Thomas Butler of Cahir

Thomas Butler of Cahir (1448-1476) [1] was the grandson of James "Gallda" Butler who was the third son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond.[2] He was born and died in Cahir Castle, Tipperary, Ireland.

Marriage and issue

He married Catherine Power (1430-1524) [3] and together they had three sons:

• Thomas Butler (d.1558) who was created Baron Cahir in 1543. This title became extinct on the death of his only son Edmund Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir in 1560.
• Piers Butler (d.1539) who was the father of Theobald Butler in whose favour the peerage was revived in 1583.[4]
• Edmund Butler (1470-1560)

See also

• Butler dynasty

References

1. Butlers of Cahir.
2. Lodge, Edmund, "The genealogy of the existing British peerage with brief sketches of the family history of the nobility.", 1832, pg 159.
3. Burke, John, A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire., Vol 1, pg 128.
4. Lodge, Edmund, "The genealogy of the existing British peerage with brief sketches of the family history of the nobility.", 1832, pg 160.