1538 in Ireland

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This is a list of events from the year 1538 in Ireland.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Earl of Clanricarde</span> Title in the Peerage of Ireland

Earl or Lord of Clanricarde is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland, first in 1543 and again in 1800. The former creation became extinct in 1916 while the 1800 creation is extant and held by the Marquess of Sligo since 1916.

The Burke/de Burgh Civil War was a conflict in Ireland from 1333 to 1338 between three leading members of the de Burgh (Burke/Bourke) Anglo-Norman family resulting in the division into three clans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uilleag de Burgh</span> Irish chieftain, noble and 1st Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1343/53)

Sir Uilleag (Ulick) de Burgh (Burke), 1st Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble who was leader of one of the three factions who fought the Burke Civil War in the 1330s. By the end of the conflict he had established himself and his descendants as Clanricarde, also known as Mac William Uachtar, independent lords of Galway. He was succeeded by his son, Richard Óg Burke, 2nd Clanricarde (d.1387).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Óg Burke</span> Irish chieftain, noble and 2nd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1387)

Richard Óg Burke, 2nd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and nobleman who was the son of Sir Ulick Burke or Uilleag de Burgh, 1st Clanricarde (d.1343/1353).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clanricarde</span> Irish family of chieftains and nobles (known as Mac Wiliam Uachtar) in Connacht, Ireland

Clanricarde, also known as Mac William Uachtar or the Galway Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh who were important landowners in Ireland from the 13th to the 20th centuries.

Ulick na gCeann Burke, 12th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, 1st Earl of Clanricarde was an Irish noble and son of Richard Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde by a daughter of Madden of Portumna.

Ulick Burke, Bourk or Burgh is the name of:

Richard Sassanach Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde was an Irish noble who succeeded his father Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde as chief of a Gaelicised Norman family with authority over much of what is now County Galway. Richard's nickname was Sassanach "Englishman", because he took the English part during the Tudor reconquest of Ireland.

Ulick is a masculine given name in the English language. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish Uilleac and Uilleag. These Irish names are of an uncertain origin, although they are thought most probably to be derived from the Old Norse Hugleikr. This Old Norse name is composed of two elements: the first, hugr, means "heart", "mind", "spirit"; the second element, leikr, means "play", "sport". The other possibility is that the Irish names are diminutive forms of Uilliam, the Irish form of the English William.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Burke, Baron Leitrim</span> Irish noble, Baron Leitrim (d.1583)

John "na Seamer" Burke, Baron Leitrim, also known as John of the Shamrocks, was one of the notorious half-brothers called the meic an Iarla, whose conflicts with each other and their father, Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde, caused devastation to south Connacht several times between the late 1560s and early 1580s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Mór Burke</span> Irish chieftain, noble and 9th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1530)

Ricarde Mór Burke, 9th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Bacach Burke</span> Irish chieftain, noble, and 11th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1538)

Richard Bacach Burke, 11th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble who was the ancestor of the Burkes of County Galway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John mac Richard Mór Burke</span> Irish chieftain, noble and 10th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1536)

John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar, was an Irish chieftain and noble.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulick Óge Burke</span> Irish chieftain and noble (d.1520)

Ulick Óge Burke, 8th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble who was Clanricarde for barely a year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Óge Burke</span> Irish chieftain, noble and 7th Clanricarde or mac William Uachtar (d.1519)

Richard Óge Burke, 7th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble who was the ancestor of the Burkes of Derrymaclachtna.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulick Fionn Burke</span> Irish chieftain, noble and 6th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1509)

Ulick Fionn Burke, 6th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulick Ruadh Burke</span> Irish chieftain, noble and 5th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1485)

Ulick Ruadh Burke, 5th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble who was the son of Ulick an Fhiona Burke, 3rd Clanricarde (d.1424).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William mac Ulick Burke</span> Irish chieftain, noble and 4th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1430)

William mac Ulick Burke, 4th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulick an Fhiona Burke</span> Irish chieftain, noble and 3rd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d.1424)

Ulick an Fhiona Burke, 3rd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble who was nicknamed an Fhiona.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mac William Íochtar</span> Irish family of chieftains and nobles in Connacht, Ireland

Mac William Íochtar, also known as the Mayo Burkes, were a fully Gaelicised branch of the Hiberno-Norman House of Burgh in Ireland. Mayo covered much of the northern part of the province of Connacht and the Mac William Íochtar functioned as a regional king and received the White Rod. The title was a successor office to the Lord of Connacht which ended upon the assassination of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, in June 1333.

References

  1. Beresford, David (October 2009). "Burke, Ulick (de Burgh, Uilleag) ('Uilleag na gCeann')". DIB.IE. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 27 February 2024.