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Ussher of Donnybrook Castle and Portrane (Dublin) and Mount Ussher (Wicklow)

Donnybrook Castle and Portrane anchored the Usshers in County Dublin, while Mount Ussher in County Wicklow became the seat of a prolific cadet branch that furnished MPs, clergy, soldiers and imperial administrators across three centuries.