Ricard Ó Cuairsge Bourke, 7th Mac William Íochtar (died 1479) was an Irish chieftain and noble.

Background

A son of Edmund na Féasóige de Búrca, 4th Mac William Íochtar (d.1458), Ricard was tánaiste for his uncle, Risdeárd de Búrca, 6th Mac William Íochtar (d.1473), who had succeeded his brother Tomás Óg de Búrca, 5th Mac William Íochtar in 1460. The elder Risdeárd was by then over sixty years old, which meant that Ricard O'Cuairsge was the real power in the lordship. Ricard O'Cuairsge succeeded his uncle in 1469 as chieftain, and much of his reign was spent curbing the ambitions of the O'Donnells who were expanding into north Connacht via Sligo, in which aim he was successful. In 1473, Ricard had been succeeded by his cousin, Thobald mac Walter Bourke, 8th Mac William Íochtar (d.1503), the son of Walter mac Thomas de Búrca, 3rd Mac William Íochtar (d.1440). Ricard died from a fall from his horse in 1479.

Annals of the Four Masters

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