 In 1606 he was appointed as Privy Councillor for Munster and 1612 as Privy Councillor for Ireland.In 1602, Richard Boyle bought Sir Walter Raleigh's estates of for £1,500 (£ in ) in the counties of Cork, Waterford (including Lismore Castle), Tipperary, and Youghal (including Myrtle Grove).He made these purchases on the insistence of Sir George Carew.