Baron Bourke of Castleconnell
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The title of Baron Bourke of (Castle) Connell in the Peerage of Ireland
was created on 16 May 1580 for Sir William Bourke. The 8th baron was attainted and the barony forfeited in 1691.
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was created on 16 May 1580 for Sir William Bourke. The 8th baron was attainted and the barony forfeited in 1691.
Barons Bourke of Connell (1580)
- William Bourke, 1st Baron Bourke of Connell (d. 1584)
- John Bourke, 2nd Baron Bourke of Connell (d. 1592)
- Richard Bourke, 3rd Baron Bourke of Connell (d. 1599)
- Thomas Bourke, 4th Baron Bourke of ConnellThomas Bourke, 4th Baron Bourke of ConnellThomas Bourke, 4th Baron Bourke of Castleconnell, held his title for only a matter of hours on February 28, 1599. He was the son of Theobald Bourke , a principal commander against Lord Desmond, and his wife Mary, daughter of Donough O'Brien, Earl of Thomond, and grandson of Sir William Bourke...
(d. 1599) - Edmund Bourke, 5th Baron Bourke of Connell (d. 1635)
- William Bourke, 6th Baron Bourke of Connell (d. c.1665)
- Thomas Bourke, 7th Baron Bourke of Connell (d. c.1680)
- William Bourke, 8th Baron Bourke of Connell (d. a.1691) (forfeit 1691)