Mary de Burgh of Clanricarde
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Mary Burke of Clanricarde married the Earl of Desmond, tying the third great war-cry house to the other two; her grandson was Gerald the Great of Kildare.
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✓ MARY, da. of ULICK DE BURGH, of CLANRICARDE (per CP-Kildare p.370); wife of James Earl of Desmond (I100235); mother of Thomas the beheaded Earl and of Joan (our line, both). ⚠ WHICH ULICK: chronology points to ULICK AN FIONA (d.1424, I99714, already in the tree - our own Clanricarde spine) but CP does not specify - the identification is left as a CANDIDATE, note-only, NOT wired; if ever proven, the Clanricarde Burkes would loop into Desmond-Kildare here. Source: Cokayne, Complete Peerage (1st edn), 'Kildare' pp.368-73, photographed and read 6 Aug 2026; contested rungs note-only, not hardened.