Edmond de Burgh

Sir Edmund de Burgh (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR; 1298–1338) was an Irish knight and ancestor of the Burke family of Clanwilliam.

De Burgh was the fifth and last surviving son of Richard, Lord of Connaught and Earl of Ulster.

His elder brother, John de Burgh, died at Galway in 1313 and was survived by a son, William, who became the 3rd Earl of Ulster.

Edmond was the senior male member of the family, as he was uncle to William Donn and eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl.

By 1340, the family had divided into three separate, independent lordships: Edmond died in 1338 when he and his men were trying to visit the Augustinian Friars in the town of Ballinrobe.