Tibbot MacWalter Kittagh Bourke
Irish-Spanish chieftain, noble, 21st Mac William Íochtar and Marquess of Mayo (c.1570-c.1602) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tibbot MacWalter (Theobald Fitzwalter) Kittagh Bourke (Irish: Tiobóid mac Walter Ciotach Búrca) (English: /bɜːrk/; BURK; c. 1570 – in or after 1602) was the 21st and final Mac William Íochtar and was created 1st Marquess of Mayo in Spanish nobility.
Tibbot MacWalter Kittagh Bourke (Tiobóid mac Walter Ciotach Búrca) | |
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21st Chief of Mac William Íochtar | |
Reign | 1595–1602 (disputed reign) |
Predecessor | William An tAb Caoch Bourke |
Successor | Richard Bourke (d. 1601) Title Abolished |
Born | c. 1570 Ardnaree, County Mayo, Ireland |
Died | In or after 1602 Most likely Spain |
Consort | identity unknown |
Issue | Walter Bourke Meyler Bourke (d. 1595) John Burke (?) |
House | House of Burgh |
Father | Walter Kittagh Bourke |
Mother | Mary O'Donnell |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Bourke was inaugurated in Kilmaine by Hugh Roe O'Donnell in December 1595 during the Nine Years' War to consolidate control of Mayo for the rebel Irish Alliance. His tenure faced strong opposition from many Bourke nobles, especially his main rival, the loyalist chief Tibbot na Long Bourke. The struggle for dominance over the MacWilliam Lordship, which corresponds to modern-day County Mayo, was intense and the control of the region frequently changed hands. After fleeing to Spain in 1602 and being created Marquess of Mayo, Kittagh's departure marked the end of the MacWilliam chieftainship. Subsequently, Tibbot na Long was appointed Viscount Mayo.