Burke (de Burgh), John
Burke (de Burgh), John (d. 1583), baron of Leitrim , rebel, known as John of the Shamrocks or John of the Clovers, was the eldest son of Richard Burke (qv), 2nd earl of Clanricard, by his second wife, Margaret, daughter…...
Burke (de Burgh), John (Seaan, Shane Mac Oliverus)
Burke (de Burgh), John (Seaan, Shane Mac Oliverus) (d. 1580), 17th lord of MacWilliam Íochtair, was the son of Oliver of the Sliocht Ricaird of Tirawley and great-grandson of Richard (Richard O'Cuairsge) (qv; see under Risdeard Burgh (de Burgh)), 7th lord…...
Burke (de Burgh), Ricard Mór
Burke (de Burgh), Ricard Mór (d. 1530), 9th lord of Clanricard , was second son of Uilleag Fionn, 6th lord of Clanricard (qv), and Sláine, daughter of Mac Conmara, and succeeded to the lordship on the death of his…...
Burke (de Burgh), Richard (Risdeard Mac Oliverus)
Burke (de Burgh), Richard (Risdeard Mac Oliverus) (d. 1585), nineteenth lord of MacWilliam Íochtair , was the son of Oliver Burke of the Sliocht Ricaird of Tirawly and great-grandson of Richard Burke (Richard Ó Cuairsge) (qv); see under Risdeard Burgh (de…...
Burke (de Burgh), Risdeárd
Burke (de Burgh), Risdeárd (d. 1473), and Burke (de Burgh), Ricard ‘Ó Cuairsge’ (d. 1479), 6th and 7th lords of Lower Connacht (Mayo), and respectively brother and son of Edmund na Féasóige Burke (qv) (d. 1458), 4th lord of Lower Connacht, are an example of…...
Burke (de Burgh), Sir Richard (Risdeard an Iarainn, Richard an Iron, ‘Iron Dick’)
Burke (de Burgh), Sir Richard (Risdeard an Iarainn, Richard an Iron, ‘Iron Dick’) (d. 1583), 18th lord of MacWilliam Íochtair , was the son of David Burke of the Sliocht Ulick, 15th lord of MacWilliam Íochtair, and his second wife, Finola O'Flaherty. In 1553 he fought a battle…...
Burke (de Burgh), Uilleag (‘Uilleag Fionn’)
Burke (de Burgh), Uilleag (‘Uilleag Fionn’) (d. 1509), 6th lord of Clanricard, was eldest surviving son of Uilleag Ruadh (qv), 5th lord of Clanricard, and his wife Sláine, daughter of…...
Burke, Ricard Ó Cuairsge
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Burke, Uilleag (‘Uilleag an Fhiona’) (Ulick de Burgh)
Burke, Uilleag (‘Uilleag an Fhiona’) (Ulick de Burgh) (d. 1423), 3rd lord of Clanricard, was eldest son of Richard Óg de Burgh (qv), 2nd lord of Clanricard. From Clanricard's central location in Galway, Uilleag Burke was able to…...
Burke, Ulick
Burke, Ulick (d. 1655), army officer, was the son of John Burke of Castle Hacket, Co. Galway, and his wife, Margaret, daughter of Thady Kelly of Mullaghmore. His property in Co. Galway was erected into the manor of Castle Hacket in 1619. He married Honora Bourke, daughter of…...
Burke, Ulick
Burke, Ulick (c.1670–1691), viscount of Galway , Jacobite soldier, was fourth son of William Burke, 7th earl of Clanricarde (and first son by William's second wife Helen, daughter of the 1st earl of Clancarty (qv)). On 2…...
Burke, Ulick
Burke, Ulick (d. 1601), 3rd earl of Clanricard and military leader, was eldest son of Richard Burke (qv), 2nd earl of Clanricard, and his first wife, Margaret, daughter of …...
Burkitt, James Parsons
Burkitt, James Parsons (1870–1959), ornithologist and engineer, was born 20 August 1870 at Killybegs, Co. Donegal, second son among five sons and two daughters of Thomas Henry Burkitt, presbyterian minister, and Emma Eliza Burkitt (née Parsons). He was educated at Galway grammar…...
Bury, Charles Kenneth Howard-
Bury, Charles Kenneth Howard- (1883–1963), soldier, explorer, plant collector, and politician, was born 15 August 1883 in London, though his parents generally lived in Charleville castle, Tullamore, King's Co. (Co. Offaly). He was the only son of Captain Kenneth Howard, army officer…...
Butler, Charles
Butler, Charles (1671–1758), 2nd earl of Arran , 3rd titular duke of Ormond, soldier and Jacobite, was born 4 September 1671 in Dublin, second son of Thomas Butler (qv) (1634–80), earl of Ossory, and his wife Lady Amelia, eldest daughter…...
Butler, Count Walter
Butler, Count Walter (d. 1634), imperial governor and soldier, was born in Ballinakill, near Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, second son of Peter Butler and Catharine Butler (née de Burgo). The family originated in Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny, and were a cadet branch of the house of Ormond.…...
Butler, Eleanor Grace
Butler, Eleanor Grace (1914–97), countess of Wicklow, senator, social campaigner, and architect, was born 7 September 1914 at 89 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, one of five children of the architect Rudolf Maximilian Butler (qv), a…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (a. 1488–1538), 10th lord of Dunboyne, was son of James Butler, 9th lord, and either Elinor, daughter of Sir Laurence Taaffe, or Catherine, daughter of Finghin MacCarthy Reagh. He became the head of the Dunboyne Butlers on his father's death (1508), and received…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (1543–79), landowner, was the eldest son of Piers Butler (qv) of Grallagh (d. 1578) and Honora Fitzgerald (d. 1577), the apparently illegitimate daughter of James…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (fl. 1617–34), army officer, appears to have been a member of the Mountgarret branch of the Butler family, possibly a son of James Butler of Dowganstown, Co. Carlow, who was a grandson of Richard Butler (qv), 1st…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (1665–1745), 2nd duke of Ormond, soldier, lord lieutenant of Ireland, and Jacobite, was born 29 April 1665 in Dublin castle, second but eldest surviving son of Thomas Butler (qv), 6th earl of Ossory, and his wife Emilia,…...
Butler, Pierce
Butler, Pierce (1744–1822), soldier, planter, slaveholder, delegate to the constitutional convention and US senator, was born in Ballintemple House, Co. Carlow on 11 July 1744, the third son of Sir Richard Butler, 5th baronet of Cloughgrenan and member of the Irish parliament, and his…...
Butler, Pierce (Piers)
Butler, Pierce (Piers) (1652–1740), 3rd Viscount Galmoy and Jacobite earl of Newcastle, army officer, was born 21 March 1652, the son of Edward, 2nd Viscount Galmoy (c.1627–1667), and Eleanor, the daughter of Sir Nicholas Whyte of Leixlip, Co. Kildare. He succeeded to the…...
Butler, Piers
Butler, Piers (d. 1652), soldier and politician, was eldest son of Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoy (cr. 1646), and Anne, daughter of Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret. Piers entered Gray's Inn in 1623 and on his return to Ireland married Margaret Netterville, daughter of…...
Butler, Piers
Butler, Piers (d. 1660?), 1st Viscount Ikerrin , confederate commander in Munster, was the son of Sir James Butler, Baron Ikerrin, of Lismallon, Co. Tipperary, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Butler (qv), 10th earl of Ormond. He…...