Richard Plunkett
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For the 19th century beadle of Whitechapel, see Richard Plunkett (beadle). For the Irish nobleman, see Richard Plunkett, 2nd Baron of Dunsany.
Richard Plunkett (c.1340-1393) was an eminent Irish judge and statesman of the fourteenth century, who held the offices of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. His descendants held the titles Baron Dunsany, Baron Killeen and Earl of Fingall.