John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde

John Smith de Burgh, 11th Earl of Clanricarde FRS FSA (/dəˈbɜːr ... klænˈrɪkɑːrd/ də-BUR ... klan-RIK-ard; né Burke; 11 November 1720 – 21 April 1782), styled Lord Dunkellin (/dʌnˈkɛlɪn/ dun-KEL-in) until 1726, was an Irish peer.

He was the couple's fourth and last child, and the heir to the earldom, having two older sisters.

He was a Privy Counsellor of Ireland for eight days in 1761, being struck off the list of the Council on 16 July.

[2] He died on 21 April 1782 at Portumna Castle, County Galway and was buried in the Dominican friary, Athenry.

By Royal Licence on 13 May 1752, he and his uncles assumed the surname de Burgh which had been the family's surname in previous centuries: de Burgh was gaelicised in Irish as de Búrca which over the centuries became Búrc then Burke.