death of Jane Seton, Synnot married Ann Elizabeth (née Martin) and had three more children, including Richard Walter Synnot(d 1841), a barrister, whose children were the subjects of the portrait by George Richmond and who stayed with their maternal aunt Marianne Thornton(1797-1887)after being orphaned. Synnot lived with his new wife and family in Italy for some years and died in Rome in 1821, where he was buried in the same tomb as his daughter Elizabeth (from second wife). His wife's sister Selina Martin wrote Three Years In Italy which covers this period. By 1838 the Synnot family had bought the eight townlands and continued to improve the estate. By the latter part of the 1870s they owned . In 1901 the demesne had passed through marriage to the Hart-Synnot family who presented it to the National Trust in 1937. Ballymoyer house itself was demolished in 1918 as a result of the damage caused by military occupation during the First World War. Ballymoyer estate, is still a National Trust property and is open to the public. Descendants of Synnot included Brigadier-General Arthur Henry Seton Hart-Synnot, Sir Walter Synnot Manifold MP, Geelong woolbroker George Synnot and the Australian Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot. References 1742 births 1821 deaths High Sheriffs of Armagh Knights Bachelor