James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond
- Sources yet to be consulted:
Figures of (left) a Butler lord, and (right) his Fitzgerald wife.
Jerpoint Abbey,
near Thomastown, Co.Kilkenny.
These are dated c.1400, so must be 3rd Earl of Ormond and 2nd wife
(rather than
Edmund Butler and Joan Fitzgerald).
Photos 2007.
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James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond.
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wikipedia
and
genealogics.
He succ as Earl in 1382 when his
father died.
He
built
Gowran Castle, Gowran, Co.Kilkenny, in 1385.
He was called "The Earl of Gowran".
He
mar 1stly, pre-1386, to Anne Welles.
Governor of Ireland
1391.
He
purchased
Kilkenny Castle
1391.
Anne died on 13 November 1397.
He mar 2ndly, 1399, to
Katherine FitzGerald.
Governor of Ireland
1405.
He
died 7 September 1405, Gowran Castle.
He was buried in St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran.
He had issue by 1st wife:
- James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, had issue:
- John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond,
had illegitimate issue:
- James Butler, "Black James",
skirmish with
8th Earl of Kildare
1492.
- Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond,
had issue:
- Margaret Butler,
mar Sir William Boleyn and had issue.
They were grandparents of Anne Boleyn
and great-grandparents of Elizabeth.
The Earldom of Ormond was granted
to this line
during the brief period of favour of
Anne Boleyn.
After her fall it returned to the male-line Butler family.
- Sir Richard Butler,
born at Kilkenny Castle, 1395,
named in honour of the visiting King Richard II,
later
of
Polestown Castle
(or Paulstown Castle),
a bit S of the village of
Polestown
(or Paulstown),
Co.Kilkenny,
mar Catherine O'Reilly
[dau of Gildas O'Reilly, Lord of East Breifne],
Catherine died 1420,
he
died 1443,
had issue:
- Sir Edmund Butler,
of Polestown (or Paulstown), Co.Kilkenny,
succ 1443,
mar Catherine O'Carroll [dau of Mulroney O'Carroll, King of Ely O'Carroll],
adopted the Gaelic title of "The MacRichard of Ossory",
founded the bridge at Carrick-on-Suir 1447,
died June 13, 1464,
buried at Grey Friars, Kilkenny,
Catherine died 1506,
had issue:
-
Sir James Butler.
Father of 8th Earl of Ormond.
- Richard "The Boaster" Butler,
had issue:
-
Catherine Butler,
mar
Edmond Butler, 8th Baron of Dunboyne
and had issue.
Paulstown Castle, Co.Kilkenny.
From
1887 to 1913 map.
The new building is 18th century,
but may incorporate part of the old castle.
The new building is now a ruin.
See modern
satellite view.
See
street view
of NE entrance
(the "Lodge" shown some distance to the NE on the
OS map,
not shown in screenshot above).