The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those peers created by British monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. Before 1801, Irish Peers had the right to sit in the Irish House of Lords, but after the Union in 1801, Irish peers, like those of Scotland, only elected Representative Peers - twenty-eight in number - to the House of Lords. This practice ended with the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922 Irish Peerages continued to be created for some time after 1801 as a way of creating peerages which did not grant a seat in the House of Lords. The last to be granted was one for George Curzon in 1899.
In the following table of Irish peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. Also, if the peer holds a lower title in the Peerages of England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, and therefore sat by such a peerage in the House of Lords, such a lower title is listed.
Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland | ||
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Title | Creation | Other titles |
The Duke of Leinster | 1766 | Viscount Leinster of Taplow in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Duke of Abercorn | 1866 | Marquess of Abercorn in the Peerage of Great Britain |
Marquesses in the Peerage of Ireland | ||
Title | Creation | Other titles |
The Marquess of Waterford | 1789 | Baron Tyrone in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Marquess of Downshire | 1789 | Earl of Hillsborough in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Marquess of Donegall | 1791 | Baron Fisherwick in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Marquess of Headfort | 1800 | Baron Kenlis in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Marquess of Sligo | 1800 | Baron Mont Eagle in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Marquess of Ely | 1801 | Baron Loftus in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Marquess Conyngham | 1816 | Baron Minster in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Marquess of Londonderry | 1816 | Earl of Vane in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Marquess of Ormonde | 1825 | Baron Ormonde in the Peerage of the U.K. |
Earls in the Peerage of Ireland | ||
Title | Creation | Other titles |
The Earl of Waterford | 1446 | Earl of Shrewsbury in the Peerage of England; Earl Talbot in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Earl of Cork and Orrery | 1620; 1660 | Baron Boyle of Marston in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Earl of Westmeath | 1621 | |
The Earl of Desmond | 1622 | Earl of Denbigh in the Peerage of England |
The Earl of Meath | 1627 | Baron Chaworth in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Cavan | 1647 | |
The Earl of Drogheda | 1661 | |
The Earl of Granard | 1684 | Baron Granard in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Kerry and Shelburne | 1722; 1753 | Marquess of Lansdowne in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Earl of Darnley | 1725 | Baron Clifton in the Peerage of England |
The Earl of Egmont | 1733 | Baron Lovel and Holland in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Earl of Bessborough | 1739 | Baron Ponsonby of Sysonby in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Earl of Carrick | 1748 | Baron Butler in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Shannon | 1756 | Baron Carleton in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Earl of Lanesborough | 1756 | |
The Earl of Mornington | 1760 | Duke of Wellington in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Arran | 1762 | Baron Sudley in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Courtown | 1762 | Baron Saltersford in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Earl of Mexborough | 1766 | |
The Earl Winterton | 1766 | |
The Earl of Kingston | 1768 | |
The Earl of Roden | 1771 | |
The Earl of Lisburne | 1776 | |
The Earl of Clanwilliam | 1776 | Baron Clanwilliam in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Antrim | 1785 | |
The Earl of Longford | 1785 | Baron Silchester in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Portarlington | 1785 | |
The Earl of Mayo | 1785 | |
The Earl Annesley | 1789 | |
The Earl of Enniskillen | 1789 | Baron Grinstead in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl Erne | 1789 | Baron Fermanagh in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Lucan | 1795 | Baron Bingham in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl Belmore | 1797 | |
The Earl Castle Stewart | 1800 | |
The Earl of Donoughmore | 1800 | Viscount Hutchinson in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Caledon | 1800 | |
The Earl of Limerick | 1803 | Baron Foxford in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Clancarty | 1803 | Viscount Clancarty in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Gosford | 1806 | Baron Worlingham in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Rosse | 1806 | |
The Earl of Normanton | 1806 | Baron Mendip in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Earl of Kilmorey | 1822 | |
The Earl of Dunraven and Mountearl | 1822 | |
The Earl of Listowel | 1822 | Baron Hare in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Earl of Norbury | 1827 | |
The Earl of Ranfurly | 1831 | Baron Ranfurly in the Peerage of the U.K. |
Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland | ||
Title | Creation | Other titles |
The Viscount Gormanston | 1478 | Baron Gormanston in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Viscount Mountgarret | 1550 | Baron Mountgarret in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Viscount Valentia | 1622 | |
The Viscount Dillon | 1622 | |
The Viscount Lumley | 1628 | Earl of Scarborough in the Peerage of England |
The Viscount Massereene and Ferrard | 1660; 1797 | Baron Oriel in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Viscount Cholmondeley | 1661 | Marquess of Cholmondeley in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Viscount Charlemont | 1665 | |
The Viscount Downe | 1681 | Baron Dawnay in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Viscount Molesworth | 1716 | |
The Viscount Chetwynd | 1717 | |
The Viscount Boyne | 1717 | Baron Brancepth in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Viscount Grimston | 1719 | Earl of Verulam in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Viscount Gage | 1720 | Baron Gage of High Meadow in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Viscount Galway | 1727 | |
The Viscount Powerscourt | 1743 | Baron Powerscourt in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Viscount Ashbrook | 1751 | |
The Viscount Royston | 1754 | Earl of Hardwicke in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Viscount Southwell | 1776 | |
The Viscount De Vesci | 1776 | |
The Viscount Lifford | 1781 | |
The Viscount Bangor | 1781 | |
The Viscount Doneraile | 1785 | |
The Viscount Harberton | 1791 | |
The Viscount Hawarden | 1793 | |
The Viscount Mountjoy | 1796 | Marquess of Bute in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Viscount Monck | 1801 | Baron Monck in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Viscount Gort | 1816 | |
Barons in the Peerage of Ireland | ||
Title | Creation | Other titles |
The Baron Kingsale and Courcy | 1310; 1397 | |
The Baron Dunboyne | 1324; 1541 | |
The Baron Dunsany | 1439; 1462 | |
The Baron Trimlestown | 1461 | |
The Baron Louth | 1541 | |
The Baron Inchiquin | 1543 | |
The Baron Digby of Geashill | 1620 | Baron Digby of Sherborne in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Conway and Killultagh | 1712 | Marquess of Hertford in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Carbery | 1715 | |
The Baron Aylmer | 1718 | |
The Baron Farnham | 1756 | |
The Baron Lisle | 1758 | |
The Baron Clive of Plassey | 1762 | Earl of Powis in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Baron Westcote of Balamere | 1776 | Viscount Cobham in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron MacDonald | 1776 | |
The Baron Kensington | 1776 | |
The Baron Newborough | 1776 | |
The Baron Massy | 1776 | |
The Baron Muskerry | 1781 | |
The Baron Hood of Catherington | 1782 | Viscount Hood in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Sheffield | 1783 | Baron Stanley of Alderley in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Baron Kilmaine | 1789 | |
The Baron Auckland | 1789 | Baron Auckland in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Waterpark | 1792 | |
The Baron Bridport of Cricket St Thomas | 1794 | Viscount Bridport in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Baron Graves | 1794 | |
The Baron Huntingfield | 1796 | |
The Baron Carrington of Bulcot Lodge | 1796 | Baron Carrington of Upton in the Peerage of Great Britain |
The Baron Rossmore | 1796 | |
The Baron Hotham | 1797 | |
The Baron Crofton | 1797 | |
The Baron Ffrench | 1798 | |
The Baron Henley | 1799 | Baron Northington in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Baron Langford | 1800 | |
The Baron Dufferin and Clandeboye | 1800 | |
The Baron Henniker | 1800 | Baron Hartismere in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Baron Ventry | 1800 | |
The Baron Dunalley | 1800 | |
The Baron Clanmorris | 1800 | |
The Baron Ashtown | 1800 | |
The Baron Rendlesham | 1806 | |
The Baron Castlemaine | 1812 | |
The Baron Decies | 1812 | |
The Baron Talbot of Malahide | 1831 | |
The Baron Carew | 1834 | Baron Carew in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Baron Oranmore and Browne | 1836 | Baron Mereworth in the Peerage of the U.K. |
The Baron Bellew | 1848 | |
The Baron Rathdonnel | 1868 |