The Families of the Invasion: Burke of Connacht

Hi guys, I hope you enjoy this video about the Burke, or #Bourke - or even #Burgh (!) - dynasty of #Ireland. They arrived during the #Norman invasions of the 12th century but quickly discovered that they liked the good folks they found here and soon became "more Irish than the Irish themselves". It's a pretty incredible rise from low-ranking members of English society to the very pinnacle of the Irish nobility, and all within a 150 years - do make sure to share your stories in the comments if you have a link to the Burke family, and please do share the video on your social media. And speaking of links, I mentioned a few in the video: BURKE'S EAST GALWAY SITE: http://burkeseastgalway.com/ IRISH HISTORY PODCAST: https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/podcas... If you like this series, do check out the other Irish family talks I've done: O'BRIEN OF THOMOND:    • The Families of the Invasion: O'Brien of T...   PRENDERGAST OF WEXFORD:    • Off to the Wexford Literary Festival at En...   BARRY OF CORK:    • The Families of the Invasion: The Barry Dy...   I'm a novelist of books set during the Norman invasion of Ireland. If you'd like to know more find me on Twitter @ruadhbutler or on Facebook. PLEASE DO MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY NOVELS ABOUT THE NORMAN INVASION OF IRELAND: SWORDLAND by Ruadh Butler: mybook.to/SWRDLND LORD OF THE SEA CASTLE by Ruadh Butler: mybook.to/LordSeaCastle THE EARL STRONGBOW by Ruadh Butler: mybook.to/EarlStrongbow Cheers, Ruadh