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Butler ( ga, de Buitléir) is the name of a noble family whose members were, for several centuries, prominent in the administration of the
Lordship of Ireland The Lordship of Ireland ( ga, Tiarnas na hÉireann), sometimes referred to retroactively as Norman Ireland, was the part of Ireland ruled by the King of England (styled as "Lord of Ireland") and controlled by loyal Anglo-Norman lords between ...
and the Kingdom of Ireland. They rose to their highest prominence as Dukes of Ormonde. The family has produced multiple titles such as Baron Cahir,
Baron Dunboyne Baron Dunboyne was a title first held by the Petit family some time after the Norman invasion of Ireland. History Dunboyne was part of the Lordship of Meath. The Petit family also had land holdings in Mullingar. In 1227, Ralph Petit became Bishop ...
,
Viscount Ikerrin Earl of Carrick, in the barony of Iffa and Offa East, County Tipperary, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. First creation The title was first created in 1315 for Sir Edmund Butler, Justiciar of Ireland, by King Edward II. The title is li ...
, Viscount Galmoye,
Viscount Mountgarret Viscount Mountgarret is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. The title was created in 1550 for the Hon. Richard Butler, younger son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond. Butler had largely rebuilt the tower house at Mountgarret in County Wexfor ...
, Viscount Thurles,
Earl of Carrick Earl of Carrick (or Mormaer of Carrick) is the title applied to the ruler of Carrick (now South Ayrshire), subsequently part of the Peerage of Scotland. The position came to be strongly associated with the Scottish crown when Robert the Bruce, ...
,
Earl of Kilkenny Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form '' jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particula ...
, Earl of Ormond, Earl of Ossory, Marquess of Ormonde and
Duke of Ormonde The peerage title Earl of Ormond and the related titles Duke of Ormonde and Marquess of Ormonde have a long and complex history. An earldom of Ormond has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. History of Ormonde titles The earldom ...
. Variant spellings of the name include ''le Boteler'' and ''le Botiller''. The Butlers were descendants of Anglo-Norman lords who participated in the
Norman invasion of Ireland The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land from the Irish, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty, all allegedly san ...
in the 12th century. The surname has its origins in the hereditary office of "Butler (
cup-bearer A cup-bearer was historically an officer of high rank in royal courts, whose duty was to pour and serve the drinks at the royal table. On account of the constant fear of plots and intrigues (such as poisoning), a person must have been regarded as ...
) of Ireland", originating with
Theobald Walter, 1st Chief Butler of Ireland Theobald Walter (sometimes Theobald FitzWalter, Theobald Butler, or Theobald Walter le Boteler) was the first Chief Butler of Ireland. He also held the office of Chief Butler of England and was the High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1194. Theobald w ...
. The arms of later family members depicted three cups in recognition of their original office.


Origin

The family descended from Theobald Walter (d. 1205), eldest son of Hervey Walter and Maud de Valoignes. During the reign of
Henry II of England Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin king ...
Theobald held the position of ''pincerna'' (Latin) or ''boteillier'' (Norman French), the ceremonial cup-bearer or butler to Prince John, Lord of Ireland. He also held the office of Chief Butler of England and was the High Sheriff of Lancashire during 1194. His younger brother Hubert Walter (c.1160-1205) became the Archbishop of Canterbury and Justiciar and Lord Chancellor of England.


Butlers of Ormond

The Ormond line is the senior branch of the family and later produced the Earls, Marquesses and Dukes of Ormond. Edmund Butler was created the first
Earl of Carrick Earl of Carrick (or Mormaer of Carrick) is the title applied to the ruler of Carrick (now South Ayrshire), subsequently part of the Peerage of Scotland. The position came to be strongly associated with the Scottish crown when Robert the Bruce, ...
in 1315 in reward for his service during the Bruce campaign in Ireland. Although the earldom did not pass to his son James, the latter was created the first Earl of Ormond in 1328 by Edward III. Subsidiary titles for the earl in the
Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...
were later added: Earl of Ossory (1538) and Viscount Thurles (1536). James Butler, 12th Earl of Ormond served as the commander of the
Cavalier The term Cavalier () was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – ) ...
forces in Ireland and was made Marquess of Ormond in 1642, which title became extinct in 1758. He was made
Duke of Ormonde The peerage title Earl of Ormond and the related titles Duke of Ormonde and Marquess of Ormonde have a long and complex history. An earldom of Ormond has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. History of Ormonde titles The earldom ...
in 1661, and with the title created in the Peerage of England in 1682; after 1682, the spelling "Ormonde" was used almost universally. Subsidiary titles for the duke in the Peerage of England were added: Earl of Brecknock (1660) and
Baron Butler The title Baron Butler was created in the Peerage of England in 1666. The Butler family have several branches ( ga, Buitléar) who descended from Irish-Norman dynasties, all of which descended from Theobald Walter who was Chief Butler of Englan ...
(1660). James Fitzjames Butler succeeded his grandfather and became the second duke. Accused of treason during the
Jacobite rising of 1715 The Jacobite rising of 1715 ( gd, Bliadhna Sheumais ; or 'the Fifteen') was the attempt by James Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled Stuarts. At Braemar, Aberdeenshire ...
, he was attainted and his English peerages declared forfeit. In 1758 his brother Charles, the ''de jure'' third duke (Irish), died and the dukedom and marquessate became extinct. The eighteenth earl, James Wandesford Butler, was created as Baron Ormonde of Llanthony, in the county of Monmouth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1821 on the coronation of
George IV George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten y ...
. Later, he was created the Marquess of Ormonde in the
Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...
in 1816. On his death in 1820, that title became extinct and the earldoms passed to his brother, for whom the title "Marquess of Ormonde" was re-created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1825. That title became extinct in 1997, while the earldom became dormant.


Lands

The family seat, since 1391, was
Kilkenny Castle Kilkenny Castle ( ga, Caisleán Chill Chainnigh, IPA: �kaʃlʲaːnˠˈçiːl̪ʲˈxan̪ʲiː is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol o ...
; their main estate was previously at
Gowran Castle Gowran Castle is located in the centre of Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The castle is a manor house and was fully restored between 2013 and 2014. Early years The first Gowran Castle was built in 1385 by James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, cl ...
. From Kilkenny, the Butlers claimed overlordship of the surrounding Gaelic kingdoms of Ormond,
Éile Éile (; sga, Éle, ), commonly anglicised as Ely, was a medieval petty kingdom in the southern part of the modern county of Offaly and parts of North Tipperary in Ireland. The historic barony of Eliogarty was once a significant portion of the ki ...
,
Ikerrin Ikerrin (Irish: ''Uí Chairín'') is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Roscrea. The barony lies between Eliogarty to the south (whose chief town is Th ...
and part of
Osraige Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home o ...
. The patrimony of the Butlers of Ormond encompassed most of the modern
counties A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
of
Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...
, Kilkenny and parts of County Carlow. Only the earldom of Desmond would have had more extensive land holdings than Ormond in the
Lordship A lordship is a territory held by a lord. It was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas. It originated as a unit under the feudal system during the Middle Ages. In a lordship, the functions of econ ...
and Kingdom of Ireland. Following the successful Norman Invasion, the ancient Gaelic lands would have been annexed to the crown and passed as baronies or
fief A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form ...
s to the supporters of the crown (the victorious barons). These (administrative) baronies corresponded to the (
Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
) ''
túath ''Túath'' (plural ''túatha'') is the Old Irish term for the basic political and jurisdictional unit of Gaelic Ireland. ''Túath'' can refer to both a geographical territory as well the people who lived in that territory. Social structure In ...
'' ("country") or ''
trícha cét The tríocha céad, also known as trícha cét, meaning "thirty hundreds", was a unit of land-holding in eleventh and twelfth century Ireland.en) of a Gaelic chief, for example
Éile Éile (; sga, Éle, ), commonly anglicised as Ely, was a medieval petty kingdom in the southern part of the modern county of Offaly and parts of North Tipperary in Ireland. The historic barony of Eliogarty was once a significant portion of the ki ...
. However, sometimes baronies combined small territories, or split a large one, or were created without regard for the earlier boundaries. In the Norman period most Gaelic chiefs were killed, expelled, or subordinated by the new Norman lord; in the Tudor period, many Gaelic and Hibernicized lords retained their land by pledging allegiance to the Crown under the policy of
surrender and regrant During the Tudor conquest of Ireland (c.1540–1603), "surrender and regrant" was the legal mechanism by which Irish clans were to be converted from a power structure rooted in clan and kin loyalties, to a late-feudal system under the English l ...
. In 1837, the remains of the following Butler castles were recorded in County Kilkenny alone by Lewis. Members of the Butler family continued to live in Kilkenny Castle until 1935.


Notable family members

*
Theobald Walter, 1st Chief Butler of Ireland Theobald Walter (sometimes Theobald FitzWalter, Theobald Butler, or Theobald Walter le Boteler) was the first Chief Butler of Ireland. He also held the office of Chief Butler of England and was the High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1194. Theobald w ...
(died 1206) married Maud de Vavasour; they had three children *
Theobald le Botiller, 2nd Chief Butler of Ireland Theobald le Botiller, also known as Theobald Butler, 2nd Baron Butler (January 1200 – 19 July 1230) was the son of Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler and Maud le Vavasour. He had livery of his lands on 18 July 1222. Marriage and Childre ...
(died 1230) married Joan de Marais *
Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland (1224 – 26 December 1248) was 6 years old when his father, Theobald died. His mother was Joan de Marisco, daughter of the Justiciar of Ireland, Geoffrey de Marisco. Like his infamous father-in-law, ...
(1224–1248) married Margaret de Burgh; they had four children *
Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland (1242 – 26 September 1285) was the son of Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland and Margery de Burgh, daughter of Richard Mor de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connacht. He assisted King Edward I of Engl ...
(1242–1285) married Joan FitzJohn FitzGeoffrey; they had three children *
Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick Edmund Butler (died 1321), 6th Chief Butler of Ireland and nominally Earl of Carrick, was an Irish magnate who served as Justiciar of Ireland during the difficult times of the Scottish invasion from 1315 to 1318 and the great famine of 1316 to 1 ...
(1270–1321) married
Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Carrick Joan Butler (née FitzGerald), Countess of Carrick (1281 – 2 May 1320) was an Irish noblewoman, and the wife of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, Justiciar of Ireland (1268 – 13 September 1321). She was the mother of James Butler, 1st Earl of ...
; they had two children *
James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond (17 October 13046 January 1338), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland and died in Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland. Family James Butler was the son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Car ...
(1305–1338) married
Eleanor de Bohun Eleanor de Bohun ( – 3 October 1399) was the elder daughter and co-heiress (with her sister, Mary de Bohun), of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1341–1373) and Joan Fitzalan, a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel a ...
; they had six children * James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond (1331–1382) married Elizabeth Darcy; they had five children * James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (died 1405) married Anne Welles; they had five children * James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (1392–1452) married Joan de Beauchamp; they had three children * James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond (1420–1461) * John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond (died 1478) *
Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond PC (1426 – 3 August 1515) was the youngest son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond. He was attainted, but restored by Henry VII's first Parliament in November 1485, and the statutes made at Westminster, by ...
(1426–1515) married Anne Hankford


Butlers of Dunboyne

The
Baron Dunboyne Baron Dunboyne was a title first held by the Petit family some time after the Norman invasion of Ireland. History Dunboyne was part of the Lordship of Meath. The Petit family also had land holdings in Mullingar. In 1227, Ralph Petit became Bishop ...
peerage originated with
Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne (1271 – 9 October 1329) was the third son of Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland and Joan FitzJohn. Marriage and Children He married Synolda le Petit, daughter of William le PetitCharles Mosley, editor, ...
(1271–1329), the son of
Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland (1242 – 26 September 1285) was the son of Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland and Margery de Burgh, daughter of Richard Mor de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connacht. He assisted King Edward I of Engl ...
.


Notable family members

*
Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne (1271 – 9 October 1329) was the third son of Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland and Joan FitzJohn. Marriage and Children He married Synolda le Petit, daughter of William le PetitCharles Mosley, editor, ...
(1271–1329) * John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne (1731 – May 7, 1800)


Butlers of Clonamicklon and Ikerrin

This branch sprang from John Butler of Clonamicklon (1305–1330), the youngest son of
Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick Edmund Butler (died 1321), 6th Chief Butler of Ireland and nominally Earl of Carrick, was an Irish magnate who served as Justiciar of Ireland during the difficult times of the Scottish invasion from 1315 to 1318 and the great famine of 1316 to 1 ...
(1268–1321) and
Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Carrick Joan Butler (née FitzGerald), Countess of Carrick (1281 – 2 May 1320) was an Irish noblewoman, and the wife of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, Justiciar of Ireland (1268 – 13 September 1321). She was the mother of James Butler, 1st Earl of ...
(1282–1320).He was the brother of
James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond (17 October 13046 January 1338), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland and died in Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland. Family James Butler was the son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Car ...
(1305–1337). From this branch descended the Viscounts Ikerrin and the Earls of Carrick (of the second creation).


Notable family members

* Pierce Butler, 4th Viscount Ikerrin (1679–1711). He married twice. First to the Hon. Alicia Boyle then to Olivia St. George *
Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin (1683 – 7 March 1719) was an Irish nobleman. He was born in Kilkenny, Ireland to James Butler, 3rd Viscount Ikerrin and Eleanor Redman, daughter of Colonel Daniel Redman, of Ballylinch, County Kilkenny and ...
(1683–1720). He married Margaret Hamilton. They had one child. He was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. *
Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (6 September 1718 – 15 April 1774), known as the Viscount Ikerrin from 1721 to 1744, was the son of Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin and Margaret Butler, Viscountess ...
(1718–1774). He married Lady Juliana Boyle. They had one child. The 8th Viscount was created Earl of Carrick – the second time that an earldom of that name was created for the Butler family. The first creation was for
Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick Edmund Butler (died 1321), 6th Chief Butler of Ireland and nominally Earl of Carrick, was an Irish magnate who served as Justiciar of Ireland during the difficult times of the Scottish invasion from 1315 to 1318 and the great famine of 1316 to 1 ...
. *
Henry Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick (19 May 1746 – 20 July 1813), styled The Honourable from birth to 1748 and then as Viscount Ikerrin between 1748 and 1774, was an Irish peer and politician. He was the son of Somerset Butler, 1st Earl of ...
(1746–1813). He married Sarah Taylor. They had two children. He died in Kilkenny, Ireland. *
Somerset Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick Somerset Richard Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick (28 September 1779 – 4 February 1838) was the son of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick and Sarah Taylor. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Carrick and 10th Viscount Ikerrin upon his ...
(1779–1838), brother of the Hon. Henry Edward Butler (1780–1856) he married twice and had five children * Gina Fratini (Georgina Butler, 1931–2017), the English fashion designer, was the granddaughter of Charles Butler, 7th Earl of Carrick


Butlers of Cahir

This branch sprang from James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (died 1405). The family seat, Cahir Castle, is built on an island in the
River Suir The River Suir ( ; ga, an tSiúr or ''Abhainn na Siúire'' ) is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean through Waterford after a distance of . The catchment area of the Suir is 3,610 km2.
. Much of the barony of Iffa and Offa West was controlled by the Butler Barons Cahir.


Notable family members

* Thomas Butler of Cahir (died 1476)


Barons of the first creation

* Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Cahir (died 1558), son of Thomas Butler of Cahir. His brother Piers Butler would later supply future barons when his own line failed to produce any other male heirs upon the death of his own son. * Edmund Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir (died 1560)


Barons of the second creation

* Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Cahir (died 1596), son of Piers Butler and nephew of the 1st Baron. * Thomas Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir (died 1627), son of the 1st Baron. Died without a male heir. * Thomas Butler, 3rd Baron Cahir, son of Piers Butler, nephew of the 2nd Baron and grandson of the 1st Baron.


Butlers of Polestown and Roscrea

This branch also sprang from the 3rd Earl. Three distinct branches are associated with this branch of the family. The family tree splits firstly with Edmund MacRichard Butler; his eldest son, Sir James, founded the most illustrious sub-branch with his progeny going on to supply the 8th Earl of Ormond; his second son, Walter, founded the lesser sub-branch with his progeny going on to become baronets of Polestown. This sub-branch split thirdly to found a
Roscrea Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland, which in 2016 had a population of 5,446. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Saint Crónán of Roscrea, parts of which rem ...
branch in the barony of Ikerrin,
County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after t ...
, beginning with Walter's grandson. Note: "Polestown" is also spelled in the records as Poolestown". It is now identified with the town of
Paulstown Paulstown () is a small village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Paulstown is located at the (northern) junction of the N9 and N10 National primary roads. It is 21 km south of Carlow and 19 km east of Kilkenny. Scoil Bhride is the p ...
in Gowran, County Kilkenny.


Notable family members

* Sir Richard Butler of Polestown (1395–1443) * Walter Butler of Polestown (died 1483) * Sir Richard Butler (Poletown) (died 1619) * Edmond Butler of Polestown (died 1636) * Peter Butler of Roscrea *
Walter Butler of Roscrea Walter Butler of Ballinakill Castle, Roscrea (c. 1600 – 25 December 1634) was a military officer, who served as a colonel (''Oberst'') in the Imperial Army under Albrecht von Wallenstein and was involved in Wallenstein's murder in 1634. Ancestry ...


Butlers of Mountgarret, Cloughgrennan, Kilcash & Duiske

The common ancestor here is
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Ossory (1539) also known as Red Piers (Irish ''Piers Ruadh''), was from the Polestown–– branch of the Butler family of Ireland. In the succession crisis at the death of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl ...
. Three minor family branches sprang from his eldest son – James; Cloughgrenan, Kilcash and Duiske / Galmoye, His younger son, Richard Butler, founded the junior but long lasting Mountgarret line. Senior line - earls of Ormond, heirs of the 8th earl
Mountgarret line - heirs of the second son of the 8th earl
Cloughgrenan line - heirs of the second son of the 9th earl
Kilcash and Thurles line - heirs of the third son of the 9th earl
Garryricken line - heirs of the third son of the 11th earl
Duiske and Galmoye line - heirs of the 10th earl


Butlers of Mountgarret

Mountgarret may take its name from the
townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
of Tifeaghna (Mount Garret) in the
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Sheefin Sheefin is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–north–east of Mullingar. Sheefin is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Taghmon in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers ...
, in the barony of Galmoy or from Clomantagh (Mount Garret) in the civil parish of Clomantagh in the County of Crannagh. Both baronies are in the northwestern corner of County Kilkenny. The Viscounts are recorded as significant landowners there (where they occupied lands around Clomantagh Castle for many centuries), as well as holding lands in the neighbouring civil parish of Coolcashin.''Griffith's Primary Valuation'', Tithe Applotment Books Year, 1825 It may also refer to a district of the town of New Ross in County Wexford. This branch was in turn an offshoot of the Polestown branch.


Notable family members

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Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret (1500 – 20 May 1571) was the son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and Lady Margaret Fitzgerald. He married his half first cousin Eleanor Butler, daughter of Theobald Butler of Polestown, the illegitima ...
(1500–1571) *
Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret (c. 1562 – 1602), was the son of Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret and Eleanor Butler.Burke, John (1832). ''A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, ...
(died 1602) *
Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret (1578–1651) was the son of Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret and Grany or Grizzel, daughter of Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory. He is best known for his participation in the Irish Confed ...
(1578–1651) *
Edmund Butler, 4th Viscount Mountgarret Edmund Butler, 4th Viscount Mountgarret (1595–1679) was the son of Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret. He acceded to his title on the death of his father in 1651 and retained his lands in the north and east of Kilkenny while many others ...
(1595–1679) *
Edmund Butler, 10th Viscount Mountgarret Viscount Mountgarret is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. The title was created in 1550 for the Hon. Richard Butler, younger son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond. Butler had largely rebuilt the tower house at Mountgarret in County Wexfor ...
(died 1752) *
Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret (27 July 1745 – 16 July 1793) was an Irish peer and politician. He was the son of Edmund Butler, 10th Viscount Mountgarret and Charlotte Bradstreet, daughter of Sir Simon Bradstreet, 1st Bart. He m ...
(1745–1793) *
Edmund Butler, 1st Earl of Kilkenny Edmund Butler, 1st Earl of Kilkenny, 12th Viscount Mountgarret (6 January 1771 – 16 July 1846) was created Earl of Kilkenny on 20 December 1793. The son of Edmund Butler, 11th Viscount Mountgarret and Henrietta Butler, he was thus a member of th ...
(1771–1846) *
Henry Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret Viscount Mountgarret is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. The title was created in 1550 for the Hon. Richard Butler, younger son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond. Butler had largely rebuilt the tower house at Mountgarret in County Wexfor ...
(1816–1900) *
Henry Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret Henry Edmund Butler, 14th Viscount Mountgarret (18 December 1844 – 2 October 1912), was a British aristocrat. Family Henry Butler was the son of Henry Edmund Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret and inherited the viscountcy on his death in 1900. He ...
(1844–1912) * Edmund Butler, 15th Viscount Mountgarret (1875–1918) *
Piers Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret Viscount Mountgarret is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. The title was created in 1550 for the Hon. Richard Butler, younger son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond. Butler had largely rebuilt the tower house at Mountgarret in County Wexfor ...
(1903–1957) *
Richard Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret Richard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret (8 November 1936 – 7 February 2004) was a British soldier. Early life Butler was born at Knaresborough, the son of Piers Butler, 16th Viscount Mountgarret and Eglantine Christie. He was ed ...
(1936–2004) * Piers Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret (born 1961)


Butlers of Cloughgrenan

The second son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond was
Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan Sir Edmund Butler (1534 – c. 1585) of Cloughgrenan (and the Dullough), was an Irish noble and the second son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and Lady Joan Fitzgerald. He was a scion of the House of Ormond, and a rebel against the Tudors. ...
who occupied lands at Cloughgrenan (a townland near Carlow town). Tulleophelim (or Tullowphelim) is near the town of
Tullow Tullow (; , formerly ''Tulach Ó bhFéidhlim/ Tullowphelim'') is a market town in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the N81 road intersects with the R725. , the population was 4,673. History There is a statue of ...
in County Carlow. The castle of Tulleophlim had been built by James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond before 1450.


Notable family members

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Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan Sir Edmund Butler (1534 – c. 1585) of Cloughgrenan (and the Dullough), was an Irish noble and the second son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and Lady Joan Fitzgerald. He was a scion of the House of Ormond, and a rebel against the Tudors. ...
(c. 1531 – 1602), * Theobald Butler, Viscount Butler of Tulleophelim, a son of Sir Edmund. * Sir Thomas Butler of Cloughgrenan, 1st Baronet, illegitimate son of Sir Edmund. *
Sir Edmund Butler Sir Edmund Butler (1534 – c. 1585) of Cloughgrenan (and the Dullough), was an Irish noble and the second son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and Lady Joan Fitzgerald. He was a scion of the House of Ormond, and a rebel against the Tudors. ...
of Cloughgrenan, 2nd Baronet, son of 1st Baronet.


Butlers of Kilcash and Thurles

The third son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond, was
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who occupied lands in Kilcash, near Clonmel,
County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after t ...
. His heirs went on to provide four immediate heirs to the earldom of Ormond when the senior line failed through lack of legitimate male issue.


Notable family members

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John Butler of Kilcash John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...
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Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond Sir Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond and 4th Earl of Ossory (1559–1633), succeeded his uncle the 10th earl, in 1614. He was called "Walter of the Beads" because he was a devout Catholic, whereas his uncle had been a Protestant. King James ...
, son of John and the first member of the Kilcash branch to inherit the earldom when the senior branch failed to leave legitimate male issue. * Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles, son of the 11th Earl who predeceased his father. * James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, heir of Thomas, grandson of the 11th earl. *
Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory Vice-Admiral Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, KG, PC, PC (Ire) (1634–1680) was an Irish soldier and politician. He was the eldest son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond but predeceased his father and therefore never succeeded as duke. ...
, son of the 1st Duke who predeceased his father. *
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, (1665–1745) was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom of Ormond. Like his grandfather, the 1st Duke, he was raised as a Protes ...
, son of the 6th Earl of Ossory and grandson of the 1st Duke. * Charles Butler, 3rd Duke of Ormonde, younger son of the 6th Earl of Ossory. * Richard Butler of Kilcash, son of Viscount Thurles and younger brother of James, the 1st Duke.


Butlers of Garryricken

This branch is an offshoot of the Kilcash branch. Garryricken is a
townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
in the barony of Kells, County Kilkenny.


=Notable family members

= * Walter Butler of Garryricken, eldest son of Richard Butler of Kilcash, great-grandson of the 11th Earl. * Colonel Thomas Butler of Garryricken, eldest son of Walter. * John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde, son of Colonel Thomas, great-grand-nephew of the 1st Duke. He succeeded to the earldom (but not the dukedom) when the last member of senior Kilcash line, Charles, failed to produce a legitimate male heir. * John Butler of Garryricken, second son of Walter and brother of Colonel Thomas, grand-nephew of the 1st Duke. * Walter Butler, 16th Earl of Ormonde, son of John, great-great-great-grandson of the 11th Earl and the first cousin of the 15th Earl.


Butlers of Duiske and Galmoye

Duiske takes its name from Duiske Abbey in
Graiguenamanagh Graiguenamanagh or Graignamanagh () is a town on the River Barrow in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Part of the settlement, known as Tinnahinch, is on the County Carlow side of the river, and Carlow County Council refers to the whole village as "Grai ...
, County Kilkenny. Galmoy is a village in the Barony of Galmoy, northwestern Kilkenny. This branch also sprang from the 9th Earl. His younger son was James Butler of Duiske.


Notable family members

* James Butler of Duiske was awarded the Abbey lands upon the Dissolution of the Monasteries following the English Reformation. The lands eventually reverted to his uncle
Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and 3rd Earl of Ossory PC (Ire) (;  – 1614), was an influential courtier in London at the court of Elizabeth I. He was Lord Treasurer of Ireland from 1559 to his death. He fought for the crown in th ...
. * Piers FitzThomas Butler of Duiske, who was the illegitimate son of the 10th Earl. *
Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye Sir Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye (died 1653) was an Irish peer, the eldest son of Piers FitzThomas Butler and the Honourable Katherine Fleming, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane and his wife Catherine Preston. ...
, who was the son of Piers FitzThomas Butler. *
Piers Butler of Duiske Piers Butler of Duiske, Barrowmount, County Kilkenny (died 1650) was the son of Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye and Hon. Anne Butler, daughter of Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret. He gained the rank of Colonel of Dragoons. After the B ...
, who was the eldest son of the 1st Viscount. *
Edward Butler, 2nd Viscount Galmoye Edward Butler, 2nd Viscount Barony of Galmoy, Galmoye (c. 1627– after 24 October 1667) was the son of Piers Butler of Duiske and Margaret Netterville, daughter of Nicholas Netterville, 1st Viscount Netterville. His grandfather was Edward Butler ...
, who was the grandson of the 1st Viscount. *
Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye, otherwise Viscount Galmoy, (21 March 1652 – 18 June 1740) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman. He was descended from the 10th Earl of Ormond. He was the son of Edward Butler, 2nd Viscount Galmoye and Eleanor White ...
, who was the eldest son of the 2nd Viscount. He was attainted and had no living male heirs. * Richard Butler of Galmoye, who was the second son of the 2nd Viscount. * James Butler of the Irish Brigade in France was son of Richard Butler of Galmoye and the grandson of the 2nd Viscount. *
Edmond Butler of Killoshulan Edmond Butler of Killoshulan, Duiske, County Kilkenny (died 12 July 1691) was the youngest son of Piers Butler of Duiske and Margaret Netterville, daughter of Nicholas Netterville, 1st Viscount Netterville. His grandfather was Edward Butler, 1s ...
, who was the brother of the 2nd Viscount.


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Sub-families and houses

House Butler was a large
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with many titles, large amounts of land and a considerable amount of wealth, with close ties to the royal families of England and later other countries. Consequently, it has numerous descendants and sub-houses throughout the world, particularly in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. For example,
Lady Margaret Butler Lady Margaret Boleyn (c. 1454 – 1539) was an Irish noblewoman, the daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond. She married Sir William Boleyn and through her eldest son Sir Thomas Boleyn, was the paternal grandmoth ...
of
Kilkenny Castle Kilkenny Castle ( ga, Caisleán Chill Chainnigh, IPA: �kaʃlʲaːnˠˈçiːl̪ʲˈxan̪ʲiː is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol o ...
was married to Sir
William Boleyn Sir William Boleyn, KB (1451 – 10 October 1505) of Blickling Hall in Norfolk and Hever Castle in Kent, was a wealthy and powerful landowner who served as Sheriff of Kent in 1489 and as Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1500. He was the father ...
of
Blickling Hall Blickling Hall is a Jacobean stately home situated in 5,000 acres of parkland in a loop of the River Bure, near the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England. The mansion was built on the ruins of a Tudor building for Sir Henry ...
and Hever Castle and was the grandmother of Queen
Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key ...
, wife of Henry VIII of the House of Tudor, connecting the Butler family to the Tudor dynasty. The butler family has expanded going to america


See also

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Irish nobility The Irish nobility could be described as including persons who do, or historically did, fall into one or more of the following categories of nobility: * Gaelic nobility of Ireland descendants in the male line of at least one historical grade o ...
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Baron Dunboyne Baron Dunboyne was a title first held by the Petit family some time after the Norman invasion of Ireland. History Dunboyne was part of the Lordship of Meath. The Petit family also had land holdings in Mullingar. In 1227, Ralph Petit became Bishop ...
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Baron Butler The title Baron Butler was created in the Peerage of England in 1666. The Butler family have several branches ( ga, Buitléar) who descended from Irish-Norman dynasties, all of which descended from Theobald Walter who was Chief Butler of Englan ...
* Butler baronets * Inislounaght Abbey * Butler–FitzGerald dispute *
Butler of Scotland The office of Butler of Scotland ( la, Pincerna Regis), was a court position in the Kingdom of Scotland during the High Middle Ages. Office holders * Ranulf I de Soules * William II de HayaBalfour Paul, vol III, p 555 * Nicholas I de Soules * ...


References


Bibliography

*Empley, C A, ''The Butler lordship in Ireland'' (1970), Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) {{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, dynasty