Background
He was born at the family estate, Drumkeen, County Limerick, son of the Rev Richard Burgh.
He was born at the family estate, Drumkeen, County Limerick, son of the Rev Richard Burgh.
He was appointed Dean of Emly, in 1685, and was appointed Bishop of Ardagh a few months before his death in 1692. Although he owed his earlier advancement to King James II, he was a strong supporter of the Glorious Revolution. Drumkeen was burnt by Jacobite forces during the Glorious Revolution, but rebuilt, and remained the family homes for generations.
Many of his descendants were people of distinction.
Two of Ulysses" others sons, Richard and William, sat in the Irish House of Commons. His great-grandson Ulysses Burgh, 2nd Baron Downes was Surveyor-General of the Ordnance under Lord Liverpool between 1820 and 1827.
Another great-grandson was Walter Hussey Burgh, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and one of the foremost orators of his generation.