'Bermingham2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Bermingham of Athenry, Bermingham of Clondargin, Bermingham of Dalgan, Bermingham of Ross

                               
We intend 'in due course' to work on this page again, using Lodge (Archdall, vol 3 (1789), 'Birmingham, Earl of Louth', p30+). That will, inter alia, highlight how different sources number these Lordships differently. For example, Lodge identifies the following Richard as the 14th Lord.
Richard Bermingham, 9th Lord of Athenry (d 1580)
m. (before 1540) Catharine O'Kelly (d 1593, dau of Teige O'Kelly of Gallagh by Sabine Burke)
1. Edmund Bermingham, 10th Lord of Athenry (b 1540, d 1614)
  m1. Cicely O'Kelly (d 1593, dau of Teige O'Kelly of Mullaghmore)
  A. Richard Bermingham, 11th Lord of Athenry (b 1570, d c1645)
  m1. _ Lally (dau of William Lally, Archbishop of Tuam)
i. Edward Bermingham of Dunmore (dvp before 1641) numbered 17th Lord by Lodge
  m. Mary Bourke (dau of Feagh Bourke of Dunamon)
  a. Edward Bermingham (dsp, friar)
  b. Francis Bermingham, 12th Lord of Athenry (d 12.04.1677)
  m. Bridget Dillon (d 02.01.1687, dau of Sir Lucas Dillon of Lough Glyn by Jane Moore)
(1) Edward Bermingham, 13th Lord of Athenry (d 03.05.1709) numbered 20th Lord by BE1883
  m1. Mary Burke (d 13.08.1685, dau of Richard Burke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde, by Elizabeth Butler)
  (A)+ 2 daughters (d young)
  m2. Bridget Browne (d 13.01.1702, dau of Col. John Browne of Westport by Maud Bourke)
  (C) Francis Bermingham, 14th Lord of Athenry (b 1692, d 04.03.1749)
  m1. (22.09.1706/16) Mary Nugent (b 1694, d 26.07.1725, dau of Thomas Nugent, Earl of Westmeath)
  (i) Thomas Bermingham, 15th Lord of Athenry, Earl of Louth (b 16.11.1717, d 11.01.1799)
  m1. (11.1745) Jane Bingham (d 11.09.1746, dau of Sir John Bingham, 5th Bart of Castlebar)
(a) daughter (d infant)
  m2. (10.01.1750) Margaret Daly (d by 1793, dau of Peter Daly of Quansborough or Quansbury)
  (b) Elizabeth Bermingham (b 24.10.1756, d 1838)
  m1. Thomas Baily Heath Sewell (son of Sir Thomas, Master of the Rolls)
  ((1)) Thomas Bermingham Daly Henry Sewell 'of Athenry'
  m. (01.1796) Harriet Beresford (d11.06.1834, dau of William Beresford, 1st Lord Decies, Archbishop of Tuam)
  ((A)) Elizabeth Sewell (d 26.01.1861)
  m. (09.05.1814) Rev. Solomon Richards of Solsborough
((B)) Susanna Henrietta Bermingham Sewell (d 11.09.1886, 2nd dau) apparently of this generation
  m1. William Nesbitt Burrowes of Dangan Castle
  m2. (09.08.1847) George Drummond, 14th Earl of Perth, (b 1807, d 28.02.1902)
  ((C)) Louisa Araminta Sewell (d 08.1851) probably of this generation
  m. (01.10.1826) Sir William Edward Leeson (b 02.1801, d 21.04.1885)
  ((D)) daughter
  ((2)) daughter
  m2. (19.06.1779) John (not Francis) Duffield
  m3. Joseph Russell
  (c) Mary Bermingham (b 26.10.1752, d 20.07.1793)
  m. (01.06.1777) William St. Lawrence, 2nd Earl of Howth (b 04.10.1752, d 04.04.1822)
(d) Louisa Catherine Bermingham (d 28.05.1827)
  m1. (18.08.1784) Joseph Henry Blake, 1st Lord Wallscourt of Ardfry (b 05.10.1765, d 28.03.1803)
  m2. James Daly of Dublin
  (e)+ other issue (d young) - Francis, Peter
  (ii) Margaret Bermingham (dsp)
  m. (1741) Gregory Byrne (son of Charles of Byrne Grove, son of Sir Gregory of Tymogue)
(iii) Mary Bermingham
  m1. (10.1748) Edmund Costello
  (a) Margaret Costello
  m. (c10.1784) Arthur French of French Park (d 24.11.1820)
  m2. (08.1777) John Metge of Athlumney
  (iv) Catherine Bermingham (dsp 1773)
  m1. (07.1750) Patrick Wemyss of Danesfort (d 1762)
  m2. John Cullen (Captain)
  (v) Bridget Bermingham (dsp) not mentioned by BE1883
  m. James Daly of Carrownakelly and Dunsandle
  (vi)+ other issue - John (dvp), Edmund (dvp 1743)
m2. (17.08.1745) Ellis Agar, later Countess of Brandon (dsp 11.03.1789, dau of James Agar of Gowran by Mary Wemyss)
  (D) Bridget Bermingham (dsp 24.09.1747)
  m. Sir George Browne, 4th Bart of the Neale (dsp 03.05.1737)
  (E)+ other issue - John (d 1704), Richard (d young), Maud (d infant)
  (2) Remigius Bermingham (dsp)
  m. Elizabeth Leeson of Huntingdonshire
  (3) Bridget Bermingham
  m1. James Talbot of Mount Talbot (son of Sir Henry)
m2. Thomas Bourke (captain, son of Colonel Richard of Partry)
  (4) Jane Bermingham (d 06.1687)
  m. Miles Bourke, 5th Viscount Mayo (d 03.1681)
  (5)+ other issue (dvpsp)
  c Margaret Bermingham probably of this generation
  m1. _ Burke of Castletoghter
  m2. (Andrew) O'Crean 'of Sligo, later of Coursfield, co. Mayo'
  (1) Margaret O'Crean
m. John O'Carrol of Beaugh
  m2. Gille Bourke (d 20.11.1635, dau of Ulick Bourke McHubert of Dysert Kelly)
  ii. John Bermingham of Turloghvaughan (dspm)
  m. Elizabeth Darcy (dau of Martin Darcy of Galway)
  Possibly of this generation, but (if so) of which marriage is not known, was ...
  iii. Mary Bermingham
  m. John Burke of Ower, last of Castle Hacket
  B. Meyler (Meiler) Buy Bermingham of Connaught, later of Dalgan
  m. Sarah MacJordan (dau of Walter Boyle MacJordan of Tolrachan)
  i. Redmond Bermingham
  m. ?? Garvey (dau of Sir Christopher Garvey)
a. Miles Bermingham of Clondargin and Dalgan
  m. Cicely MacCostello (dau of Dudley MacCastello of Tolaghan)
  (1) Francis Bermingham (captain)
  m. (mcrt 28.02.1684) Bridget O'Crean (dau of Andrew O'Crean of Knock)
  (A) John Bermingham of Clondargin and Dalgan (b c1692, d 11.1777)
  m. Maud Bermingham (dau of John Bermingham of Killbegg) @@ below
  (i) John Bermingham of Dalgan (2nd son)
  m1. Jennett Puech (d 1768, dau of John Puech of St. Christopher's)
  m2. Dorothea Matthews of Demerara
  (ii) Edward Bermingham (5th son)
  m. (1777) Anne Waddell (dau of James Waddell)
  (a) John Bermingham of Dalgan (d Badajos)
  (b) Edward Bermingham of Dalgan and Clondargin (a 1830)
  (c) Francis Bermingham
m. Susanna
  ((1)) Francis Bermingham (d unm)
  (iii) Bridget Bermingham
  m. Charles Croghan of Wingfield
  (iv)+ other issue - Francis (dsp), Michael (d unm), Redmond (d unm, General)
C. Thomas (Duffe) Bermingham of Birmingham
  m. ?? Burke (dau of ?? Burke of Cloghroake)
  i. Edmund Bermingham
  m. _ Burke (dau of _ Burke of Ballylillie)
  a. Thomas Bermingham
  m. _ Burke (dau of _ Burke of Castletogher)
(1) John Bermingham of Killbegg or Ross
  m. Elizabeth Browne (dau of John Browne of Westport)
  (A) John Bermingham
  m. Anne Chambers
  (i) William Bermingham of Ross Hill
  m. Mary Ruttledge (dau of Thomas Ruttledge)
  (a) Mary Bermingham (d 05.02.1840)
  m. (24.07.1800) Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim (b 09.05.1768, d 31.12.1854)
  (b) Anne Bermingham (b c1780, d 23.11.1876)
  m. (09.02.1802) James Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (b 03.01.1775, d 26.12.1863)
(B) Francis Bermingham (3rd son)
  m. _ Byrne (dau of _ Byrne of Athlone)
  (C) Peter Bermingham
  m. Elizabeth Holyday
  (i) Jane Bermingham
  m. (1750) John Chambers of Kilboyne
  (ii)+ other issue - Francis, John, Elizabeth, Margery, Mary, Honora
  (D) Maud Bermingham
  m. John Bermingham of Dalgan (b c1692, d 11.1777) @@ above
  (E) Mary Bermingham
  m. Christopher O'Fallon of Ballinderry
  (F) Honora Bermingham
  m. Richard Kirwan of Carrunegarry
  (G) Elizabeth Bermingham
  m. Bryan O'Kelly of Gardenford
  (H)+ other issue - Thomas, Gilbert (d unm), Bridget (d unm)
  ii.+ 3 sons
  m2. (1560) _ O'Shaughnassie (dau of Sir Dermond O'Shaughnassie of Gortinshigorie)

Main source(s): BE1883 (Bermingham of Athenry and Louth), TCP (Athenry)
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