Background
His father was Meyler de Bermingham (dead by 1275).
His father was Meyler de Bermingham (dead by 1275).
He had a number of children. He was involved in a dispute with Abbess Orla of Kilcreevanty in 1308, who stated that "despite the fact that the abbey was under the protection of the king and that the king had warned the Archbishop not to trouble the nuns, she and her nuns were continually subject to excessive and expensive visitations and demands for goods by the Archbishop. She alleged that he regularly entered the abbey with men and horses and had seized goods to the value of one hundred pounds.".
De Bermingham was a member of the family of Baron Athenry.