Baron Leitrim
Arms of Baron Leitrim
Arms: of de Burgh/Burke: Or, a cross gules in the first quarter a lion rampant sable
Creation dateMay 1580 (First Creation)
1783 (Second Creation)
Created byElizabeth I (First Creation)
George III (Second Creation)
PeeragePeerage of Ireland
First holderJohn Bourke (First Creation)
Last holderCharles Clements, 5th Earl of Leitrim (Second Creation)
StatusExtinct
Extinction date1591 (First Creation)
1952 (Second Creation)

Baron Leitrim was a title in the Peerage of Ireland which was first created in 1583 for Seán mac an Iarla a Búrc, and became extinct in 1591 on the death of his son, Redmond, second Baron. The title's Second Creation was in 1783 for Robert Clements who was later created Earl of Leitrim.

Barons Leitrim (1583)

Barons Leitrim (1783)

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