Langford & Plunkett of Meath
By Art Kavanagh
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This ebook contains a detailed history of the Rowley/Langford & Plunkett (of Dunsany) families of Co. Meath, Ireland, from the time of their arrival in Ireland to the present day. There are also some delightful anecdotes relating to the families. The images used are generally originals.
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Langford & Plunkett of Meath - Art Kavanagh
Langford & Plunkett
of Meath
By Art Kavanagh
2013
Langford & Plunkett of Meath
Copyright © Art Kavanagh 2013
First published 2013
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Table of Contents
Langford of Summerhill
The First Rowleys (Langfords) in Ireland
The Langford Rowleys in the 18th Century
The Rowley Langfords in the 19th Century
The Langford Rowley Family in Modern Times
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett 18th Baron Dunsany
Horace Plunkett
The Plunkett Origins
The 9th Lord Dunsay V the Cromwellians
The Dunsany Plunketts in the 18th and 19th Centuries
The Plunketts of Dunsany in Modern Times
Langford of Summerhill
Dean Swift wrote of some of his parishioners in the parish of Laracor -
Mr. Percival is Ditching, Mrs Percival in her Kitchen,
Mr. Wesley Switching, Mrs. Wesley Stitching,
Sir Arthur Langford, Riching.
Langford was a thorn in the Dean’s side owing to his support for a Presbyterian minister at his private chapel. Because he refused to close the Presbyterian Meeting House at Summerhill he felt the lash of Swift’s tongue ‘I have always looked upon you as an honest gentleman of great charity and piety in your way, and I hope you will remember at the same time, that it becomes you to be a legal man, and that you will not promote or encourage, much less give