Francis Bermingham
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Francis Bermingham, fl. 1652, was a Franciscan
and Irish
writer
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Bermingham was a descendant of Meyler de Bermingham
, (1275), the founder of Athenry
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Popularly known as Franciscus a Galvia (Francis of Galway), he was born there early in the 17th century. Upon joining the Franciscan order he was sent abroad to be educated. He taught Philosophy
at Milan
and in Rome
was jubilate lecturer in Divinity
at the College of St. Isidore, as well as being definito general of the Franciscans. He was named amongst those Franciscan friars banished from their convent at Galway in 1652.
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
and Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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Bermingham was a descendant of Meyler de Bermingham
Meyler de Bermingham
-Ancestry:Meyler was a great-grandson of Robert de Bermingham who is said to have obtained a grant of Offaly from Strongbow or Henry II about 1172. Robert's son and grandson were both described as of Tethmoy, which is thought to have been the baronies of Warrenstown and part of Coolestown...
, (1275), the founder of 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:...
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Popularly known as Franciscus a Galvia (Francis of Galway), he was born there early in the 17th century. Upon joining the Franciscan order he was sent abroad to be educated. He taught Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
was jubilate lecturer in Divinity
Divinity
Divinity and divine are broadly applied but loosely defined terms, used variously within different faiths and belief systems — and even by different individuals within a given faith — to refer to some transcendent or transcendental power or deity, or its attributes or manifestations in...
at the College of St. Isidore, as well as being definito general of the Franciscans. He was named amongst those Franciscan friars banished from their convent at Galway in 1652.
See also
- Baron AthenryBaron AthenryThe title of Baron Athenry is one of the oldest titles in the Peerage of Ireland, but the date of its creation is thoroughly uncertain; each of the first four Berminghams listed below is claimed by some writers to be Lord Athenry, but the evidence is disputed...
- Basilia de BerminghamBasilia de BerminghamBasilia de Bermingham, fl. 1250?, religious patron and ancestor of the family Mac Jordan of Connacht.Basilia was a daughter of the heiress, Basilia de Worcester of Tipperary, and Meyler de Bermingham , the founder of Athenry. She had brothers Peter and Archbishop William of Tuam . Her nephew,...
- Second Battle of AthenrySecond Battle of AthenryThe Second Battle of Athenry took place at Athenry in Ireland on 10 August 1316 during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.-Overview:The collective number of both armies are unknown, and can only be estimated. Martyn believes the royal army to have been as much as or more than a thousand, while that of...
- John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of LouthJohn de Bermingham, 1st Earl of LouthJohn de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth was an Irish peer. He was the commander of the Anglo-Irish army in the Battle of Faughart, the decisive battle in the Irish Bruce Wars 1315–1318...
- Thomas IV de BerminghamThomas IV de BerminghamThomas IV de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth, 19th Baron Athenry, 1717–1799Thomas was the last legally attested Baron Athenry. Among those who unsuccessfully claimed the lordship after him was the family of John Birmingham . His property was divided between his three female heirs and their families...
- John Birmingham (astronomer)John Birmingham (astronomer)John Birmingham was an Irish astronomer, amateur geologist, polymath and poet. He spent six or seven years travelling widely in Europe where he became proficient in several languages. In 1866 he discovered the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis...
Reference
- History of Galway, James HardimanJames HardimanJames Hardiman , also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway. The university library now bears his name...
, 1820. - Galway Authors, Helen Mahar, 1976.