Baron Bourke of Castleconnell
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Baron Bourke of Castleconnell (Irish: Barún Búrc de Caisleán Uí Chonaill; English: /bɜːrk/; BURK) was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created on 16 May 1580 for Sir William Bourke. The eighth baron was attainted and the barony forfeited in 1691.[2]
| Baron Bourke of Castleconnell Barún Búrc de Caisleán Uí Chonaill | |
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  Arms: of Bourke: Or, a cross gules, in the first quarter a dexter hand couped at the wrist and erect sable. Crest: A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or. Supporters: Two Cats-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or.
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| Creation date | 16 May 1580 |
| Created by | Elizabeth I |
| Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
| First holder | William Bourke, 1st Baron Bourke of Connell |
| Last holder | William Bourke, 8th Baron Bourke of Connell |
| Status | Forfeited |
| Extinction date | 1691 |
| Seat(s) | Castle Connell |
Barons Bourke of Castleconnell (1580)
edit- William Bourke, 1st Baron Bourke of Connell (died 1584)
- John Bourke, 2nd Baron Bourke of Connell (died 1592)
- Richard Bourke, 3rd Baron Bourke of Connell (died 1599)
- Thomas Bourke, 4th Baron Bourke of Connell (died 1599)
- Edmund Bourke, 5th Baron Bourke of Connell (1598-1638)
- William Bourke, 6th Baron Bourke of Connell (died c. 1665)
- Thomas Bourke, 7th Baron Bourke of Connell (died c. 1680)
- William Bourke, 8th Baron Bourke of Connell (died c. 1691) (forfeit 1691 for being loyal to King James II )
See also
edit- House of Burgh, an Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193
- Baron Bourke of Brittas
- Sir Edmund de Burgh (1298–1338), Irish knight and ancestor of the Burke family of Clanwilliam
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London: Harrison & Sons.
- ^ Cokayne, G. E. (1887). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 396.
Bibliography
edit- Cokayne, G. E. (1887–98). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
- Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. London: Harrison & Sons.
