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Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac William), also known as the Mayo Burkes, were a fully
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branch of the
Hiberno-Norman From the 12th century onwards, a group of Normans invaded and settled in Gaelic Ireland. These settlers later became known as Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans. They originated mainly among Cambro-Norman families in Wales and Anglo-Normans from ...
House of Burgh The House of Burgh or Burke (; ; ; ga, de Búrca; la, de Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman aristocratic dynasty (with the Anglo-Irish branches later adopting the surname Burke and its variants) who held the earldom ...
in
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. Mayo covered much of the northern part of the
province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Delbhn ...
and the Mac William Íochtar functioned as a regional
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and received the
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. The title was a successor office to the
Lord of Connacht Lord of Connaught (Connacht) was a title used by several Norman barons in Ireland. Granted to William de Burgh, the lordship was claimed by his son, Richard Mor de Burgh, and his descendants. Conquest During the Norman invasion of Ireland, Willia ...
which ended upon the assassination of
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and 4th Baron of Connaught (; ; 17 September 1312 – 6 June 1333) was an Irish noble who was Lieutenant of Ireland (1331) and whose murder, aged 20, led to the Burke Civil War. Background The grandson ...
, in June 1333.


History

As a result of the
Burke Civil War The Burke/de Burgh Civil War was a conflict in Ireland from 1333 to 1338 between three leading members of the de Burgh (Burke/ Bourke) Anglo-Norman family resulting in the division into three clans. Background Twenty-year-old William Donn de ...
of the 1330s, the Lordship of Connacht was split between two opposing factions of the
de Burgh family The House of Burgh or Burke (; ; ; ga, de Búrca; la, de Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman aristocratic dynasty (with the Anglo-Irish branches later adopting the surname Burke and its variants) who held the earld ...
: the
Burke Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was gaelicised ...
s of
Mac William Uachtar Clanricarde (; ), also known as Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or the Galway Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh who were important landowners in Ireland from the 13th to the 20th centuries. Ter ...
(or
Clanricarde Clanricarde (; ), also known as Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or the Galway Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh who were important landowners in Ireland from the 13th to the 20th centuries. Ter ...
) in southern Connacht and the Mac William Íochtar Burkes of northern Connacht. For over three hundred years, the two families dominated the politics of the province, frequently fighting each other for supreme rule of both the
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and
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peoples.


List of Mac William Íochtar

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Edmond Albanach de Burgh Edmond Albanach de Burgh, 1st Mac William Íochtar (; ; born before 1315; died 1375) was an Irish chieftain and noble who established himself as the most powerful lord in Connacht west of the Shannon. Early life Edmond Albanach was the son o ...
, 1st Mac William Íochtar (1332–1334), died November 1375 * Thomas mac Edmond Albanach de Búrca, 2nd Mac William Íochtar (1375–1402) * Walter mac Thomas de Búrca, 3rd Mac William Íochtar (1402– 7 September 1440) * Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (1440–1458) * Tomás Óg de Búrca, 5th Mac William Íochtar (1458–1460) * Risdeárd de Búrca, 6th Mac William Íochtar (1460–1469), died 1473 *
Ricard Ó Cuairsge Bourke Ricard Ó Cuairsge Bourke, 7th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died 1479) was an Irish chieftain and noble. A son of Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (d.1458), Ricard was tánaiste for his uncle, Risdeárd de Búrca, 6th M ...
, 7th Mac William Íochtar (1469–1473), died 1479 *
Theobald Bourke Theobald Bourke, 8th Mac William Iochtar (; ; died 1503) was an Irish chieftain and noble who succeeded his cousin (who retired in 1473) as lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland. Theobald was the son of Walter mac Thomas de Búrca (Walter ...
, 8th Mac William Íochtar (1479–5 March 1503) *
Ricard Bourke Ricard Bourke, 9th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died in 1509) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland. Ricard was the son of Walter mac Thomas de Búrca (Walter Bourke), 3rd Mac William Íochtar (d.1440) ...
, 9th Mac William Íochtar (1503–7 July 1509) * Edmond de Búrca, 10th Mac William Íochtar (1509–23 February 1514) * Meiler Bourke, 11th Mac William Íochtar (1514–28 April 1520) * Edmond de Búrca, 12th Mac William Íochtar (1520–29 September 1527) *
Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke, 13th Mac William Íochtar (; ; alive in 1527) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Seaán was the son of Ricard Bourke, 9th Mac William Íochtar (d.1509). He succeeded his cousin, Edmond de Búrca, 12th Mac William ...
, 13th Mac William Íochtar (1527–?) *
Theobald mac Uilleag Bourke Theobald mac Uilleag Bourke, 14th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died 1537) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Theobald was the son of Uilleag de Búrca and grandson of Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (d.1458). His brother ...
, 14th Mac William Íochtar (?–1537) * David de Búrca, 15th Mac William Íochtar (1537–?) *
Ricard mac Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke Ricard mac Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke, 16th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died 1571) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Ricard was the son of Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke, 13th Mac William Íochtar. He succeeded his cousin, David de Búrca, 15th Ma ...
, 16th Mac William Íochtar (?–1571) *
Seaán mac Oliver Bourke Seaán mac Oliver (John) Bourke, 17th Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac William or Mac William Oughter) ( ; died 1580) was an Irish noble who was created Baron Ardenerie (1580). Career Bourke was the son of Oliver Bourke of Tirawley, grandson o ...
, 17th Mac William Íochtar (1571–1580) and Baron Ardenerie (1580) *
Richard the Iron Bourke Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
, 18th Mac William Íochtar (1580–1582) *
Richard Bourke General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB (4 May 1777 – 12 August 1855), was an Irish-born British Army officer who served as Governor of New South Wales from 1831 to 1837. As a lifelong Whig (Liberal), he encouraged the emancipation of convicts and ...
, 19th Mac William Íochtar (1582–1586) *
William "the Blind Abbot" Bourke William "the Blind Abbot" Bourke, 20th Mac William Íochtar (Irish: ''William An tAb Caoch Bourke''; ; ; died 1593) was an Irish chieftain and noble. William was a son of David de Búrca, 15th Mac William Íochtar. His brother was Richard "t ...
, 20th Mac William Íochtar (1586–Abolition, 1593) *
Tibbot MacWalter Kittagh Bourke Tibbot MacWalter (Theobald Fitzwalter) Kittagh Bourke, 21st Mac William Íochtar (Irish: ''Tiobóid mac Walter Ciotach Búrca'') (; ; c.1570 – in or after 1602) was the first and last person to hold that title following its restoration. He was ...
, 21st Mac William Íochtar (Restoration, December 1595–March 1601) and Marquess of Mayo (Peerage of Spain, 1602) *
Richard "the Devils Hook" Bourke Richard "the Devils Hook" Bourke, 22nd Mac William Íochtar (Irish: ''Risdeárd mac Deamhain an Chorráin Bourke''; ; ; died October 1601) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Richard was the son of Ricard "Deamhan an Chorráin" Bourke, grandson ...
, 22nd Mac William Íochtar (March 1601–October 1601) * Tibbot ne Long Bourke, 23rd Mac William Íochtar (October 1601–Abolition, January 1602) and Viscount Mayo (1637) In 1594, Tibbot ne Long Bourke, one of the most prominent men in the country and son of
Richard "the Iron" Bourke Richard "the Iron" Bourke (Irish: ''Risdeárd an Iarainn Bourke''; ; ; d. 1583), 18th Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac William), was the an Irish chieftain and noble. Bourke was a son of David de Búrca, 15th Mac William Íochtar, by his sec ...
, 18th Mac William Íochtar (d.1582), accepted terms of
surrender and regrant During the Tudor conquest of Ireland (c.1540–1603), "surrender and regrant" was the legal mechanism by which Irish clans were to be converted from a power structure rooted in clan and kin loyalties, to a late-feudal system under the English l ...
. In 1627, he was created
Viscount Mayo Viscount Mayo is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, both times for members of the Bourke family. The first creation came in 1627 in favour of Tiobóid na Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo, Tiobóid na Long Bourke, also k ...
.


Genealogy

* Walter de Burgh of
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,
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m. Alice **
William de Burgh William de Burgh (; ; ; la, de Burgo; c.1160–winter 1205/06) was the founder of the House of Burgh (later surnamed Burke or Bourke) in Ireland and elder brother of Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent and Geoffrey de Burgh, Bishop of Ely. In ...
(d. 1206) m. Daughter of Domnall Mór Ó Briain,
King of Thomond The kings of Thomond ( ga, Rí Tuamhain) ruled from the establishment of Thomond during the High Middle Ages, until the Early modern period. Thomond represented the legacy of Brian Bóruma and the High Kings of Ireland of his line who could no ...
*** Richard Mór / Óge de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connaught m.
Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connacht Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connacht (c. 1205 – 24 February 1240), was a Cambro-Norman noblewoman, the wife of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Baron of Connaught and Strathearn (c.1194–1242), and the mother of his seven children, including Walter ...
**** Sir Richard de Burgh (d.1248), 2nd Lord of Connaught ****
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught (; ; 1230 – 28 July 1271) also spelt Burke or Bourke, was an Irish peer from the House of Burgh. Biography De Burgh was the second son of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connau ...
(d. 1271) *****
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and 3rd Baron of Connaught (; ; 1259 – 29 July 1326), called The Red Earl ( Latinized to de Burgo), was one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries and father of ...
(1259–1326) ****** John de Burgh m.
Elizabeth de Clare Elizabeth de Clare, 11th Lady of Clare (16 September 1295 – 4 November 1360) was the heiress to the lordships of Clare, Suffolk, in England and Usk in Wales. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford ...
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William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and 4th Baron of Connaught (; ; 17 September 1312 – 6 June 1333) was an Irish noble who was Lieutenant of Ireland (1331) and whose murder, aged 20, led to the Burke Civil War. Background The grandson ...
(1312–33) m.
Maud of Lancaster Maud of Lancaster, Countess of Ulster (c. 1310 – 5 May 1377) was an English noblewoman and the wife of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster. She was the mother of Elizabeth de Burgh, ''suo jure'' Countess of Ulster. Her second husband w ...
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Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster Elizabeth de Burgh, Duchess of Clarence, ''suo jure'' 4th Countess of Ulster and 5th Baroness of Connaught (; ; 6 July 1332 – 10 December 1363) was a Norman-Irish noblewoman who married Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence. Family Elizab ...
(1332–63) m.
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, (; 29 November 133817 October 1368) was the third son, but the second son to survive infancy, of the English king Edward III and Philippa of Hainault. He was named after his birthplace, at Antwerp in the Duch ...
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Philippa Plantagenet, 5th Countess of Ulster Philippa of Clarence (16 August 1355 – 5 January 1382) was a medieval English princess and the ''suo jure'' Countess of Ulster. Biography She was born at Eltham Palace in Kent on 16 August 1355, the only child of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke ...
(1355–82) m.
Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March Edmund de Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and ''jure uxoris'' Earl of Ulster (1 February 135227 December 1381) was the son of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, by his wife Philippa, daughter of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine Gr ...
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Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March Roger de Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, 6th Earl of Ulster (11 April 137420 July 1398) was an English nobleman. He was considered the heir presumptive to King Richard II, his mother's first cousin. Roger Mortimer's father, the 3rd Earl of Marc ...
, 6th Earl of Ulster (1374–98) **********
Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, 7th Earl of Ulster (6 November 139118 January 1425), was an English nobleman and a potential claimant to the throne of England. A great-great-grandson of King Edward III of England, he was heir presumptive to ...
, 7th Earl of Ulster (1391–1425) **********
Anne Mortimer Anne de Mortimer, also known as Anne Mortimer (27 December 1388 – 22 September 1411), was a medieval English noblewoman who became an ancestor to the royal House of York, one of the parties in the fifteenth-century dynastic Wars of the Roses. ...
(1388–1411) m.
Richard of Conisburgh Richard of Conisbrough, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (20 July 1385 – 5 August 1415) was the second son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York. He was beheaded for his part in the Southampton Plot, a conspirac ...
, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ***********
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantage ...
, 8th Earl of Ulster (1411–60) ************
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(Edward, 4th Duke of York, 9th Earl of Ulster) *************
House of York The House of York was a cadet branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. Three of its members became kings of England in the late 15th century. The House of York descended in the male line from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, ...
(Kings and Queens of England and Ireland) ******
Edmond de Burgh Sir Edmund de Burgh (; ; 1298–1338) was an Irish knight and ancestor of the Burke family of Clanwilliam. Background De Burgh was the fifth and last surviving son of Richard, Lord of Connaught and Earl of Ulster. His elder brother, John de ...
******* Sir Richard Burke ******** Walter Burke (d. 1432) ********* Burkes of Castleconnell and Brittas (Clanwilliam) ******** Uileag Carragh Burke ********* Burkes of Cois tSiúire (Clanwilliam) ******* Sir David Burke, ******** Burkes of Muskerryquirk (Clanwilliam) ****** Elizabeth, Queen of Scotland m.
Robert I of Scotland Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventuall ...
***** Theobald de Burgh ***** William de Burgh ***** Thomas de Burgh ***** Egidia de Burgh ****
William Óg de Burgh Sir William Óg de Burgh (; ; died 1270) was an Anglo-Irish noble and soldier who was the ancestor of the Earls of Clanricarde and the Mac William Iochtar (Burkes of County Mayo). Career William Óg was the third son of Richard Mor de Burg ...
(d. 1270) *****
William Liath de Burgh William Liath de Burgh (; ; died 1324) was an Irish noble and deputy Justiciar of Ireland (1308–09). Background De Burgh was a son of William Og de Burgh, who was killed at the Battle of Áth-an-Chip or Athankip in 1270, and a nephew of ...
(d. 1324) ****** Sir
Walter Liath de Burgh Sir Walter Liath de Burgh (; ; died February 1332) was an Anglo-Irish noble whose imprisonment by the Earl of Ulster and death from starvation led to the Earl's murder the following year. De Burgh was the eldest son of Sir William Liath de Bur ...
, d. 1332 ****** Sir
Edmond Albanach de Burgh Edmond Albanach de Burgh, 1st Mac William Íochtar (; ; born before 1315; died 1375) was an Irish chieftain and noble who established himself as the most powerful lord in Connacht west of the Shannon. Early life Edmond Albanach was the son o ...
(d. 1375), 1st Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac William), (Mayo) ******* Mac William Íochtars, Viscounts Mayo and
Earls of Mayo Earl of the County of Mayo, usually known simply as Earl of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created, in 1785, for John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo, John Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo (of the second creation). For many years he served as "Firs ...
****** John de Burgh (1350–98), Chancellor of the University of Cambridge ****** Richard an Fhorbhair de Burgh ******* Sir Ulick de Burgh (d. 1343/53), 1st Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or
Clanricarde Clanricarde (; ), also known as Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or the Galway Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh who were important landowners in Ireland from the 13th to the 20th centuries. Ter ...
(Galway) ********
Richard Óg Burke Richard Óg Burke, 2nd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (; ; died 1387) was an Irish chieftain and nobleman who was the son of Sir Ulick Burke or Uilleag de Burgh, 1st Clanricarde (d.1343/1353). Richard died in 1387, and was succeeded by h ...
(d. 1387) *********
Ulick an Fhiona Burke Ulick an Fhiona Burke, 3rd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (; ; ; ; died 1424) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was nicknamed ''an Fhiona'' (meaning ''of the wine''). Ulick became chieftain on the death of this father, Richard Óg Bur ...
********** Clanricardes, Earls of Marquesses of Clanricarde ******* Raymond de Burgh ******* Walter Óge de Burgh ****** Raymund de Burgh ****** Ulick de Burgh of Umhall **** Alice de Burgh ****
Margery de Burgh Margery de Burgh (; ), was a Norman-Irish noblewoman and wife of Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland. Family and lineage Margery de Burgh was born in Galway, Ireland, the eldest daughter of Richard Mor de Burgh, Lord of Connacht and ...
**** Matilda de Burgh **** Daughter de Burgh ***
Hubert de Burgh, Bishop of Limerick Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers. ...
(d. 1250) *** William de Burgh, Sheriff of Connacht **
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent (; ; ; c.1170 – before 5 May 1243) was an English nobleman who served as Chief Justiciar of England and Ireland during the reigns of King John and of his son and successor King Henry III and, as a consequenc ...
(d. 1243) m. *** John de Burgh *** Hubert de Burgh *** Hubert de Burgh ****
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Geoffrey de Burgh Geoffrey de Burgh (; ; ; 1180 – 8 December 1228) was a medieval English cleric who was Archdeacon of Norwich (1200–1225), Bishop of Ely (1215–1219, 1225–1228) and the brother of William de Burgh and Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of ...
, Bishop of Ely (d. 1228) ** Thomas de Burgh * Sir
Edmond Albanach de Burgh Edmond Albanach de Burgh, 1st Mac William Íochtar (; ; born before 1315; died 1375) was an Irish chieftain and noble who established himself as the most powerful lord in Connacht west of the Shannon. Early life Edmond Albanach was the son o ...
(d. 1375), 1st Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac William), (Mayo) ** William de Burgh (d.1368) **
Thomas mac Edmond Albanach de Burca Thomas mac Edmond Albanach de Búrca, 2nd Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac William or Mac William Bourke) (died 1402) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland. Family background A son of Sir Edmond Alba ...
, 1375–1402, 2nd Mac William Íochtar ***
Walter mac Thomas de Burca Walter mac Thomas de Búrca (Walter Bourke), 3rd Mac William Íochtar (died 1440) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland. Life The son of Thomas mac Edmond Albanach de Búrca, 2nd Mac William Íocht ...
(d.1440), 3rd Mac William Íochtar ****
Theobald Bourke Theobald Bourke, 8th Mac William Iochtar (; ; died 1503) was an Irish chieftain and noble who succeeded his cousin (who retired in 1473) as lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland. Theobald was the son of Walter mac Thomas de Búrca (Walter ...
(d.1503), 8th Mac William Íochtar ***** Meiler Bourke (d.1520), 11th Mac William Íochtar ****
Ricard Bourke Ricard Bourke, 9th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died in 1509) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland. Ricard was the son of Walter mac Thomas de Búrca (Walter Bourke), 3rd Mac William Íochtar (d.1440) ...
(d.1509), 9th Mac William Íochtar *****
Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke, 13th Mac William Íochtar (; ; alive in 1527) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Seaán was the son of Ricard Bourke, 9th Mac William Íochtar (d.1509). He succeeded his cousin, Edmond de Búrca, 12th Mac William ...
(alive 1527), 13th Mac William Íochtar ******
Ricard mac Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke Ricard mac Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke, 16th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died 1571) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Ricard was the son of Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke, 13th Mac William Íochtar. He succeeded his cousin, David de Búrca, 15th Ma ...
(d.1571), 16th Mac William Íochtar ***
Edmund na Féasóige de Burca Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Iochtar, Mac William Íochtar (died 1458) was an Irish people, Irish Chief of the name, chieftain and nobility, noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland. Edmund was the son of Thoma ...
, (d.1458), 4th Mac William Íochtar ****
Ricard Ó Cuairsge Bourke Ricard Ó Cuairsge Bourke, 7th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died 1479) was an Irish chieftain and noble. A son of Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (d.1458), Ricard was tánaiste for his uncle, Risdeárd de Búrca, 6th M ...
(d.1473), 7th Mac William Íochtar ***** Edmond de Burca, 10th Mac William Íochtar ***** Walter de Burca ***** Seaán de Burca ****** Oliver de Burca *******
Seaán mac Oliver Bourke Seaán mac Oliver (John) Bourke, 17th Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac William or Mac William Oughter) ( ; died 1580) was an Irish noble who was created Baron Ardenerie (1580). Career Bourke was the son of Oliver Bourke of Tirawley, grandson o ...
(d.1580), 17th Mac William Íochtar *******
Richard Bourke General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB (4 May 1777 – 12 August 1855), was an Irish-born British Army officer who served as Governor of New South Wales from 1831 to 1837. As a lifelong Whig (Liberal), he encouraged the emancipation of convicts and ...
(d.1586), 19th Mac William Íochtar ******** Walter Ciotach de Burca of Belleek (d.1590) ********* Tibbot (Theobald) MacWalter Kittagh Bourke, 21st Mac William Íochtar, 1st Marquess of Mayo ********** Walter (Balthasar) Bourke, 2nd Marquess of Mayo **** Thomas Ruadh de Burca **** Uilleag de Burca *****
Edmond de Burca Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmond include: * Edmond Canaple (1797–1876), French politician * Edmond Chehade (born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Edmond Conn (1914–1998), American farmer, businessman, and politician ...
(d.1527), 12th Mac William Íochtar ******
David de Burca David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
(alive 1537), 15th Mac William Íochtar *******
Richard the Iron Bourke Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...
(d.1583), 18th Mac William Íochtar ******** Tibbot (Theobald) ne Long Bourke (1567-1629), 23rd Mac William Íochtar, 1st Viscount Mayo (1627) ********* Viscounts Mayo *******
William "the Blind Abbot" Bourke William "the Blind Abbot" Bourke, 20th Mac William Íochtar (Irish: ''William An tAb Caoch Bourke''; ; ; died 1593) was an Irish chieftain and noble. William was a son of David de Búrca, 15th Mac William Íochtar. His brother was Richard "t ...
(d.1593), 20th Mac William Íochtar *****
Theobald mac Uilleag Bourke Theobald mac Uilleag Bourke, 14th Mac William Íochtar (; ; died 1537) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Theobald was the son of Uilleag de Búrca and grandson of Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (d.1458). His brother ...
(d.1537), 14th Mac William Íochtar ***** Risdeárd de Burca ****** Ricard Deamhan an Chorráin de Burca ******* Risdeárd Mac Deamhan an Chorráin (Richard) "the Devils Hook" Bourke (d.1601), 22nd Mac William Íochtar *** Seaán de Burca (d.1456) ***
Tomás Óg de Burca Tomás Óg de Búrca, 5th Mac William Íochtar (died 1460) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland. Tomás was the son of son of Thomas mac Edmond Albanach de Búrca, 2nd Mac William Íochtar (d.1402) ...
, (d.1460), 5th Mac William Íochtar ***
Risdeárd de Burca {{essay-entry, date=May 2017Risdeárd de Búrca, 6th Mac William Íochtar (died 1473) was an Irish chieftain and noble.{{Cite web, title=Burke (de Burgh), Risdeárd {{! Dictionary of Irish Biography, url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/burke-de-burgh- ...
(d.1473), 6th Mac William Íochtar


See also

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County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...
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Earl of Mayo Earl of the County of Mayo, usually known simply as Earl of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created, in 1785, for John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo, John Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo (of the second creation). For many years he served as "Firs ...
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Viscount Mayo Viscount Mayo is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, both times for members of the Bourke family. The first creation came in 1627 in favour of Tiobóid na Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo, Tiobóid na Long Bourke, also k ...
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Marquess of Sligo Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo (created 10 September 1760), ...
* Baron Connemara *
Carter-Campbell of Possil Carter-Campbell of Possil (also known as Campbell of Possil) is a branch of Clan Campbell, a Scottish clan. Historically, they are part of Clan Campbell, which was regarded as one of the largest Scottish clans. The branch of the Campbell clan w ...
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House of Burgh The House of Burgh or Burke (; ; ; ga, de Búrca; la, de Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman aristocratic dynasty (with the Anglo-Irish branches later adopting the surname Burke and its variants) who held the earldom ...
* Burke Civil War 1333–38 *
Clanricarde Clanricarde (; ), also known as Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or the Galway Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh who were important landowners in Ireland from the 13th to the 20th centuries. Ter ...
(Mac William Uachtar/Upper Mac William) or Galway (Upper Connaught) Burkes *
Earl of Clanricarde Earl of Clanricarde (; ) is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, first in 1543 and again in 1800. The former creation became extinct in 1916 while the 1800 creation is extant and held by the Marquess of Sligo since 191 ...


References


Further reading

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Hubert T. Knox Hubert Thomas Knox (1845–1921) was an Irish historian. He was the third son of Charles Knox of Ballinrobe, who would later be High Sheriff of Mayo in 1860 and was a colonel in the North Mayo Militia. His great-grandfather was James Cuffe, 1 ...
(1908), ''The history of the county of Mayo to the close of the sixteenth century'', p
395
* ''Lower Mac William and Viscounts of Mayo, 1332-1649'', in ''A New History of Ireland'' IX, pp. 235–36, Oxford, 1984 (reprinted 2002). {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac William Iochtar History of County Mayo Irish families Lordship of Ireland House of Burgh Early Modern Ireland