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CLONBROCK 327 CLOGHER or CLOUGHER BARONY [I.] TuRLouGH Lynach O'Neill, s. of Neil Conallagh O'Neill, by Rose, da. of Manus O'Donnel, was cr. I. 1578. by Letters Patent, so called, in May 1578, as "Terence Lenaugh," "BARON OF CLOUGHER in Ireland," with rem. to the heirs male of his body.(^) At or about the same time another patent passed the seals, to cr. him EARL OF CLANCONNELL in Ireland; but it is clear that no patent tor a Barony or Earldom was ever delivered to him. For fuller particulars see Clanconnell, Earldom [I,], cr. 1578. CLONBROCK BARONY [I.] I. Robert Dillon, s. and h. of Luke D., of Clon- brock, CO. Galway, by Bridget, da. of John Kelly, of I. 1790. Clonlyon, in that co., was i". 27 Feb. 1754; M.P. for Lanesborough, 1776-90. On 5 June 1790, he was cr. BARON CLONBROCK,^) of Clonbrock, co. Galway [I.], taking his seat 2 July following. App. P.C. [I.] June 1795, ^^'^ never sworn. He m., 30 Jan. 1776, Letitia, only da. and h. of John Greene, of Old Abbey, co. Limerick, by Catherine, sister of John, ist Earl of Norbury [L], da. of Daniel Toler, of Beechwood. He ^. at Clonbrock, 22 July 1795. Will pr. 1795. His widow ;;;., May 1802, at Buxton, Clement Archer, sometime State Surgeon in Ireland, who ^. 5 Sep. 1 806, at Cheltenham, aged 55. She ^. there 28 May 1841, aged 83. M.I. Will pr. July 1847. II. 1795. 2. Luke (Dillon), Baron Clonbrock. [I.], only s. and h., ^. 24 Apr. 1780. Matric. at Oxford (Ch. Ch.) 29 Apr. 1797, B.A. 1800. He m., 6 Jan. 1803, at Ardfry, co. Galway, Anastasia, da. and h. of Joseph Henry (Blake), ist Baron Wallscourt of Ardfry [I.], by Louisa Catherine Mary, da. and coh. of Thomas (Ber- mingham). Earl of Louth [I.]. She, who was I?. 31 Oct. 1785, d. 5 June 18 16, at Clonbrock. He d". 13 Dec. 1826, at Rathmines, near Dublin, aged 46.('=) Will pr. Apr. 1827. III. 1826. 3. Robert (Dillon), Baron Clonbrock [L], only s. and h., l>. 29 Mar. 1807; ed. at Eton; matric. at Oxford (*) Patent Roll [No. 1 174] 20 Eliz., p. 1 1, m. 30 (18), and Special Commission dat. 21 May on m. 31 (17) of the same Roll. See also Creations, 1483-1646, in App., 47th Rep., D.K.Pub. Records, and ante, vol. i, p. 218, note "b." C') For a list of creations and promotions shortly before, and at the time of the Union, see Appendix H to this volume. (') His Irish estates are said in 1799 to have been worth ;^io,ooo p.a. For a list of the largest resident Irish landlords at that date, see vol. iv. Appendix C. V.G.