Meiler Bourke

Meiler (Miles) Bourke, 11th Mac William Íochtar (died 1520) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland.

Miles Bourke
11th Mac William Iochtar
Meiler Búrca
Arms of Bourke of Mayo[1]
Died1520

Miles was the son of Theobald Bourke, 8th Mac William Íochtar (d.1503). He succeeded his cousin, Edmond de Búrca, 10th Mac William Íochtar (d.1514) as chieftain in 1514. Miles was succeeded by his cousin, Edmond de Búrca, 12th Mac William Íochtar (d.1527), the son of Uilleag de Búrca and grandson of Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (d.1458).

Genealogy

Mac William Íochtar Genealogy

References

Further reading

  • The History of Mayo, Hubert T. Knox, 1908
  • Lower Mac William and Viscounts of Mayo, 1332-1649, in A New History of Ireland IX, pp.235-36, Oxford, 1984 (reprinted 2002).
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