William de Burgh (1157 – 1206) (but may be the same as William FitzAldelm de Burgh). William FitzAldelm, FitzAdelm, FitzAldhelm, or FitzAudelin was a Norman noble from Suffolk or North Yorkshire. He died in 1206 at Athassell Abbey, Golden, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland. Tipperary ( Irish: Tiobraid Árann, lit "The well of Arra" is the name of a town (pop 4546 in the south-west of County Tipperary, Ireland Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
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Biography
Residence
The 'de Burgh' family owned the majority of a small village, Walton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire [1] and did so for hundreds of years through many generations.
Early life Early career
William's ancestry is unknown but he was apparently a kinsman of Hubert de Burgh. He arrived in Ireland in 1175 among retinue of King Henry II of England. Henry apparently appointed him Governor of Limerick. With in a few years he was granted the manors of Kilsheeland and Ardpatrick, and in time, the castle of Tibraghty in County Kilkenny.
In 1179, King Henry II of England granted vast estates of land in Leinster, Munster, and Connaught to William who became the first Lord of Connaught, but never really held the land of Connaught until 1204. Leinster (ˈlɛnstər Irish: Laighin, lainʲ one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland. [1]
Sometime in the 1190s, William allied with the King of Thomond, either Donal Mor mac Turlough O’Brien, King of Thomond (died 1194) or his son Murtogh, and may have married Donal's daughter. Thomond ( Irish: Tuadhmhumhain, meaning North Munster, now spelled Tuamhain) The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond This alliance probably took place during the reign of Murtough, as up to the time of his death Donal had being at war with the Normans. At any rate no more wars are recorded between the two sides for the rest of the decade.
Alliance with Connacht
In 1200, "Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair went into Munster, to the son of Mac Carthy and William Burke to solicit their aid. Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair (or Cathal O'Connor, 1153 – 1224 the youngest son of the Irish High King Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, was Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland. " This marked the start of de Burgh's interest in the province. Though King of Connacht Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair (reigned 1190–1224) faced much opposition, mainly from within his own family and wished to engage Burke's aid to help secure his position. The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced (variously translated as portion fifth province of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair (or Cathal O'Connor, 1153 – 1224 the youngest son of the Irish High King Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, was The following year William and Ua Conchobair led an army from Limerick to Tuam and finally to Boyle. Tuam (pronounced /tʃuəm/ Tuaim is a town in County Galway, Ireland. Boyle (Mainistir na Búille is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. Ua Conchobair's rival, Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair marched at the head of his army to give them battle but was killed in a combined Burke/Ua Conchobair onslaught after a week of skirmishing between the two sides. Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht with opposition
William and Ua Conchobair then travelled to Iar Connacht and stayed at Cong for Easter. Iar Chonnachta (longer form - Iarthar Chonnachta) (anglicised spelling- Iar Connaught) covers the portion of County Galway west of Lough Corrib Cong ( Conga in Irish, from Cúnga Fheichín meaning " Saint Feichin 's narrows" is a village in County Galway and County Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. Here, William and the sons of Rory O'Flaherty conspired to kill Ua Conchobair but the plot was foiled, apparently by holy oaths they were made to swear by the local Coarb family. An oath (from Anglo-Saxon āð, also called plight) is either a Promise or a Statement of Fact calling In Medieval Ireland and Scotland the Co-arb or Coarb (alternately "comarba" was the president of a Collegiate church (i However, when de Burgh demanded payment for himself and his retinue, battle finally broke out with over seven hundred of de Burgh's followers said to have being killed. William, however, managed to return to Limerick.
The following year in 1202, William returned and took vengeance, on his army that was destroyed a year early. He took the title “Lord of Connaught” in 1203.
Death
The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his passing in 1206:
"William Burke plundered Connaught, as well churches as territories; but God and the saints took vengeance on him for that; for he died of a singular disease, too shameful to be described. Annals of the Four Masters AD432 entryjpg|thumb|right|Entry for A God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity "
Family
The identity of William's wife is uncertain. A late medieval genealogy records his marriage to Donal Mor mac Turlough O'Brien[2], and the descent of Clanricarde from their son Richard. The term Clanricarde was a term meaning both a territory and a title in Ireland between the 13th and 19th centuries. A book of genealogies recorded in the 15th century by Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, one of the Four Masters (published in Annalecta Hibernica 18), indicates that the mother of Richard Mor de Burgh, William's son and successor, was the "daughter of the Saxon [English] king", an illegitimate daughter of Henry II of England or perhaps Richard I of England. Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh (died c 1662/1664 was an Irish historian and genealogist Annals of the Four Masters AD432 entryjpg|thumb|right|Entry for A Richard Mor de Burgh (c 1194 &ndash 1242 was the eldest son of William de Burgh and founder of the towns of Ballinasloe Loughrea and Galway Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death Such a connection would explain the use of the term consanguineus [kinsman] by Edward I of England to describe Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster. Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost 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 However, the filiation of William's children remains conjectural, and it is not even clear whether Richard de Burgh, ancestor of Clanricarde, is even a separate person from Richard Mor de Burgh.
Children, perhaps by a natural daughter of a King of England:
- Hubert, Bishop of Limerick (1196–1251)
- William, Sheriff of Connaught (1198-1247)
Son, by the daughter of Donal Mor mac Turlough O'Brien:
- Richard Mor de Burgh, Lord of Connaught (Abt. The Church of Ireland ( Anglican) bishop of Limerick Ardfert Aghadoe Killaloe, Kilfenora Clonfert Kilmacduagh and Emly Ireland, is usually described Richard Mor de Burgh (c 1194 &ndash 1242 was the eldest son of William de Burgh and founder of the towns of Ballinasloe Loughrea and Galway 1194–Bet. 17 Feb 1242-1243)
See also
Sources
- Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Line 177B-8. There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Burke, both in the Baronetage of Ireland. Glinsk (also known as Glinsce and sometimes referred to as Gleann Uisce is a small Village in County Galway, in the west of Ireland, between The term Clanricarde was a term meaning both a territory and a title in Ireland between the 13th and 19th centuries. The title of Earl of Ulster has been created several times in the Peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
- ^ Walton
- ^ Empey, C. A (2004). "Burgh, William de (d. 1206)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2006-11-04. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/index.html
- "Burke: People and Places", Eamonn Bourke, Dublin, 1995.
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William de Burgh
Born: 1157 Died: 1206 |
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| Preceded by New Creation |
Lords of Connaught 1203–1206 |
Succeeded by Richard I |
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