Ulick Burke of Annaghkeen

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Sir Ulick Burke (d. 1353) was the third son of William Liath Burke^[1]. He possessed an unusual nickname — Bod-an-Balcuigh, which translated to "Penis of Power".

Upon the death of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, a civil war broke out among the male descendants of William de Burgh over the Lordship of Connaught, which they claimed by Irish custom. (The Earl's heir-general, the infant Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster, had been taken to England on her father's death and lost control over her lands.) The Burke lands were ultimately divided among the various claimants, including Sir Edmond de Burgh and Ulick's elder brother Edmond Albanach Burke.^[2]

Ulick became the chief of the Burkes in Galway, also known as the Clanricarde, and took the title of Mac William Uachtar ("upper son of William [Liath]")^[2]^[3], to distinguish himself from Edmond Albanach, the Mac William Iochtar ("lower son of William [Liath]", in Mayo).

He was succeeded upon his death in 1353^[1] by his sons, Richard Og Burke (the second Clanricarde, died 1367) and Edmund.

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^ ^a ^b Blake, Martin J. "Notes on the Persons Named in the Obituary Book of the Franciscan Abbey at Galway". Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society VII: 10. Retrieved on 2006-11-28.
^ ^a ^b Curtis, Edmund [1950] (2004). A History of Ireland, 6th ed., Routledge, 91–92. ISBN 0415279496.
^ Galway County. Retrieved on 2006-11-28.