William de Bermingham
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William de Bermingham, Archbishop of Tuam
1288-January 1312.
De Bermingham was a member of the family of Baron Athenry
. His father was Meyler de Bermingham
(dead by 1275). He had a number of children. Among them were Will Finn de Bermingham and Simon de Bermingham, killed with their cousin John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth
during the Bragenstown Massacre in 1329. His nephew, Rickard de Bermingham
(died 1322) successfully defended his lands, defeating a large Irish army at the Second Battle of Athenry
in 1316.
He was involved in a dispute with Abbess
Orla of Kilcreevanty
in 1308, who stated that "he alleged that he regularly entered the abbey with men and horses and had seized goods to the value of one hundred pounds."
Archbishop of Tuam
The Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:...
1288-January 1312.
De Bermingham was a member of the family of Baron Athenry
Baron Athenry
The title of Baron Athenry is one of the oldest titles in the Peerage of Ireland, but the date of its creation is thoroughly uncertain; each of the first four Berminghams listed below is claimed by some writers to be Lord Athenry, but the evidence is disputed...
. His father was Meyler de Bermingham
Meyler de Bermingham
-Ancestry:Meyler was a great-grandson of Robert de Bermingham who is said to have obtained a grant of Offaly from Strongbow or Henry II about 1172. Robert's son and grandson were both described as of Tethmoy, which is thought to have been the baronies of Warrenstown and part of Coolestown...
(dead by 1275). He had a number of children. Among them were Will Finn de Bermingham and Simon de Bermingham, killed with their cousin John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth
John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth
John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth was an Irish peer. He was the commander of the Anglo-Irish army in the Battle of Faughart, the decisive battle in the Irish Bruce Wars 1315–1318...
during the Bragenstown Massacre in 1329. His nephew, Rickard de Bermingham
Rickard de Bermingham
Rickard de Bermingham , aka Rickard Mac Fheorais, was Anglo-Irish lord of Athenry.-Family background:Rickard is reckoned third lord of Athenry and Dunmore, both in County Galway. He was a grandson of Meyler de Bermingham, the founder of Athenry...
(died 1322) successfully defended his lands, defeating a large Irish army at the Second Battle of Athenry
Second Battle of Athenry
The Second Battle of Athenry took place at Athenry in Ireland on 10 August 1316 during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.-Overview:The collective number of both armies are unknown, and can only be estimated. Martyn believes the royal army to have been as much as or more than a thousand, while that of...
in 1316.
He was involved in a dispute with Abbess
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
Orla of Kilcreevanty
Orla of Kilcreevanty
Orla of Kilcreevanty, Arroasian Abbess, fl. 1308.Orla is the one of a very few known abbesses of Kilcreevanty.It was founded in the mid-to-late 12th century and appears to have continued into the sixteenth century....
in 1308, who stated that "he alleged that he regularly entered the abbey with men and horses and had seized goods to the value of one hundred pounds."