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Birth:          1259 Ulster Plantation, Ulster, Ireland
Death:          29 Jul 1326 Athassel Monastery, Tipperary, Ireland
Burial:         29 Aug 1326 Athassel Monastery, Tipperary, Ireland

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_%C3%93g_de_Burgh,_2nd_Earl_of_Ulster
Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and 3rd Baron of Connaught (1259 – 29 July 
1326), called The Red Earl (Latinized to de Burgo), was one of the most powerful Irish 
nobles of the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Early life[edit]

Richard's father was Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (of the second creation) & 
Lord of Connacht.,[1] who was the second son of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of 
Connaught and Egidia de Lacy. "Richard Óg", means "Richard the Young", which may 
be a reference to his youth when he became earl in 1271, or to differentiate him from 
his grandfather, Richard Mór.

Earl of Ulster[edit]

Richard Óg was the most powerful of the de Burgh Earls of Ulster, succeeding his 
father in Ulster and Connacht upon reaching his majority in 1280.[1] He was a friend 
of King Edward I of England, and ranked first among the Earls of Ireland. Richard 
married Margaret, the daughter of his cousin John de Burgh (also spelled de Borough) 
and Cecily Baillol.[2] He pursued expansionist policies that often left him at odds with 
fellow Norman lords.

His daughter Elizabeth was to become the second wife of King Robert the Bruce of 
Scotland. However, this did not stop him leading his forces from Ireland to support 
England's King Edward I in his Scottish campaigns and when the forces of Edward 
Bruce invaded Ulster in 1315, the Earl led a force against him, but was beaten at 
Connor in Antrim. The invasion of Bruce and the uprising of Felim Ó Conchúir in 
Connacht left him virtually without authority in his lands, but Ó Conchúir was killed in 
1316 at the Second Battle of Athenry, and he was able to recover Ulster after the 
defeat of Bruce at Faughart.[1]

He died on 29 July 1326 at Athassel Priory, near Cashel, County Tipperary.

Children and family[edit]
Aveline de Burgh (b. c. 1280), married John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth
Eleanor de Burgh (1282 – aft. August 1324), married Lord Thomas de Multon of 
Burghs-on-Sands
Elizabeth de Burgh (c. 1284 – 26 October 1327), Queen consort of Scotland, married 
Robert the Bruce as his second wife, and was the mother of David II of Scotland
Walter de Burgh (c. 1285–1304)
John de Burgh (c. 1286 – 18 June 1313)
Matilda de Burgh (c. 1288–1320), married Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford
Thomas de Burgh (c. 1292–1316)
Catherine de Burgh (c. 1296 – 1 November 1331), married Maurice Fitzgerald, 1st Earl 
of Desmond
Edmond de Burgh (b. c. 1298)
Joan de Burgh (c. 1300 – 23 April 1359), married firstly, Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of 
Kildare, by whom she had issue, and secondly, Sir John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de 
Knayth, by whom she had issue, including Elizabeth Darcy who married James Butler, 
2nd Earl of Ormond

Annalistic references[edit]

From the Annals of the Four Masters:
M1303.8.A great army was led by the King of England into Scotland; and the Red Earl 
and many of the Irish and English went with a large fleet from Ireland to his 
assistance. On this occasion they took many cities, and gained sway over Scotland. 
Theobald Burke, the Earl's brother, died after his return from this expedition, on 
Christmas night, at Carrickfergus.
M1304.2. The Countess, wife of Richard Burke, Earl of Ulster, i.e. the Red Earl, and 
Walter de Burgo, heir of the same Earl, died.
M1305.2. The new castle of Inishowen was erected by the Red Earl.

Parents
DE BURGH Walter (ABT 1230 - 28 Jul 1271)
FITZ JOHN Aveline (ABT 1236 - 20 May 1274)

Siblings
DE BURGH Richard "the Red Earl" (1259 - 29 Jul 1326)
DE BURGH Giles (ABT 1263 - )

Marriage To DE BURGH Margaret (ABT 1264 - 1304)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE BURGH John (ABT 1236 - 1279)
DE BALIOL Cecilia (ABT 1240 - 1289)

Children by DE BURGH Margaret ABT 1264 - 1304
DE BURGH John (1286 - 18 Jan 1313)

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