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Meiler Bourke

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Miles Bourke
11th Mac William Iochtar
Meiler Búrca
Arms of Bourke of Mayo[1]
Died1520

Meiler (Miles) Bourke, 11th Mac William Íochtar (died 1520) was an Irish chieftain and noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland.

Background

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Miles was the son of Theobald Bourke, 8th Mac William Íochtar (d.1503). He succeeded his cousin, Edmond de Búrca, 10th Mac William Íochtar (d.1514) as chieftain in 1514. Miles was succeeded by his cousin, Edmond de Búrca, 12th Mac William Íochtar (d.1527), the son of Uilleag de Búrca and grandson of Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (d.1458).[2]

Annals of the Four Masters

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From the Annals of the Four Masters:

Genealogy

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Mac William Íochtar Genealogy

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland: IX: Maps, Genealogies, Lists, A Companion to Irish History, Part II. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 235–36. ISBN 978-0-19-959306-4.

Bibliography

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Preceded by
Edmond de Burca
Mac William Iochtar
1514–1520
Succeeded by