A member of the Coldstream Guards, he fought in the Boer War, … The other surviving ancient baronies include Kerry, now held by the Marquess of Lansdowne, Kingsale, Trimlestown, Baron Louth and Dunboyne. Raised on the family estate in County Meath, Ireland, he was influenced by Greek mythology and the Bible. "Dunsany, Baron," in Thom's Irish Who's Who (pp. 2. Edward John Carlos Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany (born Dublin 10 September 1939 — died Navan, County Meath, 24 May 2011), with Irish, Brazilian and UK citizenship, was the grandson of the author Lord Dunsany, and a modern artist and property owner.Lord Dunsany succeeded to the title in 1999 on the death of his father, Lt-Col Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 19th Baron of Dunsany. Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany (1878–1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist, as well as chess and shooting champion, big game hunter and heir to one of the oldest homes in Ireland. The title Baron of Dunsany or, more commonly, Lord Dunsany, is one of the oldest dignities in the Peerage of Ireland, one of just a handful of 13th to 15th century titles still extant, having had 21 holders, of the Plunkett name, to date. Rt Hon Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett KCVO JP DL MP (b. Baron Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany was an author, aristocrat, adventurer, chessmaster, and soldier; he is probably best known for writing fantasy fiction, ghost stories, and drama under the name Lord Dunsany. Hon Edward Reginald Plunkett (b. Genealogy profile for Patrick Plunkett, 7th Baron of Dunsany Patrick Plunkett (c.1544 - 1601) - Genealogy Genealogy for Patrick Plunkett (c.1544 - 1601) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Hon Mary Sophia Eliza Plunkett (d. 5 Jul 1921), mar.
Read "Baron of Dunsany, Collection" by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett available from Rakuten Kobo. 3. 20 Dec 1864) 1. 22 Oct 1873 Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby (d. 9 Oct 1884), only son of Thomas Henry Ponsonby, of Kilcooly, and had issue . Hon John William Plunkett, later 17th Baron Dunsany. 71−72), Dublin: Alexander Thom & Co. (1923) Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1925. 24 Oct 1854; d. 26 Mar 1932) 4. 10 Aug 1856; dvp. Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist, notable for his work, mostly in fantasy, published under the name Lord Dunsany.More than eighty books of his work were published, and his oeuvre includes many hundreds of published short stories, as well as successful plays, novels and essays.