong, efq. and Mary. His lordlhip died 
November 21, 1775, and was fucceeded by his eldeft 
fon, Cadwallader-Davis, the tenth lord, born in 1769; 
who, dying April 2, 1784, was fucceeded by his only 
brother, Andrew-Thomas, the prefent and eleventh 
"baron.— Creation, July 22, 1621. 
Residence. —Blaney Caftle, in Ireland. 
Motto .—Integra mens aug-ujliffima pojfejjio.—* ! An ho= 
neft mind is the nobleft poA'cUion,” 
SHERARB. 
