Thomas II de Bermingham was an
Anglo-Irish
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lord who died in 1473.
The succession to the lordship is unclear for much of the 15th and early 16th centuries. According to the annals, in 1426:
''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. The
Complete Peerage
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states that this Thomas was a son of Walter.
References
* ''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, 1936-27
* ''The Second Battle of Athenry'', Adrian James Martyn, East Galway News & Views, September 2008-April 2009
External links
Medieval Ireland: an encyclopedia
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Nobility from County Galway
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