Baron Dunboyne

Barony of Dunboyne
Blazon
  • Arms: Or a Chief indented Azure overall three Escallops in bend counterchanged.
  • Crests: Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Plume of five Ostrich Feathers and issuant therefrom a Demi Falcon rising Argent.
  • Supporters: Dexter: a Lion guardant Argent; Sinister: a Horse Sable maned tailed and hoofed Or
Creation date11 Jun 1541
CreationSecond
Created byKing Henry VIII
PeeragePeerage of Ireland
First holderEdmond Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne
Present holderRichard Pierce Theobald Butler, 20th Baron Dunboyne
Heir apparentthe Hon. Caspian Fitzwalter Butler
StatusExtant
Seat(s)Argos Hill House
MottoTIMOR DOMINI FONS VITAE
The fear of the Lord is the fountain of life

Baron Dunboyne was a title first held by the Petit family some time after the Norman invasion of Ireland.

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