Baron Blayney

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.

Barons Blayney (1621)

*Edward Blayney, 1st Baron Blayney (d. 1629)
*Henry Blayney, 2nd Baron Blayney (d. 1646)
*Edward Blayney, 3rd Baron Blayney (d. 1669)
*Richard Blayney, 4th Baron Blayney (d. 1670)
*Henry Vincent Blayney, 5th Baron Blayney (d. 1689)
*William Blayney, 6th Baron Blayney (d. 1705)
*Cadwallader Blayney, 7th Baron Blayney (1693-1732)
*Charles Talbot Blayney, 8th Baron Blayney (1714-1761)
*Cadwallader Blayney, 9th Baron Blayney (1720-1775)
*Cadwallader Davis Blayney, 10th Baron Blayney (1769-1784)
*Andrew Thomas Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney (1770-1834)
*Cadwallader Davis Blayney, 12th Baron Blayney (1802-1874), elected a representative peer in 1841