Tibbot na Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo
Irish chieftain, noble, 23rd Mac William Íochtar and Viscount Mayo (1567–1629) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tibbot na Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo (anglicised as Theobald Bourke; English: /bɜːrk/; BURK; 1567 – 18 June 1629) was an Irish peer and parliamentarian. A prominent member of the MacWilliam Burkes of County Mayo, Tibbot was a Member of the Irish House of Commons and was later created the first Viscount Mayo. His successful life followed, and usefully illustrates, the difficult transition for Irish aristocrats from the traditional Gaelic world during the Tudor conquest of Ireland.[1]
Tibbot na Long Bourke Teabóid na Long de Búrca | |
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1st Viscount Mayo | |
Reign | June 1627 - June 1629 |
Predecessor | Title Created |
Successor | Miles Bourke, 2nd Viscount Mayo |
Born | c. 1567 At sea |
Died | 18 June 1629 (aged 61-62) County Mayo, Ireland |
Burial | Ballintubber Abbey, County Mayo |
Consort | Maeve O'Conor |
Issue | 8 |
House | (Burgh (Mac William Íochtar) |
Father | Risdeárd an Iarainn Bourke (d. 1583) |
Mother | Grace O'Malley (d. 1603) |
Religion | Catholic |
Sir Tibbot ne Long Bourke | |
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Member of Parliament for County Mayo | |
In office 18 May 1613 – 24 October 1615 | |
Monarch | James I |
Preceded by | New office |
Succeeded by | Thomas Burke |
Bourke's name had varying spellings such as "Teabóid" or "Tepóitt" in medieval Irish. Tibbot derived from Thibault, the French for Theobald; and "na Long" meant "of the ships", as he was born on a ship. This was usually rendered in Tudor English as: Tibbott or Tibbot na Long.