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Lawless, Baron Cloncurry

• References:
  • CLONCURRY in [Burkes Peerage, 1929]

Robert Lawless,
of Abington, Co.Limerick, had issue:

Nicholas Lawless, 1st Baron Cloncurry, born 1735,
mar 1761 to Margaret Browne,
converted from Catholic to Protestant, "conformed to established church",
though still gave lands to build Catholic church in Blackrock,
purchased Mornington Ho, Upr Merrion St, Dublin, 1791,
built family seat at Lyons, Co.Kildare, 1797,
though family still had lands in Co.Limerick,
died 1799, had issue:

Valentine Browne Lawless, 2nd Baron Cloncurry,
born 1773, succ 1799,
imprisoned after 1798 Rising for association with United Irishmen,
in 1807 he sued Sir John Piers for seducing his wife, Piers seduced her for a bet, huge scandal of the day,
Cloncurry won and Piers was ruined, losing all his estates,
see the poem Sir John Piers by John Betjeman,
died 1853, having had issue:

1. Edward Lawless, 3rd Baron Cloncurry,
   born 1816, succ 1853, died 1869, having had issue:
   1. Valentine Lawless, 4th Baron Cloncurry,
      born 1840, succ 1869,
      Free State Senator, died 1928.
      Title extinct 1929.

   2. Hon. Emily Lawless, born 1845, author in Irish Revival.
      See [Dict. Ir. Biog.] and [Dict. Ir. Writers].

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• Baron Cloncurry

• Named after this family:
  • Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.

• Lyons, Co.Kildare, still exists. See [Irish Country Houses].