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More O’Ferrall of Balyna, Enfield, Co. Kildare
Descended from two great Catholic Irish families, the More O’Ferralls combined with the marriage in 1751 of the Balyna heiress Letitia O’More and the Dublin banker Richard Ferrall. During the 1840s, Sir Richard More O’Ferrall emerged as a great champions of religious toleration and independence. Balyna is an exclusive hotel near Enfield, County Kildare.