English Countess, Irish Earl

The Social World of Frances, Countess of Clanricard, 1567–1632

Bernadette Cunningham

“When [Frances Walshingham] married for a third time in 1603, her choice of an Irishman, Richard Burke, fourth earl of Clanricard, surprised seasoned court observers. This book offers new perspectives, not just on the social and political networks that they cultivated and on which they relied, but also on wider aspects of English-Irish relationships in the early modern era.” Rena Maguire, Ulster Archaeological Society, Summer 2026.