Barony of Dunboyne | |
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Creation date | 11 Jun 1541 |
Creation | Second |
Created by | King Henry VIII |
Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
First holder | Edmond Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne |
Present holder | Richard Pierce Theobald Butler, 20th Baron Dunboyne |
Heir apparent | the Hon. Caspian Fitzwalter Butler |
Status | Extant |
Seat(s) | Argos Hill House |
Motto | TIMOR DOMINI FONS VITAE The fear of the Lord is the fountain of life |
Baron Dunboyne was a title first held by the Petit family some time after the Norman invasion of Ireland.