New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-08
LORD DUNBOYNE RETIREs.

Lord Dunboyne. who has announced his resig-
nation of the ofnce of Kings Remembrance, is
OF the few peers OF the realm who is a mem
OF bar. and in his sxteth year,
being the tventy-ffth lord OF his line; thai is to
say possessing of the oldest titles OF Europe,
The first OF his ancestors was summon ed to Par
lament as a peer under the title OF Lord Dunboyne
far back 1874 in the reign OF King Edward II,
but the patent Of the barony only issued three
hundred years later by King Henry VIII.
There is an extra rdinary romance in connec-
ton with this Dunboyae peerage The twenty-frst
holder thereof the Roman Catholic Bishop OF
Cork when the peerage suddenly devolved upon
him through the death OF nephew. Wishing 10
perpet,Iate his branch Of the family and to pre-
won't ,he honors and estates from passing 70
cousins with whom Re had always been on bad
terms ne applied Pope Plus VI for dispensa-
ton 10 rstire from the spiscopacy and to marry.
The reply which he received from the Vatican was
couched IN the most severe terms n censure. SO
much so in fact that the hot tempered Irish pref
ate publicly seeded from the Roman Catholic
Church Joined the State Reformed Church of Ire
land ard then married Protestant young woman
ver, much his tunio- There was. however. no
issue 10 this marriage. 4 circumstance which eN-
ercised considerable influence upon he mind OF
the y-Pishop, and lust before his death which
took Mace at Dunbayna Castle on May = ISV ne
was received Ua ck into the Roman Cathohc 'hlrch
by the Rev Or. Gahan. Wishing to divert as
r,i,ch propertv as possible from the cousin VINO
was heir to the peerage and to the entiied estates
ra after rouuifcently providing for the welfare
Of his wife bequeathed all the remainder OF the
,rorc-tv Of which he could dispose {" me MAY
nootn College for the education or TouIns lhtehueu
for the Roman Catholic priesthood NaturaIIy'
Irrigation ensued. and during the course OF il ''e
pay DR. Gahan was sent to prison for seVNra
months on charge OF contempt OF court III dISo
having the order of the presiding judge mat ne
sbouId reveal the deathbed confession OF l-ofu
Drpb,vna The widow Of the ex-Bishop survived
bi eixtv Years dying in 1850. at the > OF nin'ty-
six 80. - .,o
,.rrfouel, enough. no mention is made IN 'he
,,,rra,+ Issues Of .Burke's Peersge or OF othNr
similar works OF reference OF this marriage OF inc
,ventv-eret Lord Dunboyne The "Peeraees are
en- civ. silent as to the name OF his VIE let
~ che was in the eyes Of the law his Legal con
sor- &c abljrdantIr shown by tho records ~ the
r,fea.ion between the twenty-second Lord Dun
Rene and the Catholic College. OF Maynooth LEI
mo add that the origna! patronyn1ie Of the FANNY
,ras lie gotiIliev. Scons of the familT PLAYED
ro,,,i,,ent role in English history as far back as
+ba reign Of King Richard CcfU7 de Lion. Inc
name was afterward corrupted into Butler
Lord Dunbovne's country seat is knopposuA
Castle in County Glare. 1t is one Of the few irish
reudal castles is still fabitahie and with us
Ane cid stone staircases. dungeons and secret
messages is a mos: interesting place OF res
i6ooce The meaning Of the name is KISS on the