Baron Rathcavan
Baron Rathcavan , of The Braid in the County of Antrim , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The family home of the barons is Cleggan Lodge near Ballymena in County Antrim .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on February 11, 1953 for the unionist politician Sir Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baronet . As early as June 17, 1929, he was given the subordinate title Baronet , of Cleggan in the County of Antrim.
Today's title holder has been his grandson as 3rd Baron since 1994.
List of Barons Rathcavan (1953)
- Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan (1883–1982)
- Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan (1909-1994)
- Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Baron Rathcavan (* 1939)
Title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Francois O'Neill (* 1984).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 39798, p. 1443 , March 13, 1953.
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Rathcavan, Baron (UK, 1953) at Cracroft's Peerage