Baron Longford Baron Annaly Delvin Lord Baron Ireland

Delvin’s succession to principality-level rights was not a single act, but a layered overlap in territory, lineage, jurisdiction, and royal recognition. The Nugent Barons of Delvin became successors because their lordship already intersected the same spaces and functions that the Granard assembly once embodied—and the Crown formalized that overlap.

1) Territorial overlap (Delbhna–Teffia as the hinge)

Delvin was not separate from the Granard world; it sat inside the same ancient political geography:

Result: Delvin already exercised authority in parts of the same catchment as the Granard assembly.

2) Dynastic overlap (genealogy as legitimacy)

Result: Delvin held dual legitimacy—genealogical (native acceptance) and legal (Crown patent).

3) Jurisdictional overlap (court replaces aireacht)

What the Granard assembly did is exactly what Delvin’s feudal courts were empowered to do:

Under Philip and Mary, the Crown abolished the Gaelic forum and re-issued its functions to Delvin by letters patent.

4) Economic overlap (markets & fairs follow authority)

In Gaelic Ireland, markets followed assemblies; in Tudor Ireland, they followed charters.

Result: Delvin became successor to the economic engine of the principality.

5) Political overlap (chosen intermediary)

Result: Delvin was selected as the feudal container for princely powers that could no longer exist natively.

6) Temporal overlap (before shiring, not after)

Result: Delvin bridged the gap, acting as successor before county government fully replaced princely rule.

7) What “successor” really means here

In constitutional terms, Delvin became the successor state, not the successor dynasty.

Bottom line (tight and accurate)

Delvin overlapped the rights of the principality because it already shared the same territorial sphere (Delbhna–Teffia), possessed indigenous dynastic legitimacy, and exercised parallel judicial and economic functions; Tudor re-grant lawfully transferred the Granard assembly’s public powers into Delvin’s feudal jurisdiction, making the Nugent Barons successors in governance even as Annaly’s princely lineage remained genealogically distinct.

There are several Longford and (Pre Longford Westmeath) Grants in the History of Longford related to "court baron", frank pledge, senachals, manors, castles, and hereditaments that were granted to Lord Delvin and the Nugent family in capite or forever.

Many of the grants in Longford to Baron Delvin were "in Capite" forever, or for military service and knights fees.

These grants even contained "Market and Fair" rights with rights to courts in Longford. Most of the large grants occured with King Philip and Mary, Queen Elizabeth, and King James I.

Other grants to Baron Delvin include major land grants in capite from the Commission of the Plantation of Longford.

' VLV.—-27. Grant from the King to Mary, lady Delvin, widow .of lord Christopher, and her son sir Richard Nugent, baron of .Delvin - Westmeath or Longford, Co. The site of the late monastery or Priory of Cannons of the Holy-Island, all the buildings and 2 q" of land within the said site thereof—Darrenye and Dirrenegellsgh, 2 q" each, containing 80‘ arable, 10‘ pasture, ,10‘ underwood, and 80‘ be -in Sruhir, 1 q' containmo 20‘ .arable, and 10‘ pasture—in C arue, l qr containing 80‘ arable and 10‘ wood and underwood—in Kerowbeg , 2 q"I containing 60‘ arable, and 80‘ bog and pasture—in Kerowmore, 1 q' containing 30‘ arable, and 15‘ underwood—in Cashell, 2 q" containing 60‘ arable, and 80‘ wood and pasture—in Kerovantie, 1 q‘ containing 80‘ arable and 10‘. wood and pasture—the rectories, 'vicarages, tithes and hereditaments of Rathline and Cashell—the' vicarages and tithes of Sruhir, Killire, Killnomer, and Kilronen, and the tithes of the rectories—the tithes of the lands of Dirreine and Dirrenegealagh; parcel of the estate of the said prior ; demised in reversion to Christopher lord Delvin, 10 June 28‘h liz. for 80 years at 21l 9‘ 0d Ir.—Westmeath Co’. The town or hamlet of Hilton, with 2 messuages, 8 cottages, 240‘ arable, pasture, meadow, and beg; parcel of the estate of the late Friary of Fower; ,valued at 2‘ 13‘ 4‘ by the year.—Longford, Co’. A castle and certain lands containing 1 cartron or the 4“ part of a carucate in Monilagan; parcel of the estate of Rory Bane M“ Laughlin, attainted ; valued at 8‘ Ir.—in Aughengor, 1} cartron; parcel of the estate of Morogh O’Farrell and Connor M‘ Auly of the same, attainted; valued at 1‘ 4d Ir.—the castle of Newton, and a moiety of 8 cartrons in Corbally and Newton; parcel of the estate of Lisau h Dufi'e O’Farroll of Corballye, attainted; valued at 3‘ 4d Ir.—t e moiet of 1 cartron in Newton and Corbally; parcel of the estate of rian Mc Shane, late of Newton, attainted; valued at 1‘ 4‘ Ir.—an island and half a cartron called the Cloninge, or Cloning; parcel of the estate of Cahell O’Farroll of the same, attainted; valued at 2‘ 6d—the castle of the Monte or Moate and 5 cartrons there; parcel of the estate of Rossey O’Farroll, valued at 13‘ 4" Ir.-the castle and 2 cartrons of Lisnevoa, valued at 6‘ Ir.—in Killenlassaragh or Killenasaragh, 46l—in Ballim‘karmick, 86'; all being parcels of the estate of the said Rosse O’Farroll, valued at 30’—in Bealamore, l cartron, and the lough of Mill-Heade near Granardkille; parcel of the estate of Gerald Mc Teige, attaintcd; valued at 2’ 6d.——WESTMEATH Co’. In Clonlonan Bar. In Monkston; near. Balliloghlo 2 small cartrons, each containing 1 carueate; parcel of the estate of the Abbey of Larha, in Longford co..6‘ 8d lr.—Total rent 271 12‘ 4“ Ir.— To hold forever in fee farm as of the castle of Dublin, in common socage, and tomaintain upon these premises two able horsemen of the English nation, or born within the Pale, for the defense of the. kingdom—7 Dec. 3'“.

References

The feudal system was introduced into England by the Norman Conquest. Its pressure on the common people was aggravated by the completeness of the subjection of the Saxon race. All the land was held by feudal tenure, and there was no allodium. The few Saxons who were permitted to retain their lands were brought under the feudal system; and the thanes were reduced to the condition of franklins, or simple freeholders. The Normans, who held most of the manors from the king, were called tenants-in-chief (in capite); and they were bound to knight service—that is, to maintain in the field, for forty days at a time, a certain force of their subtenants. This service extended to religious foundations and monasteries. Exclusive of these, 1400 tenants-in-chief and about 8000 mesne lords (holding fiefs not directly from the crown) are enumerated in Domesday Book.

Honour of Annaly - Feudal Principality & Seignory Est. 1172

Court Barons of Longford - The Manors and Barons

1) Territorial overlap (Delbhna–Teffia as the hinge)

2) Dynastic overlap (genealogy as legitimacy)

3) Jurisdictional overlap (court replaces aireacht)

4) Economic overlap (markets & fairs follow authority)

5) Political overlap (chosen intermediary)

6) Temporal overlap (before shiring, not after)

7) What “successor” really means here

Bottom line (tight and accurate)

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