Earl of Glengall was a title 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 ...

that was created in 1816 for Richard Butler, 10th Baron Cahir. The subsidiary title of Baron Cahir (also spelt Caher) in the Peerage of Ireland was first created in 1542 for Thomas Butler, who was a descendant of The 3rd Earl of Ormond. James "Gallda" Butler () (died 1434) was the son of the 3rd Earl and Catherine FitzGerald of Desmond. "Gallda" Butler married a daughter of MacWalter and together they had one son,

Piers Piers may refer to: * Pier, a raised structure over a body of water * Pier (architecture), an architectural support * Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name) * Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetages ...

(1425-1464). The title was re-created in 1583 with the unusual remainder to

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of the first baron, which made his great-nephews, Theobald Butler and Thomas Prendergast, co-heirs. Prendergast ceded the title to Theobald Butler, preferring that the title should follow the strict male line. The 10th Baron was created Viscount Cahir and

Earl 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 ...

of Glengall. The titles of Viscount and Earl became extinct on the death of the second Earl in June 1858. The title of Baron Cahir, which was created with remainder to

, became

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and could potentially be claimed by descendants of Thomas Prendergast.

Cahir Cahir (; ) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Iffa and Offa West. Location and access For much of the twentieth century, Cahir stood at an intersection of two busy national roadways: the Dubli ...

is a town in the

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

Iffa and Offa West Iffa and Offa West (Irish: ''Uíbh Eoghain agus Uíbh Fhathaidh Thiar'') is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Cahir. The barony lies between Clanwil ...

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 ...

. It is famous for

Cahir Castle Cahir Castle ( ga, Caisleán na Cathrach), one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built from 1142 by Conchobar Ua Briain, King of Thomond. Now situated in Cahir town centre, County Tipperary, the ...

List of titleholders

Butler dynasty

James "Gallda" Butler () (died 1434) was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Catherine FitzGerald of Desmond. From him springs the Cahir branch of the Butler family who were ennobled as Barons Cahir. He married a daughter of MacWalter, and together they had one son, Piers (1425–1464).The Irish Archaeological Society, Volume 10 By

Irish Archaeological Society The Irish Archaeological Society (sometimes spelled as "Irish Archæological Society") was a learned society, founded in 1840. Among the founders was the Rev. Dr. Todd, who acted as secretary. The Irish Archaeological Society was one of the fir ...

, page 220.

Barons Cahir, First creation (1542)

Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Cahir Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Cahir or Caher (died 1558) was an Irish peer. Biography Butler was the son of Thomas Butler of Cahir and Catherine Power and the great-grandson of James "Gallda" Butler. He was elevated to the peerage of Ireland, on 1 ...

, son of Thomas Butler of Cahir. His brother Piers would supply later barons when his own line failed to produce male heirs. *

Edmund Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir Edmond Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir (died 1560) was the son of Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Cahir. The title, Baron Cahir, became extinct upon his death but was revived in favour of his first cousin, Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Cahir (of the second creatio ...

, son of the 1st Baron who died without issue.

Barons Cahir, Second creation (1583)

Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Cahir Sir Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Cahir, Caher, or ''Cahier'' (died 1596) was the first baron Cahir of the second creation, which occurred in 1583. Birth and origin Theobald was the eldest son of Piers Butler and his wife, ...

, son of Piers Butler and nephew of the 1st Baron. He died in 1596 having had six sons of whom the three elder were Thomas, Piers and Edmund. * Thomas Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir, son of the 1st Baron. Died without male issue in 1627. * Thomas Butler, 3rd Baron Cahir, son of Piers Butler, nephew of the 2nd Baron and grandson of the 1st Baron. * Pierce Butler, 4th Baron Cahir, grandson of the 3rd Baron. Pierce's father, Edmund, predeceased the 3rd Baron. He died in 1676 without male issue. * Theobald Butler, 5th Baron Cahir, the son of Edmund who was the third son of the 1st Baron. He succeeded on the extinction of the line of the 1st Lord's second son. He died in 1700. * Thomas Butler, 6th Baron Cahir, son of the 5th Baron. * James Butler, 7th Baron Cahir, son of the 6th Baron who succeeded in 1744 and died without issue in 1746. * Pierce Butler, 8th Baron Cahir, brother of the 7th Baron. He died without issue on 10 June 1788, ending the line of Theobald. *

James Butler, 9th Baron Cahir James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, son of Richard Butler of Ballinahinch (or Ballynahinch) who was the grandson of the above Edmund, (i.e. Richard was the great-grandson of the 1st Baron). He was in India at the time of his predecessor's death and so never received the news of his elevation as he died a month later in July 1788. * Richard Butler, 10th Baron Cahir, son of the 9th Baron (created Viscount Cahir and Earl of Glengall in 1816).

Earls of Glengall (1816)

Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall The Rt Hon. Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall (13 November 1775 – 30 January 1819), known as The 10th Baron Cahir before 1816, was an Irish peer. He was the son and heir of James Butler, 9th Baron Cahir, and Sarah Nicholls. In July 1788, he ...

and 10th Baron Cahir (1775–1819), was the son of the 9th Baron. He died in 1819. *

Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall The Rt Hon. Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall (17 May 1794 – 22 June 1858), styled Viscount Cahir between January 1816 and January 1819, was an Irish Tory politician and peer. The son of The 1st Earl of Glengall and Emily Jefferys, on 17 ...

and 11th Baron Cahir (1794–1858). The titles became extinct at the death of the second Earl who was buried in the

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church,

built by John Nash.

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