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Peerage Record – 4169

Piers Bermingham, 1st Lord Athenry1

Male, Registry Number #41681, d. 2 April 1307

Last Edited=5 Nov 2003
     Piers Bermingham, 1st Lord Athenry was the son of Meiler Bermingham and Basile of Worcester.1 He married, secondly, Maud of Rokeby, daughter of Richard of Rokeby.1 He died on 2 April 1307.1 He was buried at Athenry Priory, Athenry, County Galway, IrelandG.1
     He was also known as Piers MacPhioris.1 He was created 1st Lord Athenry [Ireland] circa 1280.1 He distinguished himself against the natives.1 He was summoned to the Scottish expedition.2

Children of Piers Bermingham, 1st Lord Athenry

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 292, says in Feb 1321/2, but this is after his death.

Maud of Rokeby1

Female, Registry Number #41682

Last Edited=5 Nov 2003
     Maud of Rokeby is the daughter of Richard of Rokeby.1 She married Piers Bermingham, 1st Lord Athenry, son of Meiler Bermingham and Basile of Worcester.1
     She received the lands of Kencloy in Roscommon from her father.1 After her marriage, Maud of Rokeby was styled as Baroness Athenry. Her married name became Bermingham.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Richard of Rokeby1

Male, Registry Number #41683

Last Edited=5 Nov 2003

Child of Richard of Rokeby

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Meiler Bermingham1

Male, Registry Number #41684, d. before 2 December 1302

Last Edited=10 Nov 2003
     Meiler Bermingham was the son of Piers Bermingham, 1st Lord Athenry.1 He married Joan (?)1 He died before 2 December 1302, without male issue.1

Children of Meiler Bermingham and Joan (?)

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 298.

Richard Bermingham, 2nd Lord Athenry1

Male, Registry Number #41685, d. before 1322

Last Edited=5 Nov 2003
     Richard Bermingham, 2nd Lord Athenry was the son of Piers Bermingham, 1st Lord Athenry.1 He married Finola (?)1 He died before 1322.1 He was buried at Athenry Priory, Athenry, County Galway, IrelandG.1
     Richard Bermingham, 2nd Lord Athenry also went by the nick-name of Richard ‘of the Battles’.1 He was also known as Richard MacPhioris.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Connaught in 1299.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Athenry [I., c. 1280] on 2 April 1307.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Connaught in 1310.1 He fought in the battles against Edward Bruce and the tribe of O’Connor in 1316.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Connaught in 1316.1 He held the office of a Lord of the Great Council [Ireland] in 1317.1

Child of Richard Bermingham, 2nd Lord Athenry and Finola (?)

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Joan (?)1

Female, Registry Number #41686

Last Edited=5 Nov 2003
     Joan (?) married Meiler Bermingham, son of Piers Bermingham, 1st Lord Athenry.1
     Her married name became Bermingham.1

Children of Joan (?) and Meiler Bermingham

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 298.

Finola (?)1

Female, Registry Number #41687

Last Edited=5 Nov 2003
     Finola (?) married Richard Bermingham, 2nd Lord Athenry, son of Piers Bermingham, 1st Lord Athenry.1
     After her marriage, Finola (?) was styled as Baroness Athenry. Her married name became Bermingham.1 In 1322 She had dower.1

Child of Finola (?) and Richard Bermingham, 2nd Lord Athenry

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Thomas Bermingham, 3rd Lord Athenry1

Male, Registry Number #41688, b. between 1318 and 1322, d. 1373

Last Edited=9 Jul 2008
     Thomas Bermingham, 3rd Lord Athenry was born between 1318 and 1322.1 He was the son of Richard Bermingham, 2nd Lord Athenry and Finola (?)1 He married Edina McEgan.1 He died in 1373.1 He was buried at Athenry Priory, Athenry, County Galway, IrelandG.2
     He was also known as Thomas MacPhioris.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Athenry [I., c. 1280] before 1322.1 In 1334 he was a minor.1 He held the office of King’s Chief Sergeant of County Connaught on 30 January 1346.1 On 4 August 1356 he received a writ from the King restraining him from making war on the Clanricardes.1

Child of Thomas Bermingham, 3rd Lord Athenry

Children of Thomas Bermingham, 3rd Lord Athenry and Edina McEgan

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 293.
  3. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 298.

Edina McEgan1

Female, Registry Number #41689, d. 1384

Last Edited=5 Nov 2003
     Edina McEgan married Thomas Bermingham, 3rd Lord Athenry, son of Richard Bermingham, 2nd Lord Athenry and Finola (?).1 She died in 1384.1
     After her marriage, Edina McEgan was styled as Baroness Athenry. Her married name became Bermingham.1

Children of Edina McEgan and Thomas Bermingham, 3rd Lord Athenry

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 292. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 293.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 298.

Isabelle de Valois

Female, Registry Number #41690, b. 1292, d. 1309
Last Edited=3 Feb 2004
     Isabelle de Valois was born in 1292. She married Jean III de Montfort, Duc de Bretagne, son of Arthur II de Montfort, Duc de Bretagne and Marie de Limoges, in 1297. She died in 1309.

 

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