Earl Mount Cashell
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Earl Mount Cashell, of Cashell
in the County of Tipperary
, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1781 for Stephen Moore, 2nd Viscount Mount Cashell, who had previously represented Lismore
in the Irish House of Commons
. He was the son of Stephen Moore, member of the Irish Parliament for County Tipperary, who had been created Baron Kilworth, of Moore Park in the County of Cork
, in 1764 and Viscount Mount Cashell, of the City of Cashell
, in 1766. These titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland. The first Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He sat in the House of Lords
as an elected Irish Representative Peer
from 1815 to 1822. His eldest son, the third Earl, was an Irish Representative Peer from 1826 to 1883. He was succeeded by his elder son, the fourth Earl, who in his turn was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Earl. The titles became extinct on the death of the sixth Earl in 1915.
The family seats were Moore Park, County Cork
, Galgorme Castle, County Antrim
, and Mount Cashel Lodge, County Dublin
.
Cashel, County Tipperary
Cashel is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 2936 at the 2006 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. Additionally, the cathedra of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly was originally in the town prior to the English Reformation....
in the County of Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created in 1781 for Stephen Moore, 2nd Viscount Mount Cashell, who had previously represented Lismore
Lismore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Lismore was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. He was the son of Stephen Moore, member of the Irish Parliament for County Tipperary, who had been created Baron Kilworth, of Moore Park in the County of Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, in 1764 and Viscount Mount Cashell, of the City of Cashell
Cashel, County Tipperary
Cashel is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 2936 at the 2006 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. Additionally, the cathedra of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly was originally in the town prior to the English Reformation....
, in 1766. These titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland. The first Earl was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He sat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as an elected Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
from 1815 to 1822. His eldest son, the third Earl, was an Irish Representative Peer from 1826 to 1883. He was succeeded by his elder son, the fourth Earl, who in his turn was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Earl. The titles became extinct on the death of the sixth Earl in 1915.
The family seats were Moore Park, County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Galgorme Castle, County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, and Mount Cashel Lodge, County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
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Viscounts Mount Cashell (1766)
- Stephen Moore, 1st Viscount Mount Cashell (1695–1766)
- Stephen Moore, 2nd Viscount Mount Cashell (1730–1790) (created Earl Mount Cashell in 1781)
Earls Mount Cashell (1781)
- Stephen Moore, 1st Earl Mount Cashell (1730–1790)
- Stephen Moore, 2nd Earl Mount Cashell (1770–1822)
- Stephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount CashellStephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount CashellStephen Moore, 3rd Earl Mount Cashell , styled Lord Kilworth until 1822, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat.-Background and education:...
(1792–1883) - Stephen Moore, 4th Earl Mount Cashell (1825–1889)
- Charles William Moore, 5th Earl Mount Cashell (1826–1898)
- Edward George Augustus Harcourt Moore, 6th Earl Mount Cashell (1829–1915)