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Richard Óge was a son of a previous lord, Ulick Ruadh, and a brother of Ulick Fionn Burke

Ulick Fionn Burke

-Family background:The Annals of the Four Masters record Ulick's accession in 1485:Ulick Burke, Lord of Clanrickard, heir of the Earl of Ulster, a general patron of the learned of Ireland, died; and his son, another Ulick, took his place...

. His son, Sir Uilleag Burke, would become 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...

 in disputed circumstances in 1544. No other Burke of his line would again rise to overall leadership of the Burkes, but he was ancestor to the Burke family of Derrymaclachtna Castle, Lackagh

Lackagh

The parish of Lackagh or Lacagh is located in County Galway in the West of Ireland, approximately half way between Galway city and Tuam . It is bounded by the parishes of Athenry, Abbeyknockmoy, Corofin, Annaghdown and Claregalway...

, County Galway

County Galway

County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

, who were an important branch of the family.

Family tree

Ulick Ruadh Burke, d. 1485
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Edmund, d. 1486. Ulick Fionn Meiler, Abbot of Tuam John, d. 1508. Richard Óge, 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
| died 1580 |
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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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Earl of Clanricarde

Earl of Clanricarde

Earl of Clanricarde is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, first in 1543 and again in 1800. The former creation became extinct in 1916 while the 1800 creation is still extant and held by the Marquess of Sligo since 1916....