Richard Mor de Burgh
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Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connaught (c. 1194 – 1242), Justiciar of Ireland.
and a daughter of Domnall Mór Ua Briain
, King of Thomond. His principal estate was in the barony of Loughrea where he built a castle in 1236 and a town was founded. He also founded Galway town and Ballinasloe. The islands on Lough Mask and Lough Orben were also part of his demesne.
From the death of his father in 1206 to 1214, Richard was a ward of the Crown until he received his inheritance. In 1215 he briefly served in the household of his uncle Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent. In 1223 and again in 1225 he was appointed Seneschal of Munster and keeper of Limerick castle.
, which had been granted to his father but never, in fact, ruled by him. He asserted that the grant to Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
, the native king, after his father's death had been on condition of faithful service, and that his son Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
, who succeeded him that year, had forfeited it. He had the favor of the justiciar, Hubert de Burgh
, and was awarded Connacht in May 1227. Having been given custody of the counties of Cork and Waterford and all the crown lands of Decies and Desmond, he was appointed Justiciar of Ireland from 1228 to 1232.
When in 1232 Hubert de Burgh fell from grace, Richard was able to distance himself and avoid being campaigned against by the King. It was only in 1235 when he summoned the whole feudal host of the Norman barons to aid him that he expelled Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair
, the native king, from Connacht. He and his lieutenants received great shares of land, while Felim was obliged to do homage and was allowed only to rent the five Royal cantreds of Athlone from the Crown. These five cantreds were the only lands de Burgh served to the Crown, keeping the remaining 25. De Burgh took the title of "Lord of Connacht".
, daughter of Walter de Lacy
, and Margaret de Braose
. With this alliance he acquired the cantred of Eóghanacht Caisil with the castle of Ardmayle in Tipperary.
Richard de Burgh had three sons and may have had four daughters:
Richard died on 17 February 1241/42 while on a royal expedition to Poitou
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William de Burgh
, died 1205. Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
, d. 1243. Geoffrey de Burgh, d. 1228. Thomas de Burgh
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Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Baron of Connaught Hubert de Burgh, Bishop of Limerick
, d. 1250. Richard Óge de Burgh
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Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster
William Óg de Burgh
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Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
Edmond Albanach de Burgh
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John de Burgh Edmond de Burgh
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William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
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| Sir Richard, fl. 1387. Sir David, fl. 1387.
Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
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| Burke of Castleconnell
Burke of Muskerryquirk
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster Burke of Brittas
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Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
Background
De Burgh was the eldest son of William de BurghWilliam de Burgh
William de Burgh, founder of the de Burgh/Burke/Bourke family of Ireland, d. 1206.-In Ireland:He arrived in Ireland in 1185 and was closely associated with Prince John....
and a daughter of Domnall Mór Ua Briain
Domnall Mór Ua Briain
Domnall Mór Ua Briain, or Domnall Mór mac Toirrdelbach Ua Briain, was King of Thomond in Ireland from 1168 to 1194, and a claimant to the title King of Munster...
, King of Thomond. His principal estate was in the barony of Loughrea where he built a castle in 1236 and a town was founded. He also founded Galway town and Ballinasloe. The islands on Lough Mask and Lough Orben were also part of his demesne.
From the death of his father in 1206 to 1214, Richard was a ward of the Crown until he received his inheritance. In 1215 he briefly served in the household of his uncle Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent. In 1223 and again in 1225 he was appointed Seneschal of Munster and keeper of Limerick castle.
Connacht
In 1224, Richard claimed the land of ConnachtConnacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
, which had been granted to his father but never, in fact, ruled by him. He asserted that the grant to Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair , the youngest son of the Irish High King Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, was a King of Connacht....
, the native king, after his father's death had been on condition of faithful service, and that his son Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair
Aedh mac Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair was King of Connacht.-Prince of Connacht:* M1210.7The sons of Roderic O'Conor and Teige, the son of Conor Moinmoy, accompanied by some of the people of Annaly, came across the Shannon, from the east side, into the Tuathas, and carried a prey with them into...
, who succeeded him that year, had forfeited it. He had the favor of the justiciar, Hubert de Burgh
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent was Earl of Kent, Justiciar of England and Ireland, and one of the most influential men in England during the reigns of John and Henry III.-Birth and family:...
, and was awarded Connacht in May 1227. Having been given custody of the counties of Cork and Waterford and all the crown lands of Decies and Desmond, he was appointed Justiciar of Ireland from 1228 to 1232.
When in 1232 Hubert de Burgh fell from grace, Richard was able to distance himself and avoid being campaigned against by the King. It was only in 1235 when he summoned the whole feudal host of the Norman barons to aid him that he expelled Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair
Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair
Feidlim Ua Conchobair was a King of Connacht in Ireland.A daughter, Fionnuala Ní Conchobair died in 1301 as abbess of Kilcreevanty, Clonfert.-References:...
, the native king, from Connacht. He and his lieutenants received great shares of land, while Felim was obliged to do homage and was allowed only to rent the five Royal cantreds of Athlone from the Crown. These five cantreds were the only lands de Burgh served to the Crown, keeping the remaining 25. De Burgh took the title of "Lord of Connacht".
Wife and children
Before 1225 he married Egidia de LacyEgidia de Lacy
Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connacht , was a Hiberno-Norman noblewoman, the wife of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Baron of Connaught and Strathearn , and the mother of his seven children, including Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster. She was also known as Gille de Lacy...
, daughter of Walter de Lacy
Walter de Lacy
Walter de Lacy was Lord of Meath in Ireland and Ludlow in Shropshire in the Welsh Marches.- Life :With his father Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath he built Trim Castle , Trim, County Meath....
, and Margaret de Braose
Margaret de Braose
Margaret de Braose, Lady of Trim , was an Anglo-Welsh noblewoman, the daughter of Marcher Lord William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and the legendary Maud de St. Valéry, who was left to starve to death by orders of King John of England. Margaret founded a religious house, the Hospital of St. John...
. With this alliance he acquired the cantred of Eóghanacht Caisil with the castle of Ardmayle in Tipperary.
Richard de Burgh had three sons and may have had four daughters:
- Sir Richard de Burgh, Lord of Connaught, Constable of Montgomery CastleMontgomery CastleMontgomery Castle is a stone masonry castle looking over the town of Montgomery in Powys, mid Wales. It is one of many Norman castles on the border between Wales and England.- Motte & Bailey Castle :...
who died without issue, 1248. - Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of UlsterWalter de Burgh, 1st Earl of UlsterWalter de Burgh was 2nd Lord of Connaught and 1st Earl of Ulster .De Burgh was the second son of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connaught and Egidia de Lacy. He founded Athassel Priory....
, Lord of Connaught, died 1271. - Sir William Og de BurghWilliam Og de BurghSir William Óg de Burgh, Anglo-Irish noble and soldier, died 1270.Sir William Óg was the third son of Richard Mor de Burgh, Lord of Connaught. De Burgh served with distinction in France with King Henry III in 1245 and later in Scotland. He was involved in fierce feudal warfare in Ireland where he...
, died 1270. - Alice
- Margery de BurghMargery de BurghMargery de Burgh , was a Norman- Irish noblewoman and the wife of Theobald Le Botiller. She was a descendant of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, and the ancestress of the Earls of Ormond.- Family and lineage :...
(? - after March 1253), married Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of IrelandTheobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of IrelandTheobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland was 6 years old when his father, Theobald died. His mother was Joan de Marisco, daughter of the Justiciar of Ireland, Geoffrey de Marisco.... - Matilda (?) who married as his second wife, Sir Gerald de Prendergast of Beauvoir, by whom she had a daughter, MaudMaud de PrendergastMaud de Prendergast, Lady of Offaly , was a Norman-Irish noblewoman, the first wife of Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly, Justiciar of Ireland, and the mother of his two daughters, Juliana FitzGerald and Amabel. Maud was a descendant of Strongbow, the Irish kings of Leinster and Thomond, and...
. - Unnamed daughter who married Hamon de Valoynes and had issue.
Richard died on 17 February 1241/42 while on a royal expedition to Poitou
Poitou
Poitou was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers.The region of Poitou was called Thifalia in the sixth century....
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Family tree
Walter de Burgh of Burgh CastleBurgh Castle
Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the east bank of the River Waveney, near Great Yarmouth, some 6 km west of Great Yarmouth and within the Broads National Park.-Roman Fort:...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
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William de Burgh
William de Burgh
William de Burgh, founder of the de Burgh/Burke/Bourke family of Ireland, d. 1206.-In Ireland:He arrived in Ireland in 1185 and was closely associated with Prince John....
, died 1205. Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent was Earl of Kent, Justiciar of England and Ireland, and one of the most influential men in England during the reigns of John and Henry III.-Birth and family:...
, d. 1243. Geoffrey de Burgh, d. 1228. Thomas de Burgh
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Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Baron of Connaught Hubert de Burgh, Bishop of Limerick
Bishop of Limerick
The Bishop of Limerick is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Limerick in the Province of Munster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it still continues as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of...
, d. 1250. Richard Óge de Burgh
Richard Óge de Burgh
Richard Óge de Burgh, Anglo-Irish noble and soldier, ancestor of Burke of Clanricarde, fl. early-to-mid 13th century.-Background:De Burgh was a younger, illegitimate son, of William de Burgh...
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Clanricarde
Clanricarde was a term meaning both a territory and a title in Ireland between the 13th and early 20th centuries.-Territory:The territory, in what is now County Galway, Ireland, stretched from the barony of County Clare in the north-west along the borders of County Mayo, to the River Shannon in the...
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Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster
Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster
Walter de Burgh was 2nd Lord of Connaught and 1st Earl of Ulster .De Burgh was the second son of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connaught and Egidia de Lacy. He founded Athassel Priory....
William Óg de Burgh
William Og de Burgh
Sir William Óg de Burgh, Anglo-Irish noble and soldier, died 1270.Sir William Óg was the third son of Richard Mor de Burgh, Lord of Connaught. De Burgh served with distinction in France with King Henry III in 1245 and later in Scotland. He was involved in fierce feudal warfare in Ireland where he...
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Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and 3rd Baron of Connaught , called The Red Earl, was one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries.-Early life:...
Edmond Albanach de Burgh
Edmond Albanach de Burgh
-Early life:Edmond Albanach was the son of Sir William Liath de Burgh. He acquired his nickname from the time he spent in Scotland from the spring of 1316 as a hostage for his father, after the latter's release by Robert the Bruce.-Mac William Íochtar:...
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John de Burgh Edmond de Burgh
Edmond de Burgh
Sir Edmund de Burgh, Irish knight and ancestor of the Burke family of Clanwilliam, 1298–1338.-Background:De Burgh was the fifth and last surviving son of Richard, Lord of Connaught and Earl of Ulster...
, 1298-1338.
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William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster
William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and 4th Baron of Connaught , was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland.-Background:...
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Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster
Elizabeth de Burgh, Duchess of Clarence, suo jure 4th Countess of Ulster and 5th Baroness of Connaught was a Norman-Irish noblewoman who married Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence.- Family :...
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Castleconnell
Castleconnell is a scenic village on the banks of the River Shannon, some from Limerick city and within a few minutes walk of the boundaries with counties Clare and Tipperary....
Burke of Muskerryquirk
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster Burke of Brittas
Brittas
Brittas may refer to*Brittas, Dublin a village in South County Dublin, Ireland*Brittas Bay, a seaside resort in County Wicklow, Ireland*The Brittas Empire, a British sitcom...
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Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March