Seaán mac Oliver (John) Bourke, 17th

Mac William Íochtar Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac William), also known as the Mayo Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh in Ireland. Mayo covered much of the northern part of the province of Connacht and the Mac William Í ...

(Lower Mac William or Mac William Oughter) ( ; died 1580) was an

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who was created

Baron Ardenerie Baron Ardenerie was a title in the Peerage of Ireland which was created in May 1580 for John Bourke, who died on 24 November of that year, and became dormant in 1591 on the death of the second Baron. Barons Ardenerie (1580) * John Bourke, 1st ...

(1580).

Career

Bourke was the son of Oliver Bourke of

Tirawley Tirawley (Irish: ''Tír Amhlaidh''`), archaically known as Tyrawley, is a barony extending southward from the north coast of County Mayo, Ireland. It was created during the shiring of County Mayo out of the Gaelic túath or territory of Tír Amhl ...

, grandson of Seaán Bourke, and a great-grandson of

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 (d.1479). He developed his power base using

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, and by 1570 was regarded as the next Mac William Íochtar (Lower Mac Williams). He was created

in May 1580. Despite the contemporaneous culture of those of his class, he had little love for war and seemed concerned for the well-being of his people. Upon being reproached by an old woman for burdening his people with the maintenance of his Scottish troops, he lamented that without them, they would be at the mercy of their enemies who would be just as burdensome.

Book of the Burkes

Bourke is rightly famous as the patron of ''

The Book of the Burkes The ''Book of the de Burgos'' or ''Book of the Burkes'' ( ga, Leabhar na Búrca; la, Liber Burgensis) is a late 16th-century Gaelic illuminated manuscript held by the Library of Trinity College Dublin as MS 1440, ''Historia et Genealogia Famili ...

''. He spoke

and

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, but not

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. He died on 24 November 1580, and was succeeded, as Baron Ardenerie, by his son William. As Mac William Íochtar, he was succeeded by his cousin,

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.1583), the son of David de Búrca, 15th Mac William Íochtar.

Genealogy

* 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 (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 ****

(d.1473), 7th Mac William Íochtar *****

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), 10th Mac William Íochtar ***** Walter de Burca ***** Seaán de Burca ****** Oliver de Burca ******* Seaán mac Oliver Bourke (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 *****

(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 'stron ...

(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 " ...

(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 ***

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(d.1473), 6th Mac William Íochtar

Notes and references

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Career

Book of the Burkes

Genealogy

Notes and references

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