Richard Mór Burke
Ricarde Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; klan-RIK-ard; died 1530) was an Irish chieftain and noble.
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| Native name | Ricard Mór de Búrca |
| Born | Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 1530 |
| Noble family | de Burgh |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Butler |
| Father | Ulick Fionn Burke |
| Mother | Slaine Ni Con Mara (Slany MacNamara) |
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.[2]
Family tree
Ulick Ruadh Burke, d. 1485
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Edmund, d. 1486. Ulick Fionn Meiler, Abbot of Tuam John, d. 1508. Ricard Og, d. 1519.
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Ricard, d. c. 1517. | | | | | |
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| Ulick Óge, d. 1519. Richard Mór Redmond Richard Bacach Ulick, d. 1551. Thomas
John, fl. 1536. | | | |
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Ulick na gCeann Roland, Bp. Clonfert. Thomas Balbh John of Derrymaclaghtna
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| | | | | Ricard, d. 1593.
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Richard Sassanach John Thomas Feranta Edmond Redmond na Scuab (Burke of Derrymaclaghtna)
| d. 1582. d. 1546. d. 1596.
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Earls of Clanricarde
- Richard an Fhorbhair de Burgh (d.1343)
- Sir William (Ulick) de Burgh (d. 1343/53), 1st Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or Clanricarde (Galway)
- Richard Óg Burke (d. 1387), 2nd Clanricarde
- Ulick an Fhiona Burke (d. 1424), 3rd Clanricarde
- Ulick Ruadh Burke (d. 1485), 5th Clanricarde
- Edmund Burke (d. 1466)
- Ricard of Roscam (d. 1517)
- John mac Richard Mór Burke (d. 1536), 10th Clanricarde
- Ricard of Roscam (d. 1517)
- Ulick Fionn Burke (d.1509), 6th Clanricarde
- Ulick Óge Burke (d. 1520), 8th Clanricarde
- Richard Mór Burke (d. 1530), 9th Clanricarde
- Ulick na gCeann Burke (d. 1544), 12th Clanricarde, 1st Earl of Clanricarde (1543)
- Richard Bacach Burke (d. 1538), 11th Clanricarde
- Richard Óge Burke (d. 1519), 7th Clanricarde
- Sir Uilleag Burke (d. 1551), 13th Clanricarde
- Edmund Burke (d. 1466)
- Ulick Ruadh Burke (d. 1485), 5th Clanricarde
- William mac Ulick Burke (d. 1430), 4th Clanricarde
- Ulick an Fhiona Burke (d. 1424), 3rd Clanricarde
- Edmund de Burgh (d. 1410)
- Richard Óg Burke (d. 1387), 2nd Clanricarde
- Sir William (Ulick) de Burgh (d. 1343/53), 1st Mac William Uachtar (Upper Mac William) or Clanricarde (Galway)
References
- Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London : Harrison & sons.
- "Burke (de Burgh), Ricard Mór | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
Further reading
- Burke, Eamon "Burke People and Places", Dublin, 1995.
- A New History of Ireland, IX, p.172, Oxford, 1984.
- Burke (de Burgh), Ricard Mor, David Beresford, in Dictionary of Irish Biography from the Earliest Times to the Year 2002, p. 47. Cambridge, 2010.
