James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
(see here
and here),
Protestant,
12th Earl of Ormonde, Viceroy of Ireland 1643-7,
went into exile in France with Charles II,
returned with the Restoration 1660,
cr 1st Duke of Ormonde 1661, K.G., returned in triumph to Ireland 1662, Viceroy of Ireland 1662-9,
created the Phoenix Park, Dublin,
re-established
Kilkenny College
1666 (or 1667),
after his exile in France, he gave
Kilkenny Castle
a wonderful, unfortified, French Chateau look,
sadly, later remodelling in the 19th cent removed this look, Viceroy of Ireland 1677-85,
founded Royal Hospital, Kilmainham 1680,
his arms are on the N front,
looking over the gardens,
full-length portrait in [NGI] first room
and in Royal Hospital,
died 1688, bur family vault, Henry VII's chapel, Westminster Abbey,
having had issue:
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
(see here),
succ 1688,
one of main Williamite supporters in 1690, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1703-7 and 1711-3,
despite having been a Williamite supporter in 1690,
when Anne died in 1714
he supported the Stuart claim over the Hanoverians,
and was attainted 1715,
died 1745, bur Westminster Abbey
[Dukedom attainted 1715, extinct anyway 1758].
Ormond Quay, Dublin (thus now spelt), is after the 1st Duke.
It was him who set up the system in Dublin
where the houses on the quay face the river
(instead of backing onto it).