Edward de Bermingham,
Anglo-Irish
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lord of
Athenry
Athenry (; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle, its priory and its 13th century street-plan. The town is also well known by virtu ...
and
Dunmore, County Galway
Dunmore () is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the N83 national secondary road at its junction with the R328 and R360 regional roads.
The town belongs to an ancient tuath called Conmhaícne Dúna-Móir and Cenél Dubáin, ...
, died 1709, was the son of
Francis de Bermingham, 12th
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 di ...
and Bridget, daughter of Sir Lucas Dillon. He succeeded as 13th Baron Athenry in 1677.
During the
Williamite War in Ireland
The Williamite War in Ireland (1688–1691; ga, Cogadh an Dá Rí, "war of the two kings"), was a conflict between Jacobite supporters of deposed monarch James II and Williamite supporters of his successor, William III. It is also called th ...
he was a supporter of
James II of England
James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Gloriou ...
. He served under
Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde
Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde (; ; died 1709); styled Lord Dunkellin (; ) until 1687; was an Irish peer who served as Custos Rotulorum of Galway.
Career
Richard was the elder son of William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde and appear ...
as an infantry captain. In 1689, he was summoned to attend James' short-lived
Patriot Parliament
Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish Parliament session called by King James II during the Williamite War in Ireland which lasted from 1688 to 1691. The first since 1666, it held only one session, which lasted from 7 May 16 ...
in Dublin. After the failure of James' cause he was outlawed and attainted, but the
attainder
In English criminal law, attainder or attinctura was the metaphorical "stain" or "corruption of blood" which arose from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony or treason). It entailed losing not only one's life, property and hereditar ...
was reversed in 1698. In later years he conformed to the
Church of Ireland
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.
He married firstly Lady Mary Bourke, daughter of
Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde
Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde (; ; died August 1666) was an Irish peer.
Career
Richard was the eldest son of Sir William Burke and Joan O'Shaughnessy. He was a first cousin to the previous Earl and had served under him in the royali ...
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
James Hardiman (1782–1855), also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway.
Hardiman is best remembered for his '' History of the Town and County of Galway'' (1820) and '' Irish Minstrelsy'' (1831), one of the f ...
,
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
, 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.
* ''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
Mary Josephine Donovan O'Sullivan was Professor of History at Queens College, Galway (now NUI Galway) from 1914 to 1957.
Biography
One of ten children, four of whom survived infancy, Donovan was born at Fair Hill Road in Galway on 24 November ...
, 1942.
* ''Punann Arsa:The Story of Athenry, County Galway'',
Martin Finnerty,
Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe ( ; ) is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway in Connacht. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites. Built around a 12th-ce ...
, 1951.
* ''Athenry: A Medieval Irish Town'',
Etienne Rynne, Athenry Historical Society, Athenry, 1992
Nobility from County Galway
Barons Athenry
Edward
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...
Members of the Irish House of Lords
1709 deaths
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