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| The name '''Burke''' or '''Bourke''', earlier '''Burgh''', is that of an Irish family of ] origin who settled in ] - particularly north ] and ] in the late ] and ] centuries. Their common ancestor is ] (c.1157-]) whose ancestry is unknown. | The name '''Burke''' or '''Bourke''', earlier '''Burgh''', is that of an Irish family of ] origin who settled in ] - particularly north ] and ] in the late ] and ] centuries. Their common ancestor is ] (c.1157-]) whose ancestry is unknown. | ||
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The name Burke or Bourke, earlier Burgh, is that of an Irish family of Norman origin who settled in Ireland - particularly north Munster and Connacht in the late 12th and 13th centuries. Their common ancestor is William de Burgh (c.1157-1206) whose ancestry is unknown.
See also
Sources
Burke: People and Places, Eamonn Bourke, 1995. ISBN 0-946130-10-8
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