The First Clanricarde
Upon the death of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, a Burke Civil War broke out. The Earl's heir-general, his infant daughter, Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster, had been taken to England on her father's death and lost control over her lands. Warfare broke out among the Gaelic-Irish tenants of the late Earl - many of whom expelled the Anglo-Irish - and among the three principal members of the de Burgh family:
- Edmond de Burgh of Castleconnell (now in County Limerick)
- Edmond Albanach de Burgh of north Connacht (mainly County Mayo)
- Ulick Burke of Annaghkeen in south Connacht (mainly east County Galway)
By 1340, the family had divided into three separate, independent lordships:
- Clan William Burke of County Limerick
- Mac William Íochtar of County Mayo
- Clanricarde of County Galway
He was succeeded upon his death in 1343 by his son, Richard Og Burke.
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