- Clan Burke
The Clan Burke, also known as the
de Burgh ,Bourke orBurke family, are descendants ofWilliam de Burgh (c.1160?-1204 ), a Normanadventurer andknight who settled inIreland . He was probably the elder brother ofHubert de Burgh ,Earl of Kent . The surname is one of the most common inIreland , particularly northMunster andConnacht .See also
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Burke Civil War 1333-38
*Burke Baronets ofGlinsk External links
* [http://www.scopecreep.com/Rhapsody/2005/12/songs-for-people-named-burke.html Playlist of Songs About Burkes]
* [http://www.burke.id.au/familytree/ The Burke Family of Australia]ource
"Burke: People and Places", Eamonn Bourke, 1995. ISBN 0-946130-10-8
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