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Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo

Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo is in Viscount Ireland.

In 1621 Theobald Dillon 1st Viscount Dillon (age 64) was created 1st Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 15th March 1624 Theobald Dillon 1st Viscount Dillon (age 67) died. His grandson Lucas (age 14) succeeded 2nd Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In 1625 Lucas Dillon 2nd Viscount Dillon (age 15) and Mary MacDonnell Viscountess Dillon were married. She by marriage Viscountess Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo. She the daughter of Randal "Arranach" Macdonnell 1st Earl Antrim and Alice O'Neill Countess Antrim.

In or before July 1629 Lucas Dillon 2nd Viscount Dillon (age 19) died. In July 1629 His son Theobald succeeded posthumously 3rd Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 13th May 1630 Theobald Dillon 3rd Viscount Dillon died. His uncle Thomas (age 15) succeeded 4th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In 1672 Thomas Dillon 4th Viscount Dillon (age 57) died. His son Thomas succeeded 5th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In 1674 Thomas Dillon 5th Viscount Dillon died. His first cousin Lucas succeeded 6th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In September 1682 Lucas Dillon 6th Viscount Dillon died. His second cousin Theobald succeeded 7th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In 1694 Henry Dillon 8th Viscount Dillon was restored 8th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo. Frances Hamilton Viscountess Dillon by marriage Viscountess Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1713 Henry Dillon 8th Viscount Dillon died. His son Richard succeeded 9th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In 1737 Richard Dillon 9th Viscount Dillon died. His first cousin Charles succeeded 10th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo. Frances Dillon Viscountess Dillon by marriage Viscountess Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In 1741 Charles Dillon 10th Viscount Dillon died. His brother Henry (age 36) succeeded 11th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo. Charlotte Lee Viscountess Dillon (age 17) by marriage Viscountess Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In 1787 Henry Dillon 11th Viscount Dillon (age 82) died. In 1787 His son Charles (age 41) succeeded 12th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 9th November 1813 Charles Dillon Lee 12th Viscount Dillon (age 68) died. His son Henry (age 36) succeeded 13th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 24th July 1832 Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon (age 54) died. His son Charles (age 22) succeeded 14th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

Monument to Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon and Henrietta Browne, sister of Dominick, daughter of Dominick-Geoffrey Browne in All Saints Church, Spelsbury [Map]. Sculpted by Thomas Gaffin (age 52).

Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon: On 28th October 1777 he was born to Charles Dillon Lee 12th Viscount Dillon and Henrietta Maria Phipps at Brussels [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 9th November 1813 Charles Dillon Lee 12th Viscount Dillon died. His son Henry succeeded 13th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

Charles Henry Dillon 14th Viscount Dillon: On 20th April 1810 he was born to Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon at Dublin [Map].

On 18th November 1865 Charles Henry Dillon 14th Viscount Dillon (age 55) died. His brother Theobald (age 54) succeeded 15th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

Monument to Charles Henry Dillon 14th Viscount Dillon in All Saints Church, Spelsbury [Map] sculpted by Charles Francis Fuller (age 36).

Theobald Dominick Dillon 15th Viscount Dillon: In 1811 he was born to Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon. On 30th November 1879 Theobald Dominick Dillon 15th Viscount Dillon died. His brother Arthur succeeded 16th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 30th November 1879 Theobald Dominick Dillon 15th Viscount Dillon (age 68) died. His brother Arthur (age 67) succeeded 16th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

In 1892 Arthur Edmund Denis Dillon 16th Viscount Dillon (age 80) died at Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire [Map]. His son Harold (age 47) succeeded 17th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo. Julia Stanton Viscountess Dillon by marriage Viscountess Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 15th June 1926 Harold Arthur Lee Dillon 17th Viscount Dillon (age 82) and Margaret Louisa Everard ffolkes Viscountess Dillon were married. She by marriage Viscountess Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 18th December 1932 Harold Arthur Lee Dillon 17th Viscount Dillon (age 88) died. His nephew Arthur (age 57) succeeded 18th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo. Hilda Brunner Viscountess Dillon (age 58) by marriage Viscountess Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 25th May 1934 Arthur Henry Dillon 18th Viscount Dillon (age 59) died. His brother Eric (age 53) succeeded 19th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo. Nora Juanita Muriel Beckett Viscountess Dillon by marriage Viscountess Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 6th April 1946 Brigadier Eric FitzGerald Dillon 19th Viscount Dillon (age 65) died. His son Michael (age 34) succeeded 20th Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 30th November 1979 Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Eric Dillon 20th Viscount Dillon (age 68) died. His son Charles (age 34) succeeded 21st Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.

On 15th September 1982 Charles Henry Robert Dillon 21st Viscount Dillon (age 37) died. His son Henry (age 9) succeeded 22nd Viscount Dillon of Costello Gallen in Mayo.