Randal McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce

Randal McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce

Randal Alexander St John McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce (born 2 July 1967) is the son and heir of the Earl of Antrim in the Peerage of Ireland. As the heir apparent to his father's titles, he uses the courtesy title Viscount Dunluce.

Dunluce was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, from 1980 to 1984 and then at Worcester College, Oxford, where he read Modern History.

He divides his time between his family home at Glenarm Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and London, where he is a partner in the firm of Sarasin Chiswell, investment managers. He is also a Trustee of the Irish Landmark Trust.

He is the brother of Lady Flora McDonnell and Lady Alice McDonnell.

Dunluce married Aurora Gunn in 2004; they have one son, Alexander David Somerled McDonnell, born 30 June 2006.

ee also

*Earl of Antrim
*Glenarm Castle

ources

* [http://www.irishlandmark.com/about_us/current_trustees.asp Irish Landmark Trust]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/pd84.htm Viscount Dunluce at thepeerage.com]


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