Baron ffrench, of Castle ffrench in the County of Galway, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1798 for Rose, Lady ffrench. She was the widow of Charles ffrench, who had been created a Baronet, of Castle ffrench in County Galway, in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1779. Their son Thomas succeeded in both the baronetcy and barony. Both titles have descended via primogeniture to the present Baron.
The title and the family name are both spelled with a lower-case double-'f'.
Read more about Baron Ffrench: Ffrench Baronets, of Castle Ffrench (1779), Barons Ffrench (1798)
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