Edmond Butler of Polestown, (1595 - 21 April 1636), was a descendant of the Butler family - the
Earls of Ormond. He was the eldest son of
Walter Butler of Poletown. His brothers were Richard, Peter and Walter. His uncle
Peter
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founded the "Roscrea" cadet branch of the family, which is in turn descended from the "Polestown" cadet branch. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Kilkenny from 1634 to 1635.
Family
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James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond
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Sir Richard Butler of Polestown
Sir Richard Butler (1395 – 1443) of Polestown, County Kilkenny, was the second son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, and Anne Welles. His older brother James inherited the earldom. Following the extinction of the senior family line, his ...
, the second son of the 3rd Earl.
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Edmund MacRichard Butler
Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler of Polestown (1420 – June 13, 1464) was the eldest son of Sir Richard Butler of Polestown and adopted the Gaelic title of The MacRichard of Ossory.
Career
Like his father before him, Edmund was the Lord Deputy to hi ...
, the eldest son of Sir Richard.
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Sir James Butler, eldest son of Edmund MacRichard.
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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 ...
, eldest legitimate son of Sir James.
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Walter Butler of Polestown
Walter Butler of Polestown was High Sheriff of County Kilkenny, Ireland in 1483.
He was the second son of Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler. His nephew Piers would become the 8th Earl of Ormond.Byrne, Frances John, et al (2002). ''A New History of I ...
, second son of Edmund MacRichard.
***** Edmond Butler of Polestown, the son of Walter.
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Sir Richard Butler of Poletown, the son of Edmond.
As the great-grandson of
Walter Butler of Polestown
Walter Butler of Polestown was High Sheriff of County Kilkenny, Ireland in 1483.
He was the second son of Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler. His nephew Piers would become the 8th Earl of Ormond.Byrne, Frances John, et al (2002). ''A New History of I ...
, Edmond was a member of the Polestown cadet branch of the Butler family. He was 24 years of age when his father died. On 20 November 1628, he had a special livery of his estate.
[''Lodge, John'': ''The Peerage of Ireland or, A Genealogical History Of The Present Nobility Of That Kingdom'', 1789, Vol IV, pg18.] He married Ellice, daughter of Nicholas Shortall of Claragh, County Kilkenny and had issue,
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Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet (died 1650) was an Irish nobleman. He was created a baronet, of Polestown, in the Baronetage of Ireland on 8 July 1645.George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, ...
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Polestown, also known as Poulstown, is today called
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 ...
and is located in the Barony of Gowran,
County Kilkenny.
See also
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Butler baronets
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Butler dynasty
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 ...
References
External links
The Peerage
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Edmond
16th-century Irish people
1595 births
1636 deaths