Baron Keane, of Ghuznee in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 and of Cappoquin

Cappoquin

Cappoquin, also spelt Cappaquin or Capaquin , is a small town in west County Waterford, Ireland. It is on the Blackwater river at the junction of the N72 national secondary road and the R669 regional road. It is positioned on a sharp 90 degree bend in the river and nestles at the foot of the...

 in the County of Waterford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerage of the United Kingdom

The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...

. It was created in 1839 for the military commander John Keane

John Keane, 1st Baron Keane

John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, GCB, GCH was a British soldier.Keane was born in Belmont, Ireland, the second son of Sir John Keane, 1st Baronet. He joined the British Army as an Ensign at age 11 in 1792. He rose the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 60th Foot and commanded a brigade in the...

. He was the second son of Sir John Keane, 1st Baronet, of Cappoquin

Sir John Keane, 1st Baronet

Sir John Keane, 1st Baronet , was an Irish Tory politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Youghal in the Parliament of Ireland from 1798 until the Act of Union, and the MP for Youghal in the new Parliament of the United Kingdom from January 1, 1801 to 1806. He was made a baronet in 1801.-Notes:...

 (see Keane Baronets

Keane Baronets

The Keane Baronetcy, of Belmont and of Cappoquin in the County of Waterford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 August 1801 for John Keane, Member of Parliament for Youghal from 1801 to 1806 and from 1808 to 1818. He had earlier represented Bangor in the Irish...

 for earlier history of the family). The third Baron was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army. The title became extinct on his death in 1901.

Barons Keane (1839)

• John Keane, 1st Baron Keane
  John Keane, 1st Baron Keane
  John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, GCB, GCH was a British soldier.Keane was born in Belmont, Ireland, the second son of Sir John Keane, 1st Baronet. He joined the British Army as an Ensign at age 11 in 1792. He rose the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 60th Foot and commanded a brigade in the...
  
  (1781–1844)
• Edward Arthur Wellington Keane, 2nd Baron Keane (1815–1882)
• John Manley Arbuthnot Keane, 3rd Baron Keane (1816–1901)