Edward Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany

Who is Edward Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany?

Edward John Carlos Plunkett, 20th Baron of Dunsany, the late 20th Baron of Dunsany, with Irish, Brazilian and UK citizenship, was the grandson of the author Lord Dunsany, and a modern artist and property owner. Lord Dunsany succeeded to the title in 1999 on the death of his father, Lt-Col Randal Arthur Henry Plunkett, 19th Baron of Dunsany.

Plunkett was educated at Eton College and the Slade School of Fine Art, where he showed himself a brilliant draughtsman. He also attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

An artist and architect, he was based in London, Rome, and New York, as well as spending short periods in Brazil and France, before his return to the family estate near the Hill of Tara. Edward Plunkett co-founded de Marsillac Plunkett Inc, Designers and Architects, a New York-based partnership for which he provided design elements for his wife's architectural work. Plunkett was primarily a painter, but also produced sculptures designed by him and manufactured in France or UK. He was also greatly successful at product design. His last architectural work was the contemporary conversion of an 18th Century wing of Dunsany Castle into a studio and exhibition area.