The titles of Baron Killeen and Earl of Fingall were titles in the Peerage of Ireland. The title Baron Fingall was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The seat of the title-holders was, from establishment until the 1950's, Killeen Castle in County Meath, Ireland, and there was an ongoing close relationship with the related Plunkett family of Dunsany. The Peerage of Ireland the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Navan Code: MH Area: 2,342 km² Population (2006) 162,831 Website: www. ... The Barony of Dunsany was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1439. ...

Around 1426, Christopher Plunkett was created Baron Killeen. The tenth baron, Luke Plunkett, was created Earl of Fingall on 29 September 1628. His first wife was Elizabeth O'Donnell of Tyrconnell, daughter of Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, brother of Red Hugh O'Donnell. The eighth earl was created Baron Fingall on 20 June 1831. is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1628 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Elizabeth ODonnell (1604-c. ... Tyrconnell can refer to: a territory in Ireland, now more commonly referred to as County Donegal (see Tír Conaill), although the Kingdom and later Principality of Tyrconnell was broader than that, including parts of Sligo, Leitrim (Republic of Ireland), and Fermanagh (United Kingdom). ... Rory ODonnell 1st Earl of Tyrconnell (1575–1608) (originally known in Irish as Rudhraighe Ó Domhnaill), the last King of Tír Conaill and 1st Earl of Tyrconnell. ... Red Hugh Roe ODonnell (1571-1603) was an Irish Chieftain who led ODonnells Rebellion from 1593-1596 and later helped lead the Nine Years War, a revolt against English occupation, from 1593-1603. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

All three titles became extinct on the death of the twelfth earl in 1984, and are not to be confused with the Prescriptive Barony or Lordship of Fingal originally granted in 1208 by King John of England. See also Fingal. // Scotland Scottish Prescriptive Barony by Tenure was, from 1660 until 2004, the feudal description of the only genuine degree of title of UK nobility capable of being bought and sold, (along with the Caput, or property), rather than merely passing by personal descent. ... A lord is a male who has power and authority. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Swords Code: D (FL proposed) Area: 448. ... January 31 - Inferior Swedish forces defeats the invading danes in Battle of Lena. ... John (French: Jean) (December 24, c. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Swords Code: D (FL proposed) Area: 448. ...

Barons Killeen (c.1426)

• Christopher Plunkett, 1st Baron Killeen (d. 1445)
• Christopher Plunkett, 2nd Baron Killeen (d. 1462)
• Christopher Plunkett, 3rd Baron Killeen (1440-c.1469)
• Edmond Plunkett, 4th Baron Killeen (c.1450-1510)
• John Plunkett, 5th Baron Killeen (d. 1550)
• Patrick Plunkett, 6th Baron Killeen (1521-c.1556)
• Christopher Plunkett, 7th Baron Killeen (d. c.1567)
• James Plunkett, 8th Baron Killeen (c.1542-1595)
• Christopher Plunkett, 9th Baron Killeen (1564-1613)
• Luke Plunkett, 10th Baron Killeen (created Earl of Fingall in 1628)

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Earl of Fingall (1628)

• Luke Plunkett, 1st Earl of Fingall (1589-1637)
• Christopher Plunkett, 2nd Earl of Fingall (d. 1649)
• Luke Plunkett, 3rd Earl of Fingall (1639-c.1684)
• Peter Plunkett, 4th Earl of Fingall (1678-1718)
• Justin Plunkett, 5th Earl of Fingall (d. 1734)
• Robert Plunkett, 6th Earl of Fingall (d. 1738)
• Arthur James Plunkett, 7th Earl of Fingall (1731-1793)
• Arthur James Plunkett, 8th Earl of Fingall, 1st Baron Fingall (1759-1836) (created Baron Fingall 1831)
• Arthur James Plunkett, 9th Earl of Fingall, 2nd Baron Fingall (1791-1869)
• Arthur James Plunkett, 10th Earl of Fingall, 3rd Baron Fingall (1819-1881)
• Arthur James Francis Plunkett, 11th Earl of Fingall, 4th Baron Fingall (1859-1929)
• Oliver James Horace Plunkett, 12th Earl of Fingall, 5th Baron Fingall (1896-1984)

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Reference

• History of Killeen Castle, by Mary Rose Carty, published by Carty/Lynch, Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, April 1991 (ISBN 0-9517382-0-8). This is also history of the Earls of Fingall, and on page 18 refers to Elizabeth O'Donnell as 1st Countess of Fingall (Fingal)

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.