Sir Valentine Browne, 3rd Viscount Kenmare
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Sir Valentine Browne, 5th Baronet, 3rd Viscount Kenmare (born March 1695 - died 30 June 1736) was the son of Sir Nicholas Browne, 2nd Viscount Kenmare, and his wife, Helen. After the death of his father in 1720, he succeeded to the family estates which had been under the management of John Asgill because his grandfather Sir Valentine Browne
was a supporter of the Jacobite
cause who took part in the Battle of Aughrim
. For this he was attainted and the family estates forfeited.
The inheritance to which he succeeded was deep in debt due to mismanagement by Asgill. The difficulty experienced in meeting the heavy encumbrances on the impoverished estate fostered disputes in the family and drove close relatives into law with each other, much of which was both protracted and costly. It is possible that this financial difficulty caused him to refuse the requests of the poet Aodhagán Ó Rathaille
to restore his land to him. This refusal caused Ó Rathaille to compose a bitter and mournful poem in which he launches a vitriolic attack on Browne. In later years however, the estate gained a sound financial position after portions of it were sold.
, by his first marriage, and a daughter from his second marriage.
Sir Valentine Browne, 1st Viscount Kenmare
Valentine Browne, 1st Viscount Kenmare , was an Irish peer. He was created Viscount Kenmare in the Peerage of Ireland on 20 May 1689, by King James II, after his deposition by the English Parliament, but while he still possessed his rights as King of Ireland. At the time James was presiding over...
was a supporter of the Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
cause who took part in the Battle of Aughrim
Battle of Aughrim
The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the Jacobites and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691 , near the village of Aughrim in County Galway....
. For this he was attainted and the family estates forfeited.
The inheritance to which he succeeded was deep in debt due to mismanagement by Asgill. The difficulty experienced in meeting the heavy encumbrances on the impoverished estate fostered disputes in the family and drove close relatives into law with each other, much of which was both protracted and costly. It is possible that this financial difficulty caused him to refuse the requests of the poet Aodhagán Ó Rathaille
Aogán Ó Rathaille
Aodhagán Ó Rathaille, also spelt Aogán Ó Rathaille or Anglicised as Egan O'Rahilly , was an Irish language poet. He is credited with creating the first fully developed Aisling poem.-Early life:...
to restore his land to him. This refusal caused Ó Rathaille to compose a bitter and mournful poem in which he launches a vitriolic attack on Browne. In later years however, the estate gained a sound financial position after portions of it were sold.
Marriages
Valentine Browne married, firstly, Honora Butler, daughter of Colonel Thomas Butler and Lady Margaret Bourke, in November 1720. Honora Butler died of smallpox in 1730. He married, secondly, Mary FitzGerald, daughter of Sir Maurice FitzGerald, in October 1735.Children
He had two children: a son, ThomasThomas Browne, 4th Viscount Kenmare
Thomas Browne, 6th Baronet & 4th Viscount Kenmare was an Irish landowner and politician. He was probably born at Killarney, County Kerry, the second of four children of Valentine Browne, fifth Baronet, third Viscount Kenmare , one of the few remaining great Roman Catholic landowners in Ireland,...
, by his first marriage, and a daughter from his second marriage.