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38-476: Baron Baltimore , of Baltimore, County Longford , was a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created in 1625 and ended in 1771, upon the death of its sixth-generation male heir, aged 40. Holders of the title were usually known as Lord Baltimore for short. The title was granted in 1625 to Sir George Calvert (1580–1632), and it became extinct in 1771 on the death of Frederick, 6th Baron Baltimore . The title

76-513: A portal tomb , known as the Melkagh Dolmen, lie approximately 2 km north of the village. In 1621, King James I granted Sir George Calvert two tracts of land in the plantation of Longford , one around "Ulfeed" (now Elfeet near Newtowncashel ) and the other around "Dromlish" (corresponding to the modern townlands of Drumlish, Barragh Beg, Barragh More, Derawley, Greagh, Cartrongolan, Oghil, and Enybegs ). The tracts comprised

114-428: A corn milling business until the 1950s. Within the village is a monument to a local Land War resistance movement which, in 1881, successfully prevented the forced eviction of a number local tenants. The village has grown in population significantly from the late 20th to the early 21st century, with an increase from 275 inhabitants as of the 1991 census to 429 by the 2006 census, and doubling again to 931 people as of

152-494: A design by Charles Fitzroy Doll , dominates (its builders were connected with the company which created RMS Titanic ), alongside the Imperial Hotel , which was also designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll and built from 1905 to 1911. The old Imperial building was demolished in 1967. The square contained large terraced houses aimed mainly at upper-middle-class families. A number of the original houses survive, especially on

190-595: A granite pedestal of Cecil, 2nd Lord Baltimore (1605–1675), is located on the steps of the western end at the St. Paul Street entrance of the Baltimore City Circuit Court House , the third courts structure on the nearby colonial-era Courthouse Square site (located to the east along North Calvert Street ), constructed 1896–1900 (now renamed the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse since 1985 for

228-610: A noted local and Civil Rights Movement leader, Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. [1911–1984], known as "The 101st Senator") in Baltimore, Maryland . The statue of Cecil, Lord Baltimore, sponsored by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland , was dedicated November 21, 1908, and now faces a fountain and tree-shaded small plaza/park across the street, developed/laid out in 1964, between East Fayette and East Lexington Streets. Before

266-608: Is in the upper corner of the banner over the black and gold (yellow) chevrons depicted on the Calvert family's shield and coats-of-arms . Today, this historical colonial/provincial flag is often displayed throughout the state, especially at historical, heritage and festival events such as for the French and Indian War era, (1754–1763) at colonial Fort Frederick in Washington County in the mountainous western panhandle of

304-545: Is the namesake of Anne Arundel County , Maryland. Harford County is named for Henry Harford (1758/1760–1835), the illegitimate son of Frederick, 6th and last Baron Baltimore (1731–1771). Leonardtown, Maryland , now county seat of St. Mary's , is named for the younger brother of the Cecil, 2nd Lord Baltimore, the 28-year-old Leonard Calvert (1606–1647), who arrived in the Colonial settling expedition of 1634 and set up

342-474: The 2016 census . Businesses in Drumlish serve the surrounding hinterland, and there are a number of shops, a Garda station , post office, and other services. The local Roman Catholic church, St Mary's, was built in 1907. Drumlish national (primary) school , also named St Mary's, had an enrollment of more than 200 pupils as of 2019. A music festival, the "Marquee in Drumlish", has been held annually in

380-655: The American Revolution , a common flag used by military units of the colonial militia of the Province of Maryland was known as the Calvert Arms Flag . This flag had the original Union Jack from the Acts of Union 1707 as a canton in the upper corner, with a St. George's Cross and a St. Andrew's Cross to represent the patron saint of England and Scotland , respectively. This Union Jack canton

418-649: The London Borough of Camden , built predominantly by the firm of James Burton . It is near the University of London 's main buildings and the British Museum . Almost exactly square, to the north is Woburn Place and to the south-east is Southampton Row . Russell Square tube station sits to the north-east. It is named after the surname of the Earls and Dukes of Bedford ; the freehold remains with

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456-669: The London Mathematical Society moved from rooms in Burlington House to De Morgan House, at 57–58 Russell Square, in order to accommodate staff expansion. The Cabmen's Shelter Fund was established in London in 1875 to run shelters for the drivers of hansom cabs and later hackney carriages (and taxicabs ). In 2002, the square was re-landscaped in a style based on the original early 19th century layout by Humphry Repton (1752–1818). Since 2004,

494-430: The manor of Ulfeed with Calvert as lord of the manor . In 1625 the Drumlish tract was separated from Ulfeed into the manor of Baltimore , and Calvert was promoted to the Peerage of Ireland , taking the title Baron Baltimore after the manor. He later sold the land without having planted any English settlers there. Close to the village of Drumlish is a late-18th to early-19th century mill complex, which operated as

532-878: The Barons Baltimore ("Lords Baltimore"), including Baltimore County , Baltimore City , Calvert County , Cecil County , Charles County , Frederick County , Leonardtown , St. Leonard , and Calvert Cliffs . There are also Charles Street and Calvert Street in Baltimore . Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore is the namesake of Cecil County, Maryland , Cecil Avenue, Cecil Elementary School and Calvert Street in Baltimore , along with another Calvert Street (alley) in Brooklyn (a South Baltimore city neighbourhood bordering suburban Anne Arundel County ) and Calvert Street in Washington, D.C. His wife, Anne Arundell,

570-499: The Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman . In John Dickson Carr 's detective novel The Hollow Man , the victim, Professor Grimaud, lives in a house on the western side of Russell Square. In Alan Hollinghurst 's novel The Swimming Pool Library (1988), the protagonist William Beckwith spends time here with his lover who works in a hotel overlooking the square. In chapter 6 ("Rendezvous") of John Wyndham 's novel The Day of

608-477: The Earls and Dukes of Bedford , who developed the family's London landholdings in the 17th and 18th centuries. Between 1805 and 1830, Thomas Lawrence had a studio at number 65. Other past residents include the famous 19th-century architectural father-and-son partnership, Philip and Philip Charles Hardwick , who lived at number 60 in the 1850s. On the eastern side the Hotel Russell , built in 1898 to

646-592: The HQ of the British Medical Association on Tavistock Square . In condolence and commemoration the public and public institutions laid flowers at both squares; Tavistock Square has a later monument. In 2016 the Russell Square stabbing took place. Following the demolition of Bedford House , Russell Square and Bedford Square were laid out in 1804. The square is named after the surname of

684-794: The Lords Baltimore had a seat, if they wished to take it up, in the medieval-founded Irish House of Lords (upper chamber of the Parliament of Ireland in , which was abolished in 1801 when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) came into being with the merger / takeover between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the British-dominated former Kingdom of Ireland . Irish peerages (titles of nobility) were usually awarded to major landowners likely to support

722-524: The Triffids (1951) the main characters William (Bill) Masen and Josella Playton are photographed by Elspeth Cary in Russell Square while practicing with triffid guns. In Ben Aaronovitch ’s Peter Grant books, the first of which is The Rivers of London (also known as Midnight Riot ), The Folly – headquarters of British wizardry – is located in Russell Square. Russell Square is the location of

760-425: The death of Elizabeth Evelyn (née Mynne), a mid-17th century-built neighbouring fine house known as Woodcote Park . Its ownership in the family passed down to the heirs of the 6th Baron. His latter-day home in London itself was on Russell Square : the handsome mansion on the south-east side of the square, at the corner of Guilford Street, was built, in 1759, for the eccentric and profligate Lord Baltimore ... it

798-470: The early chapters of Thackeray 's Vanity Fair (1848), set in about 1812, Russell Square is evoked as the residence of "John Sedley, Esquire, of Russell Square, and the Stock Exchange ." Virginia Woolf set many scenes of her novel Night and Day (1919) in Russell Square. Jenny Chawleigh, daughter of business man Jonathan Chawleigh, lives with her father in Russell Square before she marries

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836-568: The eponymous bookshop in the Channel 4 sitcom Black Books . In the BBC's 2010 'Sherlock' episode entitled "A Study in Pink", Russell Square is the park in which the character of Dr Watson (Freeman) was re-acquainted with his previous classmate Mike Stamford (Nellist). The Imperial Hotel façade that lines Russell Square served as a backdrop for the park-bench conversation between Watson and Stamford. (It

874-457: The latter's conservation trusts who have agreed public access and management by Camden Council. The gardens are in the mainstream, initial category (of Grade II listing) on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens . In 2005, two terrorist bombings occurred nearby; one on a tube train between Kings Cross St Pancras and Russell Square , the other on a bus (Route 30, on diversion) outside

912-731: The more powerful lower chamber of the House of Commons at Westminster . Irish peers ranged between people owning little or no property in Ireland to those having their main homes and large estates there. In the British Isles , the family's main home was a landscaped mansion and estate ("park") in the Home Counties . In 1705, the 4th Baron sold to the Crown a house and gardens (owned by virtue of his wife) known as Woodstock Park, which

950-587: The port city of Baltimore, Maryland (1729/1797) and surrounding Baltimore County (1659) were named, which took place in his lifetime due to his family's holdings. His father Sir George had supported English colonization of the North American territories, and his younger brother, Leonard Calvert (1606–1647, ruled 1634–1647), traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to become the first colonial Governor of Maryland . As holders of an Irish peerage ,

988-702: The protagonist, Captain Adam Deveril (Viscount Lynton), in Georgette Heyer's Regency romance novel " A Civil Contract ", published in 1961. They converse about the history of the Square on Lord Lynton's first visit to the house, and Mr. Chawleigh is not impressed with the statue of the Duke of Bedford. 21 Russell Square is the murderer's street address in the novel (but not in the movie adaptation ) The Murderer Lives at Number 21 ( L'Assassin habite au 21 ) by

1026-588: The provincial government in the new capital of St. Mary's City . The main downtown street in Cumberland, Maryland , is named Baltimore Street, along with Baltimore Avenue, the main north–south highway of commercial business along the Atlantic coast to the resort town of Ocean City . The Baltimore Road, which runs through the town of Bladensburg was made famous due to its role in the Battle of Bladensburg and

1064-544: The red/white trefoil cross botonee. Drumlish Drumlish ( Irish : Droim Lis , meaning 'fort of the ridge') is a village in County Longford , Ireland . It is on the R198 road 10 km (6 mi) north of Longford Town , close to the border with County Leitrim . Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort sites in Drumlish and its surrounding townlands . The remains of

1102-517: The southern and western sides. Those to the west are occupied by the University of London , and there is a blue plaque on one at the north-west corner commemorating the fact that T. S. Eliot worked there from the late 1920s when he was poetry editor of Faber & Faber . That building is now used by the School of Oriental and African Studies (a college of the University of London). In 1998,

1140-706: The state. The modern flag of the State of Maryland still bears the Calvert-Crossland family / Lord Baltimore coats-of-arms and shield, and has been used since the 1880s with the four quarters reunited after the tragic splits in the border states of the American Civil War , with the Northern Union Army regiments using the black and gold chevrons and the Southern Confederate States Army units using

1178-804: The status quo of British / Protestant domination in Ireland , others involved in the various economic, social, and military campaigns in Ireland, such as the Plantations of Ireland , and finally also as a way of giving people in Great Britain the honour of a peerage which did not also grant a seat in the English, (later British), House of Lords , the upper chamber of the British Parliament in London , thereby excluding them from sitting in

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1216-584: The subsequent " Burning of Washington " during the War of 1812 . On the Avalon Peninsula in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador of the northeastern Dominion of Canada , there is a settlement named Calvert , and in nearby Ferryland there is a "Baltimore School". There are also several other towns and villages across North America in the several states with the name of "Baltimore", "New Baltimore" or "Old Baltimore". A life-sized bronze statue on

1254-605: The two buildings on the southern side, at numbers 46 and 47, have been occupied by the Huron University USA in London (now the London campus for EF International Language Centres and is the Centre for Professional Students over the age of 25). On 7 July 2005, two terrorist bombings occurred near the square. One of them was on a London Underground train at that moment running between King's Cross St Pancras tube station and Russell Square tube station , and another

1292-480: The village since 2009 and has hosted acts such as Nathan Carter , Ray Lynam , Mundy , Sharon Shannon , and Damien Dempsey . Bus Éireann route 463 ( Carrigallen – Longford ) serves Drumlish on Mondays. The nearest rail services are from Longford railway station . There is a Local Link bus service to Longford town. Russell Square Russell Square is a large garden square in Bloomsbury , in

1330-550: Was at first called Baltimore House. Hither his lordship decoyed a young milliner, Sarah Woodcock, and was prosecuted for having caused her ruin, but acquitted. He died in 1771 at Naples, whence his remains were brought to London, and lay in state , as we have mentioned, at Exeter Change ... The house was subsequently occupied by the equally eccentric Duke of Bolton . The Lords Baltimore had notable early siblings and descendants: There are many locations in Maryland named after

1368-489: Was held by six members/generations of the Calvert family, who were Lord proprietors of the palatinates Province of Avalon in Newfoundland and Maryland Palatinate (later the Province of Maryland and subsequent American State of Maryland ). A reference to "Lord Baltimore" is to any one of the six barons and most frequently in U.S. history to Cecil, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1600–1675, ruled 1632–1675), after whom

1406-437: Was on a bus on Tavistock Square , near Russell Square. To commemorate the victims, many flowers were laid at a spot on Russell Square just south of the café. The location is now marked by a memorial plaque and a young oak tree. The square was also the site of a mass stabbing in 2016 . The London Branch of École Jeannine Manuel has occupied 52–53 Russell Square since 2019. Russell Square appears in various novels. In

1444-626: Was promptly demolished and replaced by Blenheim Palace , a site regally granted to the victorious Duke of Marlborough as a gift. It swiftly became the only private mansion termed a palace in England; however, this loss was partially recouped when the 4th Baron inherited an additional manor house and farm in Epsom , Surrey , on the death of his distant cousin Lady Ann(s) Lewknor (née Mynne), his father having already owned, since 1692, from

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