Baron Blayney

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Lord Blayney, Baron of Monaghan in the County of Monaghan, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1621 for the soldier Sir Edward Blayney. In 1689 his great-grandson, the fifth Baron, was attainted by the Parliament of James II for supporting William of Orange. His nephew, the seventh Baron, was Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan. His younger son, the ninth Baron, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. His younger son, the eleventh Baron, was also a Lieutenant-General in the Army and fought in the Peninsular War. Lord Blayney also represented the rotten borough of Old Sarum in Parliament. His son, the twelfth Baron, sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for County Monaghan and was later an Irish Representative Peer. On his death in 1874 the title became extinct.

The family seat was Castle Blayney, located near the town of Castleblayney, which was named after the first Baron.

[edit] Barons Blayney (1621)