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Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde

Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde

Irish peer (died 1601)


Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde (English: /ˈjlɪk/; English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; YOO-lik; klan-RIK-ard; died 1601), styled Lord Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/; dun-KELL-in) until 1582, was an Irish peer who was the son of Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde and Margaret O'Brien.

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Birth and origins

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Ulick was the only son of Richard Burke and his wife Margaret O'Brien. His father was the 2nd earl of Clanricarde, called the Saxon (or Sassanach), because he succeeded by primogeniture. His mother was a daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond.

Career

He had long been a rebel against the English Crown, and since the 1560s had instigated the Mac an Iarla against his father, who was a staunch supporter of Elizabeth I. These wars wars devastated large areas in Connaught and Thomond.

On his father's death in 1582 it was uncertain who would inherit the title, Ulick or his brother, John. Ulick gained the succession by murdering John and acknowledging the supremacy of the Crown. He afterwards remained a loyal subject till his death.[1]

Marriage and children

Clanricarde, as he now was, married Honora Burke, daughter of John Burke of Clogheroka, on 25 November 1564 at Athenry, County Galway.

Ulick and Honora had six sons:

  1. Richard (died an infant) [2]
  2. Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde (1572–1635)
  3. Thomas, who married Ursula Malby, daughter of Sir Nicholas Malby and widow of Anthony Brabazon
  4. William (died 1625), from whom later Earls descended
  5. Edmond Burke (died 1639)

—and at least two daughters:

  1. Mary (c. 1566 – before July 1604)
  2. Margarey de Burgh who married Sir John Bourke

Clanricarde also had an illegitimate son with Martha Frannas:

  • John Burke, 1st Viscount Burke of Clanmories (before 1601 – 1633)

Arms

Coat of arms of Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde
Crest
A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or.
Escutcheon
Or, a cross gules in the first quarter a lion rampant sable.
Supporters
Two Cats-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or.[3][4]
Motto
UNG ROY, UNG FOY, UNG LOY (One king, one faith, one law)

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Also see the lists of siblings and children in the text.

Citation

  1. "Burke, Ulick | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. Cokayne (1913). Complete Peerage. p. [https://archive.org/details/completepeerageo03coka/230/ 230, footnote (d). His elder br., Richard, d. an infant

Sources

Further reading

  • Mac Mahon, Michael (2000) [1st pub. 1983]. Portumna Castle and its Lords (Revised ed.). Portumna, County Galway: Shannon Books. ISBN 0-9538667-0-X.
  • Burke: People and Places, Eamon Bourke, Dublin, 1995.
  • From Warlords to Landlords:Political and Social Change in Galway 1540-1640, Bernadette Cunningham, in "Galway: History and Society", 1996.
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