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Robert, created Viscount Loftus;The elder son, Robert, whose second son, Adam, an eminent lawyer, was appointed LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND, 1619; and created, in 1622, Viscount Loftus, of Ely, a dignity which expired with his lordship' grandson ARTHUR, 3rd Viscount.
ADAM, of whom hereafter.
DUDLEY, his heir;Edward, Recorder of Dublin;Adam;Thomas;Henry;Isabella; Anne; Catherine; Martha; Dorothy; Alice; Margaret.
ADAM, 1st Viscount Lisburne (1st creation);The second son,
NICHOLAS, of whose line we are about to treat;
Edward;
Samuel.
NICHOLAS, his successor;His lordship wedded secondly, Letitia, daughter of Sir John Rowley, knight, by whom he had no issue.
HENRY, succeeded as 4th Viscount Loftus;
Mary; Anne; Elizabeth.
His lordship was postmaster-general of Ireland in 1789; privy counsellor; Knight of St Patrick; governor of Wexford; governor of Fermanagh; colonel, the Wexford Militia.
THOMAS, his heir;The eldest son,
William (Sir), Recorder of Dublin;
Stephen (Very Rev), Dean of Clonmacnoise;
Matthew (Ven), Archdeacon of Kilmore;
Stanley, drowned;
Hannah; Sarah; Elizabeth.
WILLIAM, his heir;Mr Handcock was succeeded by his eldest son,
Eliah;
Thomas;
Samuel;
Sarah; Abigail; Mary; Dorothy.
WILLIAM, his heir;Mr Handcock was succeeded by his eldest son,
George;
Thomas;
RICHARD, of whom hereafter;
Robert;
John Gustavus;
Abigail; Susan; Dorothy; Susanna.
WILLIAM, his heir;The Dean was succeeded by his eldest son,
Richard;
Sarah; Susanna; Dorothy; Mary; Elizabeth; Anne.
The 5th Baron was the last Lord-Lieutenant of County Westmeath, from 1899 until 1922.The heir apparent is the present holder's only son, the Hon Ronan Michael Handcock.
- William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine, 1st Baron Castlemaine (1761–1839)
- Richard Handcock, 2nd Baron (1767–1840)
- Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron (1791–1869)
- Richard Handcock, 4th Baron (1826–92)
- Albert Edward Handcock, 5th Baron (1863–1937)
- Robert Arthur Handcock, 6th Baron (1864–1954)
- John Michael Schomberg Staveley Handcock, 7th Baron (1904–73)
- Roland Thomas John Handcock, 8th Baron (b 1943)
Moydrum Castle, given its status as the seat of HM Lord-Lieutenant of County Westmeath and a member of the House of Lords, was chosen as a suitably symbolic target for Irish republican reprisals: On the night of July 3rd, 1921, an assembly of IRA members marched on the castle.Following the establishment of the Irish Free State, much of the land belonging to Lord Castlemaine was acquired by the Irish Land Commission.
The 5th Baron was out of Ireland at the time, but Lady Castlemaine and their daughter, together with several servants, were in residence and were woken from their sleep by knocking at the door.
They were given time to gather together a few valuable belongings before the building was set alight. The blaze completely destroyed the castle.
The family of Massy derive their name from the town and ancient lordship of Massy, in Normandy, their place of residence at the time Normandy was conquered by Rollo, 1st Duke of Normandy, in the year 876, at which period they were styled lords of Massy.
HAMON DE MASSEY was created one of the eight temporal peers of Chester, by the title of Baron of Dunham Massey, by Hugh Lupus, earl palatine of that county.The General married Margaret Percy, and had a son,
HUGH, his heir;John;William;CHARLES (Very Rev), Dean of Limerick, ancestor of the Massy Baronets;Margaret; Amy.
HUGH, of whom we treat;George (Ven), Archdeacon of Ardfert;John, killed in a duel;Godfrey, in holy orders;William, m Mary, daughter of Eyre Evans, of Portrane;EYRE, 1st BARON CLARINA;Charles;Mary; Amy; Elizabeth; Catherine.
Hugh, his heir;JAMES, of whom we treat;John;Elizabeth.
JAMES HEWITT, of whom presently;Elizabeth;Maria.
JAMES, (1802-37), died unmarried;FRANCIS DENNIS (1803-70);John, in holy orders;Charles, in the army;GEORGE STAUNTON KING, of whom hereafter;Mary; Anna; Elizabeth; Isabella; Louisa; Adelaide; Helena.
JAMES, his heir;GEORGE HENRY EDWARD, succeeded his brother;Maira; Grace; Louisa.
On the re-establishment of the monarchy, he received from the crown, in 1666, a grant of land in County Tipperary exceeding 2,900 acres, including the castle of Ballinacourty.In 1703, James Dawson, of Ballinacourty, purchased land in the baronies of Coonagh and Clanwilliam, County Limerick, and Clanwilliam, County Tipperary, part of the confiscated estate of JAMES II.
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