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1440:Henry Ormsby
1415:Henry Ormsby
1360:Edmund Hayes
1245:John Doherty
1215:John Stewart
1205:Arthur Wolfe
1199:
1185:Godfrey Lill
1165:Warden Flood
1125:John Forster
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946:New creation
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919:
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888:
873:Arthur Wolfe
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1649:1739 births
1600:Denis Henry
1485:John Monroe
1455:Hugh Holmes
1365:John George
1100:John Temple
774:Philipstown
619:Ball p. 223
573:"No. 14064"
553:"No. 13131"
532:(1593–1860)
462:Booterstown
444:slaveowners
440:Saint Kitts
346:Philipstown
291:William III
279:Lawton Hall
271:County Cork
79:Philipstown
1643:Categories
1470:John Naish
1210:John Toler
1190:John Scott
1155:John Bowes
1035:John Bathe
972:1789–1826
956:1797–1826
925:1800–1826
894:1787–1800
867:1779–1787
795:Henry Cope
791:John Toler
676:required.)
627:References
299:John Scott
261:Early life
194:London, UK
1240:Henry Joy
1175:John Gore
915:New title
837:Lord Naas
829:Lord Naas
364:in 1769,
328:in 1768.
275:Charles I
167:1797–1826
163:In office
151:1800–1826
147:In office
135:1787–1800
131:In office
117:1783–1787
113:In office
91:1776–1783
87:In office
65:1772–1776
61:In office
1628:Category
1435:Hugh Law
960:Extinct
283:Cheshire
643:(ed.).
287:Ireland
216:Parents
199:Spouses
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436:Dorset
318:Dublin
251:PC (I)
639:. In
472:Notes
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818:for
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726:for
502:Hart
350:Naas
342:Tuam
309:and
267:Cork
189:Died
181:Born
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103:for
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