The title of Earl of Milltown was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1763. It became dormant upon the death of the seventh earl in 1891. The earls bore the subsidiary titles of Viscount Russborough (1760) and Baron Russborough (1756), both in the Peerage of Ireland. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
The house was commissioned by Joseph Lesson, later the first Earl of Milltown (1705-83), after inheriting the wealth of his father, an opulent Dublin brewer.
The rebels, in fact, did virtually no damage to the house during their stay, although the government forces who occupied the building afterwards were considerably less sympathetic.
It is said that the troops only left in 1801 after a furious Lord Milltown challenged Lord Tyrawley to a duel 'with underbusses and slugs in a sawpit'.
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