De Búrca
de Búrca is an Irish Anglo-Norman surname deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh had the surname de Burgh which was gaelicised in Irish as de Búrca and over the centuries became Búrc then Burke and Bourke.
Notable people with this name include:
Surname
A
- Aoife de Búrca, born Eva Burke, Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter Rising
D
- David de Burca or David de Burgh, 15th Mac William Iochtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- Déirdre de Búrca, Irish Green Party politician who served as a Senator in the Seanad Éireann
E
- Edmond de Burca or Edmond de Burgh, 12th Mac William Iochtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- Edmund na Féasóige de Burca or Edmund de Burgh, 4th Mac William Iochtar, Irish chieftain and noble
G
- Gráinne de Búrca, Irish legal scholar
M
- Máirín de Burca, Irish writer, journalist and activist
- Méabh de Búrca, Irish footballer
- Micheál de Búrca or Michael Bourke, Irish artist and Director of the National College of Art and Design, Ireland
N
- Nan Tom Teaimín de Búrca, Irish traditional sean-nós singer
- Niamh de Búrca, Irish traditional and folk singer
P
- Peadar de Burca, Irish actor, playwright and comedian
R
- Risdeárd de Burca or Ruchard de Burgh, 6th Mac William Íochtar, Irish chieftain and noble
T
- Tadhg de Búrca or Tadhg Bourke, Irish hurler
- Tomás Óg de Burca or Tomás Óg de Burgh, 5th Mac William Iochtar, Irish chieftain and noble
- Thomas mac Edmond Albanach de Burca or Thomas de Burgh, 2nd Mac William Iochtar, Irish chieftain and noble
W
- Walter mac Thomas de Burca or Walter de Burgh, 3rd Mac William Iochtar, Irish chieftain and noble