Ricarde Mor Burke, 9th lord of Clanricarde

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...

, died 1530.

Buke was the second son of Ulleag Fionn, 6th Clanricarde, and Slaine Ni Con Mara, succeeding in 1520 upon the death of his brother, Ulleag Og. He married Margaret, daughter to Piers, Earl of Ormond. In 1522 he was part of a confederation of Connacht forces that marched to Sligo

Sligo

Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...

 to give battle to the O'Donnells, who were conquering north Connacht. However, the expedition fell apart without a fight after the failure of Con Bacach O'Neill to defeat O'Donnell. He was succeeded by his uncle's grandson, John, who ruled till 1536.

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 Og, 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