Earl of Carrick, in the barony of Iffa and Offa East,

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, is a title in the

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First creation

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, by King Edward II. The title is linked to the manor of Karryk Mac Gryffin (the modern town of

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) in the barony of Iffa and Offa East,

. Edmund was the father 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 ...

, and John Butler of Clonamicklon. However, upon his death in 1321 the earldom was not inherited by his son and heir. Later, with the second creation of the title, it was bestowed on the descendants of his second son, John, who became Viscounts Ikerrin and Earls of Carrick. Sir Edmund Butler had distinguished himself in the fight against the Bruce invasion of Ireland.

Second creation

In 1629, Lieutenant-General Sir Pierce Butler was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Ikerrin. He was the descendant of John Butler of Clonamicklon, the second son of

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. The Viscount's great-great-grandson, the 4th Viscount, sat in the Irish Parliament of James II and was outlawed in 1689 after the accession of William III and Mary II. However, the outlawry was annulled in 1698 and he was able to take his seat in the

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. Lord Ikerrin later achieved the military rank of Brigadier-General. His son, the 5th Viscount, died at an early age and was succeeded by his uncle, the 6th Viscount. He was a Protestant clergyman. His eldest son, the 7th Viscount, died as a child and was succeeded by his younger brother, Somerset Hamilton Butler. In 1748, the 8th Viscount Ikerrin was made Earl of Carrick in the Peerage of Ireland in memorial of his remote ancestor, John Butler, mentioned above. His eldest son, the 2nd Earl, represented

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in the

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. He then was succeeded by his eldest son, the 3rd Earl. He sat in the British House of Lords as an

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between 1819 and 1838. His second son, the fifth Earl (who succeeded his elder brother), was a Captain in the

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and fought in the

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. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the sixth Earl. He was the grandson of Lieutenant-General the Hon. Henry Edward Butler, second son of the second Earl. Lord Carrick was a Major in the

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. His son, the seventh Earl, was Comptroller of the Household to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1913 to 1915 and fought in the

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, where he was mentioned in despatches. Lord Carrick had already in 1912 been created Baron Butler of Mount Juliet, in the County of Kilkenny, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the eleventh Earl, who succeeded his father in 2008. The family seat was Mount Juliet, near

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, County Kilkenny.

Viscounts Ikerrin (1629)

* Pierce Butler, 1st Viscount Ikerrin (died ) *

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(1637 – c. 1680) *

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(died 1688) * Pierce Butler, 4th Viscount Ikerrin (1679–1710/11) *

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(1698–1712) *

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 ...

(1683–1719) *

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(1714–1721) * Somerset Butler, 8th Viscount Ikerrin (1719–1774) (created Earl of Carrick in 1748)

Earls of Carrick (1748)

Somerset Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick, 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 Hamilton, daughter and co-heiress of James H ...

(1719–1774) *

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) *

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) *

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(1834–1846) *

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(1835–1901) * Charles Henry Somerset Butler, 6th Earl of Carrick (1851–1909) * Charles Ernest Alfred French Somerset Butler, 7th Earl of Carrick (1873–1931), created Baron Butler K'' in 1912 * Theobald Walter Somerset Henry Butler, 8th Earl of Carrick (1903–1957) * Brian Stuart Theobald Somerset Caher Butler, 9th Earl of Carrick (1931–1992) * David James Theobald Somerset Butler, 10th Earl of Carrick (1953–2008) * (Arion) Thomas Piers Hamilton Butler, 11th Earl of Carrick (born 1975) The

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is the present holder's brother Hon. Piers Edmund Theobald Lismalyn Butler (born 1979). * ''Charles Butler, 7th Earl of Carrick (1873–1931)'' ** ''Theobald Butler, 8th Earl of Carrick (1903–1957)'' *** ''Brian Butler, 9th Earl of Carrick (1931–1992)'' **** ''David Butler, 10th Earl of Carrick (1953–2008)'' ***** (Arion) Thomas Butler, 11th Earl of Carrick (b. 1975) *****(1). Hon. Piers Edmund Theobald Lismalyn Butler (b. 1979) *****(2). Hon. Lindsay Simon Turville Somerset Butler (b. 1979) **''Hon. Guy Somerset Lionel Butler (1905–1983)'' ***''Rupert Lionel Somerset Butler (1940–2020)'' ****(3). Piers Somerset Patrick Butler (b. 1970) *****(4). Guy Somerset Hugh Butler (b. 2008) *****(5). Luke Somerset Rupert Butler (b. 2010) ****(6). Eli Somerset James Butler (b. 1971) ****(7). Matthew Somerset Guy Butler (b. 1972) ****(8). Sebastian Somerset Lionel Butler (b. 1979) ***(9). Dermot Somerset Launcelot Butler (b. 1941) **''Hon. Pierce Alan Somerset David Butler (1909–1964)'' ***''David Llewelyn Somerset Butler (1937–2017)'' ****(10). Michael Somerset Butler (b. 1966)

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * Ormond, Duke of, Life 1610–'88: Thomas A. Carte, M.A. 6 vols. Oxford, 1851.

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