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Baron Athenry
Baron Athenry is one of the oldest titles in the Peerage of Ireland, but the date of its creation is thoroughly uncertain; each of the first four Berminghams listed below is claimed by some writers to have been Lord Athenry, but the evidence is disputed. The title appears to have been given to the de Birmingham family of Birmingham, Warks, England as a reward for their help in the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1172. Both Sir William de Birmingham, and his son Robert de Birmingham, are variously claimed to have been involved in the invasion, but it is probable that, after the invasion, William returned to his home in England and left Robert their new lands in Ireland. Peter Bermingham was fined for not attending Parliament in 1284, and is enrolled as Lord Athenry in the Parliament of 1295. The title Earl of Louth was created in 1319 as a reward to John de Bermingham for his victory over Edward de Bruce in the Battle of Faughart in 1318. The last Baron was created Earl of Louth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peerage Of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisions of Peerages in the United Kingdom. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are duke, marquess, earl, viscount and baron. As of 2016, there were 135 titles in the Peerage of Ireland extant: two dukedoms, ten marquessates, 43 earldoms, 28 viscountcies, and 52 baronies. The Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland continues to exercise jurisdiction over the Peerage of Ireland, including those peers whose titles derive from places located in what is now the Republic of Ireland. Article 40.2 of the Constitution of Ireland forbids the state conferring titles of nobility and an Irish citizen may not accept titles of nobility or honour except with the prior appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter De Bermingham
Walter de Bermingham was an Anglo-Irish lord who died in 1428. Little seems to be recorded of his term. In 1426, the annals relate that ''John, son of Mac Feorais Bermingham, was slain by Thomas, his own brother's son.'' When Walter died in 1428, he was succeeded by a Thomas de Bermingham. References * ''The Abbey of Athenry'', Martin J. Blake, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, volume II, part ii, 1902 * ''The Birmingham family of Athenry'', H. T. Knox, J.G.A.H.S., volume ten, numbers iii and iv, 1916-17. * ''The Birmingham chalice'', J. Rabbitte, J.G.A.H.S., volume 17, i and ii, 1936-27 * ''The Second Battle of Athenry'', Adrian James Martyn, East Galway News & Views, September 2008-April 2009 External links Medieval Ireland: an encyclopedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Bermingham, Walter de People from County Galway Barons Athenry Walter Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Bermingham, 1st Earl Of Louth
John de Bermingham, 1st and last Earl of Louth (died 13 June 1329) was an Irish peer. He was the commander of the Anglo-Irish army in the Battle of Faughart, the decisive battle in the Irish Bruce Wars 1315–1318. In this battle, Edward Bruce was killed, and Bermingham had Bruce's severed head 'salted in a chest' and transported to England to be put on display before Edward II. He was briefly Viceroy of Ireland in 1321. Bermingham was the son of Piers FitzJames MacPhioris de Bermingham and Ela de Odingsells. He was contracted to marry Matilda de Burgh in 1308 but was married to Aveline de Burgh: both were daughters of Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster. In 1312 he was made a knight by the Lord Deputy of Ireland. He was the commander of the English army in Ireland in 1318. He fought in the Battle of Faughart on 14 October 1318 as commander of the forces loyal to King Edward II of England against the army led by Edward Bruce, who had been crowned High King of Ireland. Bruce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas IV De Bermingham
Thomas Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth (16 November 1717 – 11 January 1799) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. He was also the last man to be summoned to parliament as Baron Athenry. Bermingham was the son of Francis Bermingham, 14th Baron Athenry, by his first marriage to Lady Mary Nugent, daughter of Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath.''The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of Ireland'' ( W. Owen nd 2 others 1790), pp. 93-95. He was elected to the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Galway County, sitting between 1745 and 1750, when on 4 March 1750 he succeeded his father as Baron Athenry and became a member of the Irish House of Lords. was invested as a member of the Privy Council of Ireland, but was ejected from it in 1767 by Lord Townshend, the newly arrived Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who wished to make a "clean sweep" of the Irish administration, removing all those he regarded as corrupt or inefficient. On 23 April 1759, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis II De Bermingham
Francis de Bermingham, 14th Baron Athenry (1692 – 1749), was an Anglo-Irish peer. He was the only son of Edward Bermingham, 13th Baron Athenry, and his second wife Bridget Browne, daughter of Colonel John Browne and Maud Bourke. Francis de Bermingham was born the year after the Battle of Aughrim, and in the year the Treaty of Limerick was signed, bringing an end to the Williamite War in Ireland. His family lost much property as a result of the fighting, and Francis in 1709 conformed to the Church of Ireland to safeguard his remaining lands, as his father had before him. He is buried in the Dominican Friary, Athenry, founded by his ancestor in 1241. His only surviving son and heir Thomas (son of his first wife, Lady Mary Nugent, daughter of Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath and Margaret Bellew), was created Earl of Louth, while his widow, Ellis, daughter of James Agar, dowager Viscountess of Mayo, was given the title Countess of Brandon for life. He and Mary also had two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bermingham, 13th Baron Athenry
Edward de Bermingham, Anglo-Irish lord of Athenry and Dunmore, County Galway, died 1709, was the son of Francis de Bermingham, 12th Baron Athenry and Bridget, daughter of Sir Lucas Dillon. He succeeded as 13th Baron Athenry in 1677. During the Williamite War in Ireland he was a supporter of James II of England. He served under Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde as an infantry captain. In 1689, he was summoned to attend James' short-lived Patriot Parliament in Dublin. After the failure of James' cause he was outlawed and attainted, but the attainder was reversed in 1698. In later years he conformed to the Church of Ireland. He married firstly Lady Mary Bourke, daughter of Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde and secondly Bridget, daughter of Colonel John Browne and Maud Bourke. He had three daughters and one son, Francis, who succeeded as 14th Baron Athenry. References * ''History of Galway'', James Hardiman, Galway, 1820 * ''The Abbey of Athenry'', Martin J. Blak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis De Bermingham, 12th Baron Athenry
Francis de Bermingham (died 1677) was an Anglo-Irish lord of Athenry and Dunmore, County Galway. References * ''History of Galway'', James Hardiman, Galway, 1820 * ''The Abbey of Athenry'', Martin J. Blake, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, volume II, part ii, 1902 * ''The Birmingham family of Athenry'', H.T. Knox, J.G.A.H.S., volume ten, numbers iii and iv, 1916–17. * ''Remarks on the walls and church of Athenry'', Charles Mac Neill, J.G.A.H.S., volume 11, numbers iii and iv, 1921 * ''Old Galway'', Maureen Donovan O'Sullivan, 1942. * ''Punann Arsa:The Story of Athenry, County Galway'', Martin Finnerty, Ballinasloe, 1951. * ''Athenry: A Medieval Irish Town'', Etienne Rynne, Athenry Historical Society, Athenry, 1992 Nobility from County Galway 1677 deaths Barons Athenry Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond II De Bermingham
Edmond de Bermingham was an Anglo-Irish lord, alive in 1645. Edmond succeeded upon his father's death in 1645 but had joined, or was about to join, the Franciscan order, so he resigned the lordship to his younger brother, Francis. He was a contemporary of another Franciscan, Francis Bermingham. Their relationship is unknown. References * ''History of Galway'', James Hardiman, Galway, 1820 * ''The Abbey of Athenry'', Martin J. Blake, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society The Galway Archaeological and Historical Society was founded on 21 March 1900, at the Railway Hotel, Galway. It promotes the study of the archaeology and history of the west of Ireland. Since 1900, the Society has published 70 volumes of the ''J ..., volume II, part ii, 1902 * ''The Birmingham family of Athenry'', H. T. Knox, J.G.A.H.S., volume ten, numbers iii and iv, 1916–17. * ''The Birmingham chalice'', J. Rabbitte, J.G.A.H.S., volume 17, i and ii, 1936–37 External links Medie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard III De Bermingham
Edmond I de Bermingham, Anglo-Irish lord, born 1570, died 1645. Edmond prospered during the economic recovery of Ireland in the early decades of the 17th century. However, he was one of dozens of Connacht landowners threatened with confiscation by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford during the 1630s. Though never among the most prominent persons of the era, he was associated with the likes of Patrick D'Arcy, Sir Diarmaid Ó Seachnasaigh and Richard Martyn. He became a member of the Confederate Ireland after the Irish Rebellion of 1641. References * ''History of Galway'', James Hardiman, Galway, 1820 * ''The Abbey of Athenry'', Martin J. Blake, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, volume II, part ii, 1902 * ''The Birmingham family of Athenry'', H.T. Knox, J.G.A.H.S., volume ten, numbers iii and iv, 1916–17. * ''Remarks on the walls and church of Athenry'', Charles Mac Neill, J.G.A.H.S., volume 11, numbers iii and iv, 1921 * ''Old Galway'', Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond I De Bermingham
Edmond I de Bermingham (died 1612) was an Anglo-Irish lord. Edmond was the first Lord Athenry to permanently reside at Dunmore, County Galway. His father had been forced to vacate Athenry, which had been the family's seat since about 1537, due to incessant warfare and famine during the middle years of the sixteenth century. Yet even these lands were subject to raids, notably by Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh in 1589. While he remained among the first class of the local gentry, his net worth and political influence were greatly diminished, and he was forced to mortgage and sell lands to merchants of The Tribes of Galway, many of whom became as prosperous and influential as his ancestors. The final destruction of the original seat of the lordship, Athenry, in 1597 by Red Hugh O'Donnell, marked the final destruction of his hopes of financial recovery. Notes References * ''History of Galway'', James Hardiman, Galway, 1820 * ''The Abbey of Athenry'', Martin J. Blake, Journal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard II De Bermingham
Richard II de Bermingham (died 1580) was an Anglo-Irish lord. Richard had one of the longest terms as lord, but it was during these years that Athenry came to decline. The succession crisis of the second Earl of Clanricarde and the subsequent Mac an Iarla wars, devastate his lordship, to the point where he admitted to Sir Henry Sidney that though his was the oldest Anglo-Irish lordship in Connacht, he and his people were reduced to penury; he was "as poor a baron as liveth". Two of the worst events were the 1572 Sack of Athenry and its destruction by Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill in 1577. While in the 1540s there were above three hundred prosperous houses in the town, there were by the 1570s less than forty, now of quality and many of their inhabitants ready to leave. In response to the unrest, Richard permanently shifted the location of the lordship to Dunmore, at the northern extent of his rule. The family would be based in the area henceforth, though still owning land and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Bermingham
John de Bermingham (died 1547) was an Anglo-Irish lord. John succeeded upon the death of his father, Meiler. He was the ninth lord since the town's foundation in the late 1230s. During his lifetime, Athenry began to decline in response to warfare with Clanricarde to the south-east, the Ó Ceallaigh of Uí Maine to the east, and the Ó Conchobhairs and Mac Diarmadas of Síol Muiredaig and Moylurg. Its trade had been secondary to Galway, yet as late as 1540 the town was well-populated and featuring new buildings, indicating that John's era enjoyed some prosperity. Contemporary Irish annals such as the ''Annals of Loch Cé'' (and their successor, the ''Annals of the Four Masters''), only give allusive references to events in the area, and few directly concerning de Bermingham himself. A notable feature of his lordship is the North Gate of Athenry, which is believed to have been built in his time. It is now the only surviving town gate, though over two-thirds of the wall, enclosing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
