The Tuite Baronetcy, of Sonna (An Sonnach) in the County of Westmeath, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 16 June 1622 for Oliver Tuite. At the time of the Norman Invasion of Ireland

Norman Invasion of Ireland

The Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of loosely associated Norman knights landed near Bannow, County Wexford...

, Henry II

Henry II of England

Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...

 granted to Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster

Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster

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, the lands of Ó Maoilsheachlainn, king of Meath in return for the service of 50 Knights. As one of de Lacy's barons Risteárd de Tiúit

Risteárd de Tiúit

Risteárd de Tiúit was a member of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke's Irish invasion force, and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland...

 received large grants in Westmeath and Longford. His descendants became the barons of Moyashell, in Westmeath. De Lacy conferred on the Tuite family the castle of O'Casey (Irish

Irish language

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 Ó Cathasaigh), chief of Saithne, now "Sonnagh," in Westmeath. The seventh Baronet was murdered at Sonnagh. This senior branch of the family became Protestant in order to hold on to their lands and in the early twentieth century moved to Britain. The Sonnagh estate is today in ruins outside the town of Ballynacargy

Ballynacargy

Ballynacargy, or Ballinacarrigy, is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland on the Royal Canal and the R393 regional road. The last official commercial navigation of the canal took place in 1955.-History:...

 in County Westmeath

County Westmeath

-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...

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The family surname is pronounced "Chewte".

Tuite Baronets, of Sonagh (1622)

• Sir Oliver Tuite, 1st Baronet (c. 1588–1642)
• Sir Oliver Tuite, 2nd Baronet (c. 1633–1661)
• Sir James Tuite, 3rd Baronet (d. 1664)
• Sir Henry Tuite, 4th Baronet (d. 1679)
• Sir Joseph Tuite, 5th Baronet (1677–1727)
• Sir Henry Tuite, 6th Baronet (c. 1708–1765)
• Sir George Tuite, 7th Baronet (1729–1782)
• Sir Henry Tuite, 8th Baronet (1743–1805)
• Sir George Tuite, 9th Baronet (1778–1841)
• Sir Mark Anthony Henry Tuite, 10th Baronet (1808–1898)
• Sir Morgan Harry Paulet Tuite, 11th Baronet (1861–1946)
• Sir Brian Hugh Morgan Tuite, 12th Baronet (1897–1970)
• Sir Dennis George Harmsworth Tuite, 13th Baronet (1904–1981)
• Sir Christopher Hugh Tuite, 14th Baronet (b. 1949)