Edmond Butler of Killoshulan, Duiske, County Kilkenny (died 12 July 1691) was the youngest son of

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 Ba ...

and Margaret Netterville, daughter of

Nicholas Netterville, 1st Viscount Netterville Nicholas Netterville of Dowth, County Meath, Ireland, was born in 1581, and succeeded his father, John Netterville, in the family estate on 20 September 1601. Although an enemy accused them of being "but a mean family" the Nettervilles had in fact ...

. His grandfather was

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. H ...

. Killoshulan 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 origi ...

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 ...

Crannagh Crannagh (), sometimes written Cranagh or Granagh, is a Barony (Ireland), barony in the north western part of County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is one of 12 baronies in County Kilkenny. The size of the barony is . There are ...

, County Kilkenny.

Marriage and issue

He married Catherine Crispe, daughter of Nicholas Crispe, circa 1657.The Peerage.
/ref> Their children were: * Piers Butler (d. Jan 1716/17) * Richard Butler

Career and succession

He gained the rank of Major in 1689 in the service of the Colonel Edward Butler's Regiment of Horse which was in the army of King

James II of England James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Gloriou ...

. He fought in the

Battle of Aughrim The Battle of Aughrim ( ga, Cath Eachroma) was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Jacobite army loyal to James II and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691 (old style, equivalent ...

and was killed in action. His brother

Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

succeeded to the title of

Viscount Galmoye 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 and the Kingdom of Ireland. They rose to their highest prominence as Dukes of Ormonde. ...

, in county Kilkenny in 1653. His great-great grandson, Garret, would later successfully petition the

English Parliament The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised ...

for the restitution of the family titles. Some time after June 1828, he was confirmed as the 5th Viscount Galmoye.

References

Edmond Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmond include: * Edmond Canaple (1797–1876), French politician * Edmond Chehade (born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Edmond Conn (1914–1998), American farmer, businessman, and politician ...

1691 deaths People from County Kilkenny 17th-century Irish people Irish soldiers in the army of James II of England Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-noble-stub

Marriage and issue

Career and succession

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