▁ear ld om ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Sh annon ▁Park ▁in ▁County ▁C ork . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Earl ▁was ▁made ▁Vis count ▁Bo yle , ▁of ▁Band on , ▁and ▁Baron ▁Castle ▁Mart yr ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁Lord ▁Sh annon ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Henry ▁Bo yle , ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Roger ▁Bo yle , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Or r ery , ▁third ▁surv iving ▁son ▁of ▁Richard ▁Bo yle , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁C ork . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁the ▁second ▁Earl . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Master - General ▁of ▁the ▁Or dn ance ▁for ▁Ireland ▁and ▁as ▁Vice - T reas urer ▁for ▁Ireland . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁Baron ▁Car leton , ▁of ▁Car leton ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁York , ▁in ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁This ▁title ▁gave ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁later ▁Ear ls ▁an ▁automatic ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁The ▁third ▁Earl , ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁second , ▁not ably ▁served ▁as ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁County ▁C ork . ▁On ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁titles ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁the ▁fourth ▁Earl , ▁who ▁briefly ▁represented ▁County ▁C ork ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁▁ ▁, ▁the ▁titles ▁are ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁fourth ▁Earl ' s ▁great - gre at - gre at ▁grand son , ▁the ▁t enth ▁Earl , ▁who ▁succeeded