 The land on which Bandon was built had been granted by Queen Elizabeth I to Phane Beecher in 1586, and inherited by his eldest son Henry who then sold it to Boyle in November 1618.In Bandon, Boyle founded iron-smelting and linen-weaving industries and brought in English settlers, many from Bristol.Lord Boyle was created Earl of Cork and Viscount Dungarvan on 26 October 1620.