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Sir Edmund de Burgh (1298–1338) was the fifth and last surviving son of Richard, Lord of Connaught and Earl of Ulster. Richard Óg de Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259 &ndash 29 July 1326) called The Red Earl, was one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and The title of Lord of Connaught was used by several Norman barons in Ireland. The title of Earl of Ulster has been created several times in the Peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Significance

Edmond assumed the right of the Lordship of Connaught. Sir Ulick Burke, and Edmond Albanach Burke were his cousins and refused Edmond the right to the headship of the Burke clan. Sir Ulick Burke (died 1353 was an Irish nobleman the third son of William Liath Burke. Out of that the Burke Civil War 1333-38 began, and out of it, junior branches later arose. Edmond de Burke was during the Burke Civil War at Castleconnell in Limerick. Castleconnell ( Caisleán Uí Chonaill in Irish) is a scenic Village on the banks of the River Shannon, some 11 km (7 miles from Limerick Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster He was the leader of the Clanwilliam.

Family

Edmond married Slainy O’Brien, Princess of Thomond (daughter of Turlogh O’Brien, King of Thomond), and had the following children:

Richard (1314–1365)
William (1316–1380)
Edmond (1318–1373)
David (1320–1387)

Death

Edmond died in 1338 when he and his men were trying to visit the Augustinian Friars in the town of Ballinrobe. Princess is the feminine form of Prince (from Latin Princeps, meaning principal citizen Thomond ( Irish: Tuadhmhumhain, meaning North Munster, now spelled Tuamhain) The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond Thomond ( Irish: Tuadhmhumhain, meaning North Munster, now spelled Tuamhain) The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond A Friar is a member of one of the Mendicant orders. Friars and monks Friars differ from Monks in that they are called to a life of poverty in service Ballinrobe (Baile an Róba is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. A band of men headed by Edmond Albanach Burke forcibly entered the monastery and seized Edmond after a short resistance. Edmond was taken prisoner and carried all the way to Oilean-an-lara (the Earls Island). A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of In 1338 he was drowned in the loch. Drowning is Death as caused by suffocation when a liquid causes interruption of the body's absorption of oxygen from the air leading to Asphyxia. He was survived by his four sons, listed below.

Edmond de Burgh de Burgh Dynasty Born: 1298 Died: 1338
Preceded by Richard II	Lords of Connaught 1326–1338	Succeeded by Connaught divided

Richard Óg de Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster (1259 &ndash 29 July 1326) called The Red Earl, was one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the late 13th and The title of Lord of Connaught was used by several Norman barons in Ireland.

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