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Ulick Óge Burke
Ulick Óge Burke, 8th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar ( ; died 1520) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was Clanricarde for barely a year. Biography He was a son of Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509) who had been defeated at the Battle of Knockdoe in 1504. Ulick was succeeded by his brother, Richard Mor Burke, 9th Clanricarde (d.1530). Genealogy Ulick Ruadh Burke, d. 1485 , , ____________________________________________________________________________________________ , , , , , , , , , , Edmund, d. 1486. Ulick Fionn Meiler, Abbot of Tuam John, d. 1508. Ricard Og, d. 1519. , , , , , _____________________________________ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Territory The territory, in what is now County Galway, Ireland, stretched from the barony of Clare in the north-west along the borders of County Mayo, to the River Shannon in the east. Territories Clannricarde claimed dominion over included Uí Maine, Kinela, de Bermingham's Country, Síol Anmchadha and southern Sil Muirdeagh were at times at war. Those clans accepted the family’s claims on varying occasions as well, and many family members were ceremonially brought into the Irish heritage. Title The Clanricarde, was a Gaelic title meaning ''"Richard's family"'', or ''"(head of) Richard's family"''. The Richard in question was Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connacht (died 1243), son of William de Burgh, whose great-great-grandson becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''). Biography Ulick became chieftain on the death of this father, Richard Óg Burke, 2nd Clanricarde (d.1387). Ulick died in 1424, and was succeeded by his brother, William mac Ulick Burke, 4th Clanricarde (d.1430). On the latter's death, Ulick's son, Ulick Ruadh Burke (d.1485), became the 5th Clanricarde. Annals of the Four Masters From the Annals of the Four Masters: ''1387. Richard Oge, i.e. the Mac William of Clanrickard, died.'' ''1401. Melaghlin O' Kelly, Lord of Hy-Many, a truly hospitable and humane man, and Thomas, the son of Sir Edmond Albanagh Burke, i.e. Mac William, Lord of the English of Connaught, died, after the victory of penance. After the death of this Thomas Burke, two Mac Williams were made, namely, Ulick, the son of Richard Oge, who was elected the Mac William; and Walter, the son of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobility From County Galway
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteristics associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles or simply formal functions (e.g., Order of precedence, precedence), and vary by country and by era. Membership in the nobility, including rights and responsibilities, is typically Hereditary title, hereditary and Patrilinearity, patrilineal. Membership in the nobility has historically been granted by a monarch or government, and acquisition of sufficient power, wealth, ownerships, or royal favour has occasionally enabled commoners to ascend into the nobility. There are often a variety of ranks within the noble class. Legal recognition of nobility has been much more common i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiberno-Norman
Norman Irish or Hiberno-Normans (; ) is a modern term for the descendants of Norman settlers who arrived during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. Most came from England and Wales. They are distinguished from the native Gaelic Irish; although some Normans eventually became Gaelicised. The Hiberno-Normans were a feudal aristocracy and merchant oligarchy who controlled the Lordship of Ireland. The Hiberno-Normans were associated with the Gregorian Reform of the Catholic Church in Ireland and contributed to the emergence of a Hiberno-English dialect. Some of the most prominent Hiberno-Norman families were the Burkes (de Burghs), Butlers, and FitzGeralds. One of the most common Irish surnames, Walsh, derives from Welsh Normans who arrived in Ireland as part of this group. Some Norman families were said to have become " more Irish than the Irish themselves" by merging culturally and intermarrying with the Gaels. The dominance of the Catholic Hibern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Normans
The Anglo-Normans (, ) were the medieval ruling class in the Kingdom of England following the Norman Conquest. They were primarily a combination of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, French people, Frenchmen, Anglo-Saxons and Celtic Britons. After the conquest the victorious Normans formed a ruling class in England, distinct from (although intermarrying with) the native Anglo-Saxon and Celtic populations. Over time, their language evolved from the continental Old Norman to the distinct Anglo-Norman language. Anglo-Normans quickly established control over all of England, as well as Norman invasion of Wales, parts of Wales (the Cambro-Normans, Welsh-Normans). After 1130, parts of southern and eastern Scotland came under Anglo-Norman rule (the Scoto-Norman, Scots-Normans), in return for their support of David I of Scotland#Government and feudalism, David I's conquest. The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland from 1169 saw Anglo-Normans and Cambro-Normans conquer swaths of Ireland, becomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mac Ulick Burke
William mac Ulick Burke, 4th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) ( ; died 1430) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Annals of the Four Masters William succeeded his elder brother, Ulick an Fhiona Burke, as chieftain. William's era is one of the more obscure reigns of a Clanricarde. The Annals of the Four Masters have only two references to his term: ''1424. Mac William of Clannrickard (Ulick Burke) died in his own house, after having vanquished the Devil and the world.'' ''1430. An army was led by Mac William of Clanrickard, Mac Donough of Tirerrill, and Brian, the son of Donnell, son of Murtough O'Conor of Sligo, into Conmaicne Cuile, where they caused great conflagrations, and slew Hugh, son of O'Conor Roe, and Carbry, the son of Brian O'Beirne; and then they returned home in triumph.'' Only in ''A New History of Ireland'' IX does it give his year of death as 1430. He was later succeeded by his nephew, Ulick's son, Ulick Ruadh Burke, 5th Clanricarde wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Óge Burke
Richard Óge Burke, 7th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar ( ; died 1519) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was the ancestor of the Burkes of Derrymaclachtna. Life Richard Óge was a son of a previous chieftain, Ulick Ruadh Burke, 5th Clanricarde (d.1485), and a brother of Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509) whom he succeeded as chieftain in 1509. Richard's son, Sir Uilleag Burke, became 13th Clanricarde in disputed circumstances in 1544. No other Burke of his line would again rise to overall leadership of the Burkes, but he was ancestor to the Burke family of Derrymaclachtna Castle, Lackagh, County Galway, who were an important branch of the family. Genealogy Ulick Ruadh Burke, d. 1485 , , ____________________________________________________________________________________________ , , , , , , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bacach Burke
Richard Bacach Burke, 11th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar ( ; died 1538) was an Irish people, Irish Chief of the Name, chieftain and nobility, noble who was the ancestor of the Burkes of County Galway. Background Burke was a son of Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509). He succeeded his cousin's son, John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde, as chieftain in 1538. Richard was deposed in 1538 by his nephew, Ulick na gCeann Burke, 12th Clanricarde (d.1544). All subsequent chiefs of the Galway Burkes and Earls of Clanricarde would descend from Ulick, while Richard Bachach's descendants disappeared into obscurity. Genealogy Ulick Ruadh Burke, d. 1485 , , ____________________________________________________________________________________________ , , , , , , , , , , E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulick Na GCeann Burke, Earl Of Clanricarde
Ulick na gCeann Burke, 12th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, 1st Earl of Clanricarde ( ; died 1544; styled MacWilliam, and na-gCeann, meaning "of the Heads", "having made a mount of the heads of men slain in battle which he covered up with earth") was an Irish noble and son of Richard Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde (d. 1530) by a daughter of Madden of Portumna. Biography Ulick succeeded his father to the headship of his clan, and held estates in County Galway. In March 1541 he wrote to Henry VIII, lamenting the degeneracy of his family, which had rebelled against England in the mid-14th century, and "which have been brought to Irish and disobedient rule by reason of marriage and with those Irish, sometime rebels, near adjoining to me", and placing himself and his estates in the king's hands. The same year he was present at Dublin, when an act was passed making Henry VIII King of Ireland. In 1543, in company with other Irish chiefs, he visited the King at Greenwich and made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Mór Burke
Ricarde Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar ( ; died 1530) was an Irish chieftain and noble. Background Burke was the second son of Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509) and Slaine Ni Con Mara (Slany MacNamara), succeeding as chieftain in 1520 upon the death of his brother, Ulick Óge Burke, 8th Clanricarde (d.1520). Career In 1522 he was part of a confederation of Connacht forces that marched to Sligo to give battle to the O'Donnells, who were conquering north Connacht. However, the expedition fell apart without a fight after the failure of Conn Bacach O'Neill to defeat O'Donnell. Family Burke married Margaret Butler, daughter to Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (Ireland). He was succeeded by the grandson of his uncle Edmund (d.1466), John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde (d.1536), who ruled till 1536. Genealogy Ulick Ruadh Burke, d. 1485 , , _______________________________________________________________________________________ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mac Richard Mór Burke
John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar ( ; died 1536), was an Irish people, Irish Chief of the Name, chieftain and nobility, noble. Background Burke was a son of Ricard mac Edmund Burke of Roscam, County Galway (died c.1517 in Ireland, 1517), a grandson of Edmund Burke (d.1466), and great-grandson of Ulick Ruadh Burke, 5th Clanricarde (d.1485). John mac Ricard succeeded his father's cousin, Richard Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde (d.1530) as chieftain in 1530 in Ireland, 1530. Six years later, John was succeeded by the latter's younger brother, Richard Bacach Burke, 11th Clanricarde (d.1538). Annals of the Four Masters From the Annals of the Four Masters, ''M1536.18. The sons of Mac William of Clanrickard, John Duv and Redmond Roe, the two sons of Rickard, son of Ulick, were slain by the sons of the other Mac William, namely, the sons of Rickard Oge, they being overtaken in a pursuit, after they had gathered the preys of the country.'' Genealogy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulick Ruadh Burke
Ulick Ruadh Burke, 5th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar ( ; died 1485) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was the son of Ulick an Fhiona Burke, 3rd Clanricarde (d.1424). Biography Ulick succeeded his uncle, William mac Ulick Burke, 4th Clanricarde (d.1430), as chieftain in 1430. Ulick was succeeded by his son, Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509). Family Ulick married and had three children: * Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509) * Richard Óge Burke, 7th Clanricarde (d.1519) * Catherine Burke who became Queen of Thomond through her marriage to King Toirdhealbhach Bóg Ó Briain According to the Annals of the Four Masters: '' M1567.7. John Burke, son of John, who was son of John-na-bhfiacal, son of Ulick Roe, was killed by some peasants and spiteful labourers belonging to the Earl of Clanrickard.'' ''1572.5. John; the son of Thomas, son of Richard Oge, son of Ulick Roe, son of Ulick of the Wine, was drowned in the River Suck.'' Annals of the Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
