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57 RICHARD DE BURGH, Fourth Earl of Clanrickarde, commonly known by the name of Richard of Kinsale, from his great services against the rebels at that place, was the second son of Ulick, the third Earl ; and received the honour of knighthood in 1584. During the rebellion of O'Neill, earl of Tyrone, he eminently distinguished himself in the service of the crown. In 1599, he was appointed governor of the pro vince of Connaught, by the Earl of Essex, an office which he resigned in the following year, in consequence of some restrictions imposed upon him, which prevented him from serving her majesty as he desired. He soon afterwards went to England, for the purpose of counteracting his father's proceedings, who had declared in favour of Ty rone; and the lord deputy, in a letter informing the secre tary of state of De Burgh's intention, states, that a l l his hopes o f preserving the province o f Connaught i n obe dience, depended o n the Lord Dunkellin's honesty; “neither,” says Morison, “was the lord deputy deceived i n this worthy lord, who, a s during his father's life, s o from his death, happening within a few months, t o the end o f the war, served the queen a s nobly, valiantly, and faithfully, a s any nobleman o r gentleman i n the army.” I n 1601, h e accompanied the lord deputy i n his expedi tion t o Kinsale, against Tyrone and the Spaniards, and was knighted i n the field o f battle for the great ser vices h e had performed there, having (as i t i s reported) killed n o less than twenty Kernes with his own hand. I n this battle h e had many narrow escapes; and the queen, i n her letters t o the lord deputy, writes, “and l e t Clan ricarde know, that we d o most thankfully accept his endeavours.” - On the accession o f James I . t o the throne, h e was appointed governor o f Connaught, and afterwards presi dent o f the same province. I n 1615, h e was appointed president o f the council for Munster; but the next year, o n account o f a long illness, being unable t o undergo s o