Ulick Ruadh Burke

Biography

Ulick succeeded his uncle, William mac Ulick Burke, 4th Clanricarde (d.1430), as chieftain in 1430. Ulick was succeeded by his son, Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509).

Family

Ulick married and had three children:

Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde (d.1509)

Richard Óge Burke, 7th Clanricarde (d.1519)

Catherine Burke who became Queen of Thomond through her marriage to King Toirdhealbhach Bóg Ó Briain

According to the Annals of the Four Masters:

M1567.7. John Burke, son of John, who was son of John-na-bhfiacal, son of Ulick Roe, was killed by some peasants and spiteful labourers belonging to the Earl of Clanrickard.

1572.5. John; the son of Thomas, son of Richard Oge, son of Ulick Roe, son of Ulick of the Wine, was drowned in the River Suck.

Annals of the Four Masters

From the Annals of the Four Masters

1452. More, daughter of O'Conor Faly, and wife of Mac William of Clanrickard. died of a fall.

1462. An army was led by Mac William of Clanrickard into Hy-Cairin, where O'Meagher, i.e. Teige, and his confederates, rose up to oppose him. The son of O'Meagher slew William Burke, the son of Mac William, by one cast of a javelin; and it was this cast that saved O'Meagher and his army. This O'Meagher, Chief of Hy-Cairin, died a short time afterwards, and his son assumed his place.

M1466.15. Rickard, the son of Mac William Burke, i.e. the son of Richard Oge, Tanist of Clanrickard, died.

M1467.19. O'Kelly and the sons of William Burke were defeated at CrosMoighe-Croin, by Mac William of Clanrickard, and by the O'Briens. William Caech Burke, the son of Mac William, two sons of O'Kelly, Hugh Boy, son of Turlough Mac Donnell, Constable of their Gallowglasses, and ten of the gentlemen of the Clann-Donnell who were along with him, were slain in the conflict. One hundred and sixty gallowglasses, and numbers of others, were also slain. O'Donnell i.e. Hugh Roe, son of Niall Garv, went to Connaught, to take revenge for this defeat, for Mac William and O'Kelly were his friends and confederates. He forced the Clanrickards to make peace, and then returned home in safety.

M1468.3. O'Rourke, Tiernan Oge, the son of Teige, worthy Lord of the Hy-Briuin, and of all the race of Aedhe-Finn, died, after having overcome the world and the Devil; and Donnell, the son of Teige O'Rourke, was elected in his place by O'Donnell and his other friends. But the descendants of Tiernan, the son of Tiernan More, son of Ualgarg, unjustly rose up against him Donnell, the son of Tiernan More; and they themselves, and the people of Carbury, and the Clann-Donough, inaugurated Donough Losc, the son of Tiernan More. O'Donnell, when he had heard of this, crossed the Erne with a numerous army, and destroyed Lower Connaught. He seized on great spoils in the east of Tir-Fiachrach of Cuil-Cnamha and Coillte-Luighne, which spoils he afterwards carried home. Mac William Oughter, i.e. Ulick, son of Ulick-an-Fhiona, and O'Conor Don, with the English and Irish forces of both, marched to the relief of Lower Connaught; and they burned the town of O'Rourke. But this was all the good they did; and they returned home without battle or booty.

Genealogy

Ulick Ruadh Burke, d. 1485

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Edmund, d. 1486. Ulick Fionn Meiler, Abbot of Tuam John, d. 1508. Richard Óge, d. 1519.

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Ricard, d. c. 1517. | | | | | |

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| Ulick Óge, d. 1519. Richard Mór Redmond Richard Bacach Ulick, d. 1551. Thomas

John, fl. 1536. | | | |

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Ulick na gCeann Roland, Bp. Clonfert. Thomas Balbh John of Derrymaclaghtna