John mac Richard Mór Burke
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John mac Richard Mór Burke, The Clanricarde
and Chief of the Name, died 1536.
Burke was a son of Ricard mac Edmund Burke of Roscam, County Galway
(died c. 1517), a grandson of Ulick Fionn Burke
, who was The Clanricarde from 1485 to 1509. John mac Ricard succeeded Ulick's son, Richard Mór Burke
, in 1530.
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...
and Chief of the Name, died 1536.
Burke was a son of Ricard mac Edmund Burke of Roscam, 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...
(died c. 1517), a grandson 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...
, who was The Clanricarde from 1485 to 1509. John mac Ricard succeeded Ulick's son, Richard Mór Burke
Richard Mór Burke
Ricarde Mor Burke, 9th lord of Clanricarde, 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 1530.
Annalistic reference
- M1536.18. The sons of Mac William of Clanrickard, John Duv and Redmond Roe, the two sons of Rickard, son of Ulick, were slain by the sons of the other Mac William, namely, the sons of Rickard Oge, they being overtaken in a pursuit, after they had gathered the preys of the country.