Sir Richard Og De Burgh

1259 - 1326  (67 years)

• Name	Richard Og De Burgh
  Title	Sir
  Birth	1259	Northern Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Death	29 Jul 1326	Cashel, County Donegal, Ireland
  Burial	Cashel, County Donegal, Ireland
  	Athassel Priory
  Person ID	I1775	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Walter De Burgh,   b. 1230   d. 28 Jul 1271, Connagh, County Galway, Ireland (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Aveline FitzJohn,   b. England d. 20 May 1274, England
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1257
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret ???,   b. Bef 1266
  Marriage	Bef 27 Feb 1281
  Children	1. Joan De Burgh,   b. 1300, Ireland d. 23 Apr 1359, Trim, County Meath, Ireland (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1259 - Northern Ireland Death - 29 Jul 1326 - Cashel, County Donegal, Ireland Burial - - Cashel, County Donegal, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Sir Richard de Burgh Birth: 1259, Northern Ireland Death: Jul. 29, 1326 Cashel County Donegal, Ireland Knight, Earl of Ulster. Nicknamed the Red Earl and the general of all the Irish forces in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Gascoigne. Son of Sir Walter de Burgh and Aveline FitzJohn, grandson of Sir John FitzGeoffrey and Isabel de Bigod, Sir Richard de Burgh and Margaret de Lacy. Richard married Margaret, the possible daughter of Arnoul II, Count of Guines and Alice de Coucy. They were married before 27 Feb 1281 and had fours sons and six daughters: * Walter de Burgh * John de Burgh, married Elizbeth de Clare * Thomas de Burgh * Sir Edmund de Burgh * Eleanor, wife of Thomas de Multon, Lord Multon of Egremont * Elizabeth, wife of Robert de Brus, King of Scotland * Maud, wife of Gilbert de Clare Aveline, wife of John Bermingham, Earl of Louth * Katherine, wife of Maurice FitzThomas * Joan, wife of Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Kildare & Sir John Darcy, Baron de Knayth Richard was the most powerful of the Burghs, succeeding his father in 1280, and constantly tangling with the Irish, particularly in Connaught, his own Lord. Queen Eleanor granted him her manor of Roteneche in Ireland in 1283. Richard invaded Connaught in 1286, plundering the monasteries and churches, taking hostages and then attacked King of Connaught, Magnus O'Connor at the castle of Milic. Despite his daughter married the King of Scotland, Richard joined King Edward's fight against the Scots. A feud with Sir John FitzThomas, who held Richard hostage in his own castle Dec 1294 to Mar 1295 led to Sir John's forfeit of 120 librates (land having the annual value of one pound.) He was appointed Lieutenant of Ireland in 1308, but the position was immediately canceled and give to Peter de Gaveston, the favorite of Edward II. Invasions into Ireland by Edward Bruce and Felim Conhuir lost Richard his authority until he recovered Ulster after the defeat at Faughart and ultimately, Conhuir's death. Sir Richard built churches, granted lands to religious groups, was a benefactor of the Cistercian house of St Mary at Dunbrody and built three castles; Ballimore, Greencastle and Sligo, and founded the Carmelite monastery at Loughrea, Connaught, Ireland. Richard retired to the Athassel Priory, Cashel, Donegal, Ireland, where he died. Family links: Parents: Walter de Burgh (1230 - 1271) Aveline FitzJohn de Burgh (____ - 1274) Children: John de Burgh (1286 - 1313)* Joan de Burgh (1300 - 1359)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Athassel Priory Cashel County Donegal, Ireland Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren Record added: Feb 24, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 85679488 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------