Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde

Ulick Burke
Earl of Clanricarde
Tenure	1582–1601
Predecessor	Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde
Successor	Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde
Died	1601
Spouse(s)	Honora Burke
Issue Detail	Richard, & others
Father	Richard, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde
Mother	Margaret O'Brien

Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde (English: /ˈjuːlɪk/; English: /klænˈrɪkɑːrd/; YOO-lik; klan-RIK-ard; died 1601), styled Lord Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/; dun-KELL-in) until 1582, was an Irish peer who was the son of Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde and Margaret O'Brien.

Birth and origins

Family tree

Ulick Burke with wife, parents, and selected relatives. Grace O'Carroll Ulick 1st Earl d. 1544 Mary Lynch Richard 2nd Earl d. 1582 Margaret O'Brien Ulick 3rd Earl d. 1601 Honora Burke b. c. 1535 Richard 4th Earl 1572–1635 Frances Walsingham William Burke d. 1626 Joan O'Shaugh- nessy Ulick 1st Marquess 1604–1657 Richard 6th Earl d. 1666 William 7th Earl d. 1687 Lettice Shirley c. 1617 – 1655 Legend XXX Subject of the article XXX Earls & Marquesses of Clanricarde

Ulick was the only son of Richard Burke and his wife Margaret O'Brien. His father was the 2nd earl of Clanricarde, called the Saxon (or Sassanach), because he succeeded by primogeniture. His mother was a daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond.

Career

He had long been a rebel against the English Crown, and since the 1560s had instigated the Mac an Iarla against his father, who was a staunch supporter of Elizabeth I. These wars wars devastated large areas in Connaught and Thomond.

On his father's death in 1582 it was uncertain who would inherit the title, Ulick or his brother, John. Ulick gained the succession by murdering John and acknowledging the supremacy of the Crown. He afterwards remained a loyal subject till his death.

Marriage and children

Clanricarde, as he now was, married Honora Burke, daughter of John Burke of Clogheroka, on 25 November 1564 at Athenry, County Galway.

Ulick and Honora had six sons:

1. Richard (died an infant)
2. Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde (1572–1635)
3. Thomas, who married Ursula Malby, daughter of Sir Nicholas Malby and widow of Anthony Brabazon
4. William (died 1625), from whom later Earls descended
5. Edmond Burke (died 1639)

—and at least two daughters:

1. Mary (c. 1566 – before July 1604)
2. Margarey de Burgh who married Sir John Bourke

Clanricarde also had an illegitimate son with Martha Frannas:

• John Burke, 1st Viscount Burke of Clanmories (before 1601 – 1633)

Arms

Coat of arms of Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde

Crest A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or. Escutcheon Or, a cross gules in the first quarter a lion rampant sable. Supporters Two Cats-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or. Motto UNG ROY, UNG FOY, UNG LOY (One king, one faith, one law)

Notes and references

Sources

• Burke, Bernard; Burke, Ashworth Peter (1915). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (77th ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 1155471554.
• Cokayne, George Edward (1913). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. III (2nd ed.). London: St Catherine Press. OCLC 228661424. – Canonteign to Cutts (for Clanricarde)

Further reading

• Mac Mahon, Michael (2000) [1st pub. 1983]. Portumna Castle and its Lords (Revised ed.). Portumna, County Galway: Shannon Books. ISBN 0-9538667-0-X.
• Burke: People and Places, Eamon Bourke, Dublin, 1995.
• From Warlords to Landlords:Political and Social Change in Galway 1540-1640, Bernadette Cunningham, in "Galway: History and Society", 1996.