The Keane Baronetcy, of Belmont in the County of Waterford,[2] is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
It was created on 1 August 1801 for John Keane, Member of Parliament for Youghal from 1801 to 1806 and from 1808 to 1818.
The fifth Baronet was a Senator of the Irish Free State and Governor of the Bank of Ireland.
The sixth Baronet, Sir Richard Keane, excelled in the military and also worked in 1930s as a diplomatic correspondent for The Times newspaper.
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Richard Christopher Keane (born 1981).