ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd kwˈiːn ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ aɪ ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt tə sˌɜː dʒˈɛfɹi fˈɛntən, hɜː sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt fɔːɹ ˈaɪɚlənd, ænd ɪt pˈæst baɪ mˈæɹɪdʒ fɹʌm hɪz dᵻsˈɛndənts tə ðə kˈɪŋ fˈæmɪli.
In 1600 Queen Elizabeth I granted the estate to Sir Geoffrey Fenton, her secretary of state for Ireland, and it passed by marriage from his descendants to the King family.