▁purchased ▁a ▁farm ▁when ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁England . ▁The ▁family ▁later ▁became ▁polit ically ▁active ; ▁her ▁brother , ▁William ▁B erm ingham , ▁protest ed ▁in ▁London ▁against ▁Earl ▁Thomas ▁Rad c ly ffe , ▁when ▁he ▁im posed ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁boy - king ▁Edward ▁VI . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁old , ▁Margaret ▁B erm ingham ▁married ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁Ball , ▁an ▁al der man ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Dublin , ▁whose ▁wealth y ▁family ▁operated ▁the ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁River ▁D od der , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁known ▁as ▁B alls bridge . ▁She ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁where ▁the ▁couple ▁lived ▁at ▁B ally g all ▁House ▁in ▁north ▁county ▁Dublin ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁town ▁house ▁on ▁Mer chant ' s ▁Qu ay . ▁They ▁had ▁ten ▁children , ▁though ▁only ▁five ▁surv ived ▁to ▁ad ul th ood . ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁Ball ▁was ▁elected ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 3 , ▁making ▁Margaret ▁the ▁Lady ▁Mayor ess ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁comfortable ▁life ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁household ▁and ▁many ▁servants , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁for ▁organ ising ▁classes ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁local ▁families ▁in ▁her ▁home . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 8 ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁I ▁revers ed ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁her ▁sister ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁and ▁im posed ▁her ▁Relig ious