Individual Details

Sir Walter "1st Earl of Ulster, Lord of Connaught and Munster in Ireland" Burgh Knt

(Abt 1230 - 28 Jul 1271)

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==Biography==

Death and burial of Walter de Burgh:
(Royal Ancestry) Sir Walter de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, died at Galway Castle 28 July 1271, and was buried in the monastery of Athassel-on-the-Suir, co. Tipperary, Ireland.
In medieval times the priory was known as Athassel Priory of Edmund the King. It is now ruins with some graves being marked. It is reported that one tomb exists of a 13th century knight that may be that of Walter de Burgh.

==Research Notes==He was the 1st Earl of Ulster in the second creation (although its a little fuzzy who did the creating...)

== Sources ==
*Royal Ancestry 2013 Vol. II p. 15-16

* Ancestry.com family treesAncestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis; Lines 73-30, 177B-8, 177B-9.
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    Events

    BirthAbt 1230Norfolk, England
    Marriage1257Surrey, England - Aveline FitzJohn
    Death28 Jul 1271Galway Castle, Ireland
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    Families

    SpouseAveline FitzJohn (1235 - 1274)
    ChildEgidia "Giles" Burgh (1263 - 1327)
    ChildThomas DeBurgh (1245 - )
    ChildAgatha Burgh (1247 - 1295)
    ChildThebaud Burgh (1250 - )
    ChildSir Richard "3rd Earl of Ulster, Lord of Connacht" Burgh Knt (1259 - 1326)
    ChildWilliam Burgh (1265 - 1324)
    ChildElayne Burgh (1270 - )
    FatherSir Richard "Lord of Connacht" Burgh (1193 - 1242)
    MotherEgidia Lacy (1200 - 1247)
    SiblingUnknown Burgh (1225 - )
    SiblingMargery Burgh (1226 - 1252)
    SiblingMatilda Burgh (1228 - 1276)
    SiblingWilliam Burgh (1230 - 1270)
    SiblingRichard Burgh (1230 - 1248)
    SiblingAlice Burgh (1234 - 1243)