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Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount Guillamore

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On his retirement from the bench in 1831, O'Grady was created Viscount Guillamore of Cahir Guillamore and Baron O'Grady of Rockbarton, co. Limerick, in the peerage of Ireland. The O'Grady seat was Cahir Guillamore, close to
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circuit. He was remarkable for wit as well as learning, and built up a considerable practice. He inherited the Cahir Guillamore estate on the death of his uncle John and was appointed
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In 1790 O'Grady married Katharine (died 1853), second daughter of John Thomas Waller of Castletown, co. Limerick, with whom he had at least twelve children:
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Waller, barrister-at-law, married on 26 June 1823, Grace-Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Hugh, 3rd
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proceedings to challenge his right to appoint his son Waller as a Court clerk.
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O'Grady was the eldest son of Darby O'Grady of Mount Prospect,
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Katherine (d.1829), married Dudley Persse of Roxburgh, in
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He was created 440: 429: 303: 274: 239:, and uncle to the Irish antiquarian 82:On 10 June 1803, after the murder of 454: 420: 405: 365: 201:, a cousin of the celebrated author 190:Maria, married on 13 December 1814, 610:Chief Barons of the Irish Exchequer 590:Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland 13: 513: 334: 14: 626: 67:, graduated B.A. in 1784. He was 600:High sheriffs of County Limerick 505:Dictionary of National Biography 492:O'Donoghue, David James (1895), 227:Standish O'Grady was brother to 51:by a patent of 28 January 1831. 460:"Obituary: Viscount Guillamore" 423:The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921 192:John Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort 77:High Sheriff of County Limerick 371: 324: 221: 1: 414: 615:Lawyers from County Limerick 480:(22nd ed.), p. 652 208:Isabella, who never married. 182:Court of Exchequer (Ireland) 158:John, joined the Royal Navy. 102:. He was a sound judge, and 54: 7: 421:Ball, F. 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Retrieved 382: 373: 361: 326: 299: 223: 203:Lady Gregory 129: 116: 112:quo warranto 96:Robert Emmet 81: 58: 43:, served as 31:The Rt. Hon. 29: 28: 23: 15: 575:1840 deaths 570:1766 births 500:Lee, Sidney 149:Baron Massy 564:Categories 415:References 304:Burke 1835 275:Burke 1832 237:Royal Navy 187:Daughters 79:for 1790. 406:Cave 1840 366:Ball 1926 120:Lough Gur 55:Biography 458:(1840), 61:Limerick 502:(ed.), 388:5 March 235:in the 233:Admiral 165:William 73:Munster 510:Notes 335:Madden 126:Family 498:, in 215:Notes 134:Sons 390:2019 449:605 566:: 462:, 398:^ 381:. 342:^ 311:^ 282:^ 253:^ 243:. 37:PC 35:, 392:. 205:. 194:. 184:. 175:.

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The Rt. Hon.
PC
County Limerick
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer for Ireland
Viscount Guillamore
Limerick
Trinity College, Dublin
called to the bar
Munster
High Sheriff of County Limerick
Lord Kilwarden
Attorney-General
Privy Council of Ireland
Robert Emmet
Lord Avonmore
David Richard Pigot
Leonard McNally
quo warranto
Lough Gur
Standish O'Grady, 2nd Viscount Guillamore
Berkeley Paget
Baron Massy
Serjeant-at-law (Ireland)
William
Church of England
Archdeacon of Kilmacduagh
Court of Exchequer (Ireland)
John Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort
County Galway

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