Robert Reading
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Sir Robert Reading, first and last Baronet
Reading, (circa 1640 - circa March 1689) built several privately owned lighthouse
s in Ireland
under letters patent
from Charles II of England
.
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, receiving a BA in 1658.
He was elected as an MP in the Irish Parliament for Ratoath
(1662–1666), but was attainted by the Irish Parliament of James II (1689).
He married Jane Coote, daughter of Sir Robert Hannay circa 1662. She was the Dowager Countess of Mountrath as the widow of Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath
. They had one child, Elizabeth, who married James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November 1671. He was made 1st Baronet Reading of Dublin on 27 August 1675.
On his death he was buried in Newark, Nottinghamshire.
, the Howth bar, the Old Head of Kinsale
, Charles Fort
(formerly Barry Oge's castle), Hook Head
and the Isle of Magee near Carlingford, County Louth
. The Howth bar and Isle of Magee lights did not last long, though the latter was reestablished on the Lesser Copeland Island
. These lighthouses all had coal fires on their roofs.
In 1704 the lighthouses were compulsorily transferred into public ownership.
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
Reading, (circa 1640 - circa March 1689) built several privately owned lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
s in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
under letters patent
Letters patent
Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation...
from Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
.
He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, receiving a BA in 1658.
He was elected as an MP in the Irish Parliament for Ratoath
Ratoath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Ratoath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons.-Boundaries and boundary changes:This constituency was the manor of Ratoath in County Meath.Following the Act of Union 1800 the constituency was disenfranchised.-Members of Parliament:...
(1662–1666), but was attainted by the Irish Parliament of James II (1689).
He married Jane Coote, daughter of Sir Robert Hannay circa 1662. She was the Dowager Countess of Mountrath as the widow of Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath
Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath
Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Mountrath , was an Irish peer, the younger was the son of Charles Coote and Dorothea Cuffe, the former being a veteran of the battle of Kinsale who subsequently settled in Ireland....
. They had one child, Elizabeth, who married James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn, PC was a Scottish and Irish nobleman, the son of Colonel James Hamilton and Elizabeth Colepeper....
.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November 1671. He was made 1st Baronet Reading of Dublin on 27 August 1675.
On his death he was buried in Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Lighthouses
The lighthouses build by Robert Reading were at Howth HeadHowth Head
Howth Head is a headland north east of Dublin City in Ireland. Howth falls under the local governance of fingal county council. Entry to the headland is at Sutton while village of Howth and the harbour are on the northern shore. Baily Lighthouse is on the southeastern part of Howth Head...
, the Howth bar, the Old Head of Kinsale
Old Head of Kinsale
The Old Head of Kinsale, is a headland near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. An early lighthouse was established here in the 17th century by Robert Reading...
, Charles Fort
Charles Fort (Ireland)
Charles Fort is a star fort located on the water's edge, at the southern end of the village of Summer Cove, on Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland. James' Fort is located on the other side of the harbour....
(formerly Barry Oge's castle), Hook Head
Hook Head
Hook Head is a headland in County Wexford, Ireland located on the east side of the estuary of the three sisters rivers . It is part of the Hook peninsula and is adjacent to the historic townland of Loftus Hall...
and the Isle of Magee near Carlingford, County Louth
Carlingford, County Louth
Carlingford is a coastal town and townland in northern County Louth, Ireland. It is situated between Carlingford Lough and Slieve Foy, sometimes known as Carlingford Mountain...
. The Howth bar and Isle of Magee lights did not last long, though the latter was reestablished on the Lesser Copeland Island
Copeland Islands
The Copeland Islands is a group of three islands in the north Irish Sea, north of Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland consisting of Lighthouse, Mew and Copeland Island.-Area of Special Scientific Interest :...
. These lighthouses all had coal fires on their roofs.
In 1704 the lighthouses were compulsorily transferred into public ownership.