Francis Edward Needham, in turn a younger son of the 3rd Earl of Kilmorey, and of Blanche Esther Combe, he succeeded to his uncle's titles in 1961.
[1] According to Sir Richard Needham (current Earl of Kilmorey, in his book Battling For Peace: Northern Ireland's Longest Serving British Minister (1999)), the fifth Earl did not believe any of his own family would wish to live in Northern Ireland again.
Norah, Countess of Kilmorey, his aunt and widow of the 4th Earl, continued to live at Mourne Park until her death in 1985 when the estate passed to other family members.
They had three sons, including his heir Richard Needham.
"Battling for Peace: Northern Ireland's Longest Serving British Minister" Sir Richard Needham KCMG (6th Earl of Kilmorey) 1999