Sunday, 6 July 2025

Dundrum House

THE VISCOUNTS HAWARDEN WERE MAJOR LANDOWNERS IN COUNTY TIPPERARY, WITH 15,272 ACRES

The family of MAUDE deduces its descent from EUSTACE DE MONTE ALTO (c1045-1112), styled The Norman Hunter, who came to the assistance of Hugh Lupus, 1st Earl of Chester, at the period of the Conquest; and having participated in the glory of that great event, shared in the spoil, and obtained, amongst other considerable grants, the castle, lordship, and manor of Hawarden, Flintshire.


From the Visitation of York, by Glover, Somerset Herald, in 1585, it appears that

CONSTANTINE MONHAULT, alias MAUDE, of West Riddlesden, Yorkshire, married the daughter of Kighley of Newhall, and was succeeded by his son,

ARTHUR MAUDE, of West Riddlesden, who wedded the daughter of Lawrence Townley, and left a daughter, Agnes, and a son,

THOMAS MAUDE, of West Riddesden, who espoused Katherine, daughter of Roger Tempest, of Broughton, and had, with three daughters, three sons,
Arthur, of West Riddlesden;
Thomas;
CHRISTOPHER, of whom presently.
The third son,

CHRISTOPHER MAUDE, of Holling Hall and Woodhouse, patron of Ilkley in 1554, by Grace his wife, had issue,
THOMAS, his heir;
John;
Isabel.
The elder son,

THOMAS MAUDE, of West Riddlesden and Ripon, died in 1633.

His grandson,

ROBERT MAUDE, of West Riddlesden and Ripon, Yorkshire, patron of Ilkley, 1640, disposed of his English estates, and purchased others in counties Kilkenny and Tipperary, whither he removed.

He died in 1685, and was succeeded by his only son,

ANTHONY MAUDE (1638-1702), of Dundrum, High Sheriff of County Tipperary, 1686, MP for Cashel, 1695-9, who was succeeded by his only son and successor,

ROBERT MAUDE (1677-1750), MP for Gowran, 1703-13, St Canice, 1713-14, Bangor, 1727-50, who was created a baronet in 1705, designated of Dundrum, County Tipperary.

Sir Robert wedded Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Francis Cornwallis, of Abermarles, Carmarthenshire, by whom he had several children.

He was succeeded by his eldest son,

THE RT HON SIR THOMAS MAUDE, 2nd Baronet (1727-77), MP for Tipperary, 1761-76, High Sheriff of County Tipperary, 1765, Privy Counsellor, 1768, who was elevated to the peerage, in 1776, in the dignity of BARON DE MONTALT, of Hawarden; but dying without issue, the barony ceased, while the baronetcy devolved upon his brother,

SIR CORNWALLIS MAUDE (1729-1803), who represented the borough of Roscommon in parliament, and was elevated to the peerage, in 1793, in the dignity of VISCOUNT HAWARDEN.

His lordship married firstly, in 1756, Letitia, daughter of Thomas Vernon, of Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire, by whom he had one daughter, Elizabeth Letitia; and secondly, in 1766, Mary, daughter of Philip Allen, and niece of Ralph Allen, of Prior Park, Somerset, by whom he had further issue,
THOMAS RALPH, his successor;
Sophia Maria; Emma.
His lordship wedded thirdly, Anne Isabella, daughter of Thomas Monck, barrister, and niece of the Viscount Monck, by whom he had further issue,
CORNWALLIS, of whom hereafter;
ROBERT WILLIAM HENRY (Very Rev), 5th Viscount;
James Ashley (Sir), Captain RN; KCH, CB;
John Charles, in holy orders;
Francis, Commander RN; CB;
Isabella Elizabeth; Georgiana; Alicia; Charlotte; Mary Anne; Emily; Catherine.
His lordship died in 1803, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

THOMAS RALPH, 2nd Viscount (1767-1807), who espoused the Lady Frances Anne Agar, only daughter of His Grace Charles, Earl of Normanton, Lord Archbishop of Dublin; but dying without issue, the honours devolved upon his half-brother,

CORNWALLIS, 3rd Viscount (1780-1856), who wedded, in 1811, Jane, youngest daughter of Patrick Crawford Bruce, of Taplow lodge, Buckinghamshire, and had issue,
CORNWALLIS, his successor;
Isabella; Maria Adelaide; Florence Priscilla Alicia; Augusta.
His lordship was succeeded by his only son,

CORNWALLIS, 4th Viscount (1817-1905), who married, in 1845, Clementina Elphinstone, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Admiral the Hon Charles Fleeming, and had issue,
Cornwallis (1852-81), killed in action at the battle of Majuba Hill;
Eustace Mountstuart, died in infancy;
Isabella Grace; Clementina; Florence Elizabeth; Kathleen Maude; Elphinstone Agnes; Leucha Diana; Antonia Lillian.
His lordship was advanced to the dignity of an earldom, in 1886, as EARL DE MONTALT.

He dspms 1905, when the Earldom expired, but the Viscountcy and the Barony devolved upon his cousin,

ROBERT HENRY MAUDE, as 5th Viscount (1842-1908), eldest surviving son of the Hon and Very Rev Robert William Henry Maude, Dean of Clogher, and next brother of 3rd Viscount, who espoused, in 1881, Caroline Anna Mary, daughter of Major Arthur Ogle, and had issue, an only son,

ROBERT CORNWALLIS, 6th Viscount (1890-1914), killed in action, 1914, when the titles reverted to his cousin,

EUSTACE WYNDHAM MAUDE, as 7th Viscount (1877-1958), JP, eldest son the Hon and Very Rev R W H Maude, and brother of 5th Viscount, who married, in 1920, Marion, daughter of Albert Leslie Wright, and had issue,
EUSTACE WYNDHAM, his successor;
Kathleen Emily; Elinor Louisa; Dorothy Caroline; Alice Charlotte.
His lordship was succeeded by his son,

EUSTACE WYNDHAM, 8th Viscount (1926-91), who wedded, in 1957, Susannah Caroline Hyde, daughter of Major Philip Charles Gardner, and had issue,
ROBERT CONNAN WYNDHAM LESLIE, his successor;
Thomas Patrick Cornwallis;
Sophia-Rose Eileen.
His lordship was succeeded by his eldest son,

ROBERT CONNAN WYNDHAM LESLIE, 9th Viscount (1961-), who married, in 1995, Judith Anne, daughter of John Bates, and has issue,
VARIAN JOHN CONNAN EUSTACE, born 1997;
Isetta Clementina Effijay; Avery Joan Constance Elita.
The 9th and present Viscount lives in Kent.


DUNDRUM HOUSE, near Cashel, County Tipperary, was built about 1730, the nucleus of a fine estate once owned by the the O'Dwyers of Kilnamanagh.

The O'Dwyer estate was subsequently confiscated and Robert Maude was given all of the O'Dwyer land, including the O'Dwyer manor and castle of Dundrum.

This is a Palladian mansion, comprising a centre block of two storeys over a high basement, joined by short links to flanking pavilions.

The entrance front has seven bays, with a three-bay, pedimented breakfront.


There is an impressive, double-pedimented stable block at right-angles to the entrance front.

An additional storey, treated as an attic above the cornice, was added to the main block about 1890 by the 4th Viscount Hawarden (later 1st and last Earl de Montalt). 

Lord de Montalt was the last of the family to live at Dundrum House.

In 1909, when Dundrum House demesne was for sale, it was acquired by a religious order, who later established a Domestic Science College.

Having been acquired by Austin and Mary Crowe in 1978, with extensive renovation and restoration, Dundrum House was opened as a hotel in 1981.

Residence ~ Bossington, Adisham, Canterbury, Kent.

First published in November, 2012.

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