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'''Edward Blayney, 1st Baron Blayney''', also Blainey or Blaney (1570-1629 |
'''Edward Blayney, 1st Baron Blayney''', also Blainey or Blaney (1570-1629) was a Welsh soldier in Ireland. He became '''Baron Blayney of Monaghan''' in the [[Peerage of Ireland]].<ref>http://thepeerage.com/p10658.htm#i106573</ref> |
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After [[Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon|Lord Mountjoy]] occupied [[Moyry Pass]] in 1600 dismantling the Irish earthworks there, he marched to [[Mountnorris]] (halfway between Newry and Armagh) where he built an earthwork fort and left a garrison of 400 men under the command of Blayney, then a captain. |
After [[Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon|Lord Mountjoy]] occupied [[Moyry Pass]] in 1600 dismantling the Irish earthworks there, he marched to [[Mountnorris]] (halfway between Newry and Armagh) where he built an earthwork fort and left a garrison of 400 men under the command of Blayney, then a captain. |
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As the governor of Monaghan Blayney was granted land at Ballynalurgan and Muckno on the shore of Lough Muckno. He built [[Castle Blayney]] castle, around which the town of [[Castleblayney]] has grown, and was created Baron Blayney of Monaghan on 29 July 1621. |
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| date of birth = 1570 |
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| date of death = 1629 |
| date of death = 11 February 1629 |
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Revision as of 20:42, 14 October 2013
Edward Blayney, 1st Baron Blayney, also Blainey or Blaney (1570-1629) was a Welsh soldier in Ireland. He became Baron Blayney of Monaghan in the Peerage of Ireland.[1]
After Lord Mountjoy occupied Moyry Pass in 1600 dismantling the Irish earthworks there, he marched to Mountnorris (halfway between Newry and Armagh) where he built an earthwork fort and left a garrison of 400 men under the command of Blayney, then a captain.
As the governor of Monaghan Blayney was granted land at Ballynalurgan and Muckno on the shore of Lough Muckno. He built Castle Blayney castle, around which the town of Castleblayney has grown, and was created Baron Blayney of Monaghan on 29 July 1621.
He died on 11 February 1629. He had married Anne, a daughter of Adam Loftus, as her third husband.[2] and was succeeded by his son Henry.
References
- http://keithblayney.com/Blayney/Edward1.html
- "Blayney-Hope Papers (PDF)" (PDF). Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ http://thepeerage.com/p10658.htm#i106573
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography, article on Loftus.
See also
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