▁Att orney ▁General ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Gene alog ical ▁Office ▁dis cont in ued ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁recogn ising ▁Chief s ▁of ▁the ▁Name . ▁The ▁Her edit ary ▁Sen esch al ▁of ▁T yr conn ell ▁( current ly ▁v ested ▁in ▁a ▁living ▁O ' D onn ell , ▁who ▁was ▁already ▁en no bled ▁as ▁a ▁Knight ▁of ▁Mal ta , ▁and ▁who ▁inherited ▁the ▁Sen esch al ship ▁from ▁his ▁father ), ▁surv ives ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Her edit ary ▁Great ▁Sen esch al ▁or ▁Lord ▁High ▁Ste ward ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁currently ▁Charles ▁Ch et wy nd - T al bot , ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh rew s bury , ▁senior ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁of ▁George ▁Car p enter , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁T yr conn ell ▁( of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁creation ), ▁and ▁senior ▁kin ▁of ▁Richard ▁Tal bot , ▁Duke ▁of ▁T yr con nel . ▁ ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Rap ho e ▁ ▁The ▁religion ▁which ▁pre domin ated ▁at ▁an ▁official ▁level ▁in ▁T yr conn ell ▁was ▁Catholic ▁Christian ity . ▁The ▁territory ▁of ▁T yr conn ell ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Rap ho e ▁under ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Rap ho e , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 1 1 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁mentioned ▁at ▁the ▁Syn od ▁of ▁R á th ▁Bre as ail ▁and ▁covered ▁T ír ▁Con a