Edmond I de Bermingham
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Edmond I de Bermingham, Anglo-Irish
lord, died 1612.
Edmond was the first Lord Athenry to permently reside at Dumore, County Galway. His father had been forced to vacate Athenry
, which had been the family's seat since about 1537, due to incessent warfare and famine during the middle years of the sixteenth century. Yet even these lands were subject to raids, notably by Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh
in 1589.
While he remained among the first class of the local gentry, his net worth and political influence was greatly diminished, and was in fact forced to mortgage
and sell lands to merchants of The Tribes of Galway, many of whom became as prosperous and influential as his ancestors.
The final destruction of the original seat of the lordship, Athenry
, in 1597 by Red Hugh O'Donnell, marked the final destruction of his hopes of financial recovery.
Anglo-Irish
Anglo-Irish was a term used primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a privileged social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy, mostly belonging to the Church of Ireland, which was the established church of Ireland until...
lord, died 1612.
Edmond was the first Lord Athenry to permently reside at Dumore, County Galway. His father had been forced to vacate Athenry
Athenry
Athenry is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies east of Galway city, and one of the attractions of the town is its medieval castle. The town is also well-known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry".-History:...
, which had been the family's seat since about 1537, due to incessent warfare and famine during the middle years of the sixteenth century. Yet even these lands were subject to raids, notably by Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh
Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh
Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh was an Irish rebel and warlord.-Background:Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh was a son, and principal captain of, Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh, head of the Eastern Uí Flaithbheartaigh, who had been appointed Chief of Iar Connacht by Elizabeth I...
in 1589.
While he remained among the first class of the local gentry, his net worth and political influence was greatly diminished, and was in fact forced to mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
and sell lands to merchants of The Tribes of Galway, many of whom became as prosperous and influential as his ancestors.
The final destruction of the original seat of the lordship, Athenry
Athenry
Athenry is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies east of Galway city, and one of the attractions of the town is its medieval castle. The town is also well-known by virtue of the song "The Fields of Athenry".-History:...
, in 1597 by Red Hugh O'Donnell, marked the final destruction of his hopes of financial recovery.