Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Baronet ( ; died 1708) of Glinsk, was an Irish landowner and politician in

County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...

who was MP for

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(1689–92).

Career

He was the son of Sir Edmund Burke, 2nd Baronet. The family resided at

Glinsk Castle Glinsk Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Location Glinsk Castle is located in the centre of Glinsk village, halfway between Creggs and Ballymoe, in the valley of the River Suck. History Glins ...

. Ulick Burke espoused the cause of King James II and was an MP for

in the

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of 1689, and was included in the articles of the

Treaty of Limerick The Treaty of Limerick (), signed on 3 October 1691, ended the Williamite War in Ireland, a conflict related to the Nine Years' War (1688–1697). It consisted of two separate agreements, one with military terms of surrender, signed by commander ...

. He married Ismay, fourth daughter of Colonel John Kelly of Skreen,

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. He died without issue in 1708 and was succeeded by his half brother, John Burke, 4th Baronet.

Lament for Sir Ulick Burke Marbhna Uillioc Búrca

Sir Ulick was immortalised by the Irish composer and musician

Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan ( ; 1670 – 25 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. Although not a composer in the classical sense, Carolan is considered by som ...

is his songs ''Ulliac Búrca'' (Ulick Burke) and ''Marbhna Uillioc Búrca'' (Lament for Sir Ulick Burke).

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