Ancient Irish title dies with the death of the last Knight of Glin

Before England usurped Irish ways and laws, Ireland was governed by Brehon law. Titles were not granted through hereditary but were voted upon by their peers...it took the English to perfect inbreeding amongst their nobility...

I'm from the US. I'd like to buy a title. Oh and I'd like to buy a vowel too :)

Get over it! You can't blame this man for what somebody did 700 years ago. A human being has passed away and has left a grieving family. Hop off your pedestals guys! It will happen to all of us some day. Have the grace to observe the Irish practice of not speaking ill of the dead.

English titles have no place in Ireland. Irish and other Celts throughout Europe had our own system of rulers and royalty which predated the English by a few millennia, the sooner all vestiges of English involvement in the lives of all the Irish, the better. Beidh ár lá linn. Slan

May Desmond Fitzgerald,the 29th Knight of Glin rest in peace. Hopefully his steps into the unknown doors of eternity are a joyous one.

Alas fair knight 'Bugger Off'. From the posts I've read it would seem that this 'Knight' was the most benevolent of men, as I'm not sure myself, I would suppose he came from a long line of scoundrels who usurped the best 'Irish' lands they could could find and either killed the inhabitants or charged them rent to live out their lives in poverty.MotherIrish-Were talking 'English Royalty' here, not Irish. Don't you remember the'Flight of the Earls' they were run off to the continent in 1603 if I recall correctly thats why we've only these 'English Earls' left.SeamusMor-The less English knights the better.luxefaire-I would like to concur.

It seems to me that the next male relative in line should be able to inherit the title...isn't there a nephew or some such?

The best of all possible worlds?

It is the same with some Norman granted Scottish titles - They must pass to the closest male relation - no girls allowed. With the Sinclairs this led to some pretty interesting intraclan arguments. If they start selling Irish titles, I call dibs on High King and all vassals, lands and tax revenue due to that title. Oh, wait, then, according to the feudal system, I would have to support all of my vassals out of my income. Maybe it is not always good to be the king. Does the Queen of England support all of those who swear feality to her? Whatever happened to those good old feudal rules? Oh yea, we had the renaissance, the enlightment, revolutions seeking independence and human rights, wars to end all wars and here we are in the modern world.

Well now the castle can be bought by a hotel operator, modernized, and there could be a job of hoist/honorary Knight of Glin. ... When is Ireland going to wake up, fetch a king, create titles and sell them for income to rich Americans, Russians, Chinese, etc.? Then add a fee/tax for passing on the title to an heir. With this selling scheme Ireland could get some benefit from all the royalty/nobility scam perpetuated on it over the centuries.

To Shiobhan39 right on.

good riddance, may all royalty go the way of the knight of glin...royalty is spectacle and pageantry, when we need sustenance and intellect, it is inbreeding and privilege when we need hybrid vigor and equality. it is death. good riddance.

Shame to let history like this just fade into the background

England has a Queen. Can't Ireland give the title to the oldest daughter . . . a Duchess? Come on, Irish, lighten up. Can't a woman inherit the title!!!

They can't find a male relative anywhere? How hard have they looked?