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Definition of Burkes
1. burke [v] - See also: burke
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burkes
Literary usage of Burkes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1922)
"That the Kellys and the burkes in New England vied with the Sheas in their ...
140 Kellys and 66 burkes served in the Revolutionary forces organized in ..."
2. The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh by Jerome Fahey (1893)
"William de Burgo, OP, a member of the family — The Mac Redmond burkes of
Ballyconnell — The burkes of Ballylee Castle—The burkes of ..."
3. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth by James Anthony Froude (1881)
"... burkes rose in arms, shut themselves up in their castles and in the islands
on their lakes, and declared themselves in rebellion once more. ..."
4. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris (1816)
"... of the kingdom of Ireland, the head of the ancient and noble family of the
burkes, she had Smith, ..."
5. A Chorographical Description of West Or H-Iar Connaught: Written A.D. 1684 by Roderic O'Flaherty, James Hardiman (1846)
"Sir William Burk, ancestor to the Viscounts Mayo, and the rest of the burkes of
that county. " His 1st son, Edmond, called the Scott (Albanach) from his ..."
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