Peerage Record – 45085

     W. Richard Dillon is the son of William Dillon and Esther O’Beirne.¹
     He was a practising Attorney with Concannon, Dillon & Snook at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.¹

     unknown son Dillon was the son of John Blake Dillon and Adelaide Hart.¹ He died, in infancy.¹

     John David Digues La Touche was born on 5 June 1861.² He was the son of Charles John Digues La Touche.² He died on 5 May 1935 at age 73.²
     He lived at Kilytynon, County Wicklow, Ireland^G.¹ He was a naturalist.¹ He was MBOU.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Zoological Society (F.Z.S.)¹

     Edward John Gwynn was born on 1 April 1868.² He is the son of Very Reverend John Gwynn and Lucy Josephine O’Brien.² He married Olive Mary Ponsonby, daughter of Colonel Justinian Gordon Ponsonby and Augusta Blanche Cook, in 1905.² He died in February 1941 at age 72.²
     He was educated at St Columba’s College, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He was a Fellow in 1893 at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He was Professor of Celtic Language between 1898 and 1904 at Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He was Commissioner of National Education between 1905 and 1915.² He was Lecturer in Celtic Language at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He was a member of the council for many years at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He was a leading figure in the successful “Hands off Trinity” Campaign.² He was the provost between 1927 and 1937 at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He was the Provost between 1927 and 1937 at Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ His appointment as Provost (following 20 difficult years under Drs Traill, Mahaffy and Bernard) was a gesture of reconciliation on part of the Cosgrave Government.² He was president of the Royal Irish Academy between 1934 and 1937 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.² He was a distinguished scholar of Old Irish (but was lampooned for his lack of interest in the spoken modern language by Douglas Hyde in Pléascadh na Bolgide (“The bursting of the bubble.”)²) He wrote the book Liber Flavis Fergus.² He wrote the book Monastery of Tallaght, with Walter Purton.² He wrote the book Rule of Tallaght, (special volume of Hermathene.²)

He wrote the book An Old Irish tract on the privileges and responsibilities of Poets, Roman Catholics and Trinity College, etc.² He was instrumental in forming a new catalogue of medieval and modern Irish manuscripts of the Royal Irish Academy.² He generously gave his work on Irish manuscripts at Montpellier to Dean Lawlor (who published it in The Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.²)

     Patrick Joseph Smyth was the son of Solomon Smyth.¹ He married Anne Elizabeth Dillon, daughter of John Dillon and Elizabeth Mathew.¹ He died in May 1958.¹

     Solomon Smyth lived at Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland^G.¹

     Maria Alviggi was born at Masone, Genoa, Italy^G.¹ She married Venturino Alviggi.¹

     Giovanni Alviggi was born on 31 August 1642 at Genoa, Italy^G.¹ He was the son of Venturino Alviggi and Maria Alviggi.¹

     Byron Dallas was the son of Robert Charles Dallas and Sarah Harding.¹ He died, after two years in the Navy.¹
     He gained the rank of Midshipman in the Royal Navy, on board H.M.S. Apollo.¹

     Charlotte Dallas was the daughter of Robert Charles Dallas and Sarah Harding.¹ She died, young.¹