Bryan, George Leopold
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Bryce, James
Bryce, James (1838–1922), 1st Viscount Bryce , politician, historian, jurist, and chief secretary for Ireland (1905–7), was born 10 May 1838 in a small terraced house in Arthur St., Belfast, eldest of two sons and two daughters of James Bryce…...
Bryson, Samuel Maziere
Bryson, Samuel Maziere (1776–1853), apothecary and Celticist, was born 9 March 1776, probably at Holywood, Co. Down, youngest of 21 sons of James Bryson (qv) (1730?–1796), presbyterian minister. After studying medicine at Edinburgh, he…...
Bunting, Edward
Bunting, Edward (1773–1843), musician and collector of Irish music, was born in February 1773 in Armagh, the youngest son of a mining engineer from Derby who had settled near Dungannon. His mother, Mary (née O'Quinn), was Irish. There were two other children of the marriage, Anthony and…...
Bunworth, Charles
Bunworth, Charles (c.1704–1772), clergyman, patron, and harper, was born in Newmarket, Co. Cork, second of at least three sons of Richard Bunworth, farmer, and Elizabeth Bunworth (née Philpot). He was educated by a family tutor, Mr Murdock, before entering…...
Burchill, Eveline
Burchill, Eveline (1905–87), dance teacher, was born 20 November 1905 in Cork, one of three daughters and four children of James Orr Burchill, managing director of the Singer sewing-machine company, and Lucy Burchill (née Power). The family subsequently moved to Dublin, settling in…...
Burdock, Patrick Leo
Burdock, Patrick Leo (1900–66), fish and chip shop proprietor and republican, was born at 219 Iveagh Trust Buildings, Dublin, on 20 May 1900, to Patrick Joseph Burdock (1873–1948), the son of a general labourer, originally of Townsend Street, Dublin, and Margaret (Bella) Burdock (née…...
Burdy, Samuel
Burdy, Samuel (c.1758?–1820), Church of Ireland clergyman and writer, was born at Dromore, Co. Down, on 22 September, probably in the late 1750s, the only son of Peter Burdy, a merchant. He entered TCD as a sizar on 22 March…...
Burgh (Boroughs), Thomas
Burgh (Boroughs), Thomas (d. 1597), 5th Baron Burgh of Gainsborough , lord deputy of Ireland, was the second but eldest surviving son of William, 4th Baron Burgh, and his wife, Katharine, daughter of Edward Clinton, earl of Lincoln. Having embarked on a military career, he served as…...
Burgh, Richard de
Burgh, Richard de (c.1259–1326), 2nd earl of Ulster, lord of Connacht, was the son of Walter de Burgh (qv) (d. 1271), 1st earl of Ulster, and Avelina de Burgh, daughter of John…...
Burgh, Thomas
Burgh, Thomas (1670–1730), architect and military engineer, was born in Drumkeen, Co. Limerick, third son of Ulysses Burgh, dean of Emly and later bishop of Ardagh, and Mary de Burgh, daughter of William Kingmill of Ballibeg, Co. Cork. Educated at Delany's school, Co. Dublin, he…...
Burgh, Walter de
Burgh, Walter de (c.1230–1271) 1st earl of Ulster , lord of Connacht , was the second son of Richard de Burgh (qv) (d. 1243), lord of Connacht, and Egidia, daughter of Walter de Lacy…...
Burgh, William de
Burgh, William de (a.1164–1206), magnate, brother of Hubert de Burgh, earl of Kent and justiciar of England, was one of the new wave of Anglo-Normans to come to Ireland with John (qv), lord of Ireland, in 1185. In some earlier…...
Burgh, William de
Burgh, William de (1312–33), 3rd earlof Ulster , lieutenant of Ireland, was born in 1312, the eldest son of John de Burgh (d. 1313) and Elizabeth de Clare (qv), sister of Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester. His uncle…...
Burgh, William Liath de
Burgh, William Liath de (d. 1324), deputy justiciar of Ireland, was the son of William de Burgh (d. 1270), younger brother of Walter de Burgh (qv), 1st earl of Ulster, and was probably brought up in Connacht where he spent much of his…...
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 (de Burgo), Thomas
Burke (de Burgo), Thomas (1709/10–1776), Dominican historian and bishop of Ossory 1759–76, was born in Dublin, a descendant of the Burkes of Cloghcroke, near Athenry, Co. Galway; no details of his parents are known. His grand uncle, Thomas Burke (c.1650–1724), was prior…...
Burke, John
Burke, John (1786–1848), genealogist, was born 12 November 1786 (Landed gentry (6th ed., 1882), 227), probably at Elm Hall, Parsonstown (Birr), King's Co. (Offaly), elder son of Peter Burke (1756–1836), landowner and JP, and Anne…...
Burke, John Bernard
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