Edmond Butler of Polestown, (c. 1595 - 21 April 1636), was a descendant of the Butler family - the

Earls of Ormond Earldom of Ormond may refer to: * Earl of Ormond (Scotland), created twice in the Peerage of Scotland for the House of Douglas *Earl of Ormond (Ireland) The peerage title Earl of Ormond and the related titles Duke of Ormonde and Marquess of Or ...

. He was the eldest son of

Sir Richard Butler (Poletown) Sir Richard Butler of Poletown, County Kilkenny (died 20 August 1619), was a descendant of the Butler family - the Earls of Ormond. He was the third son of Edmond Butler of Polestown. He was invested as a Knight on 21 April 1605. His older brother ...

and great grandson of Walter Butler of Poletown. His brothers were Richard, Peter and Walter. His uncle

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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.

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James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (c. 1359 – 7 September 1405), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He acceded to the title in 1382, and built Gowran Castle three years later in 1385 close to the centre of Gowran, making it his usual reside ...

** Sir Richard Butler of Polestown, the second son of the 3rd Earl. *** Sir

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 h ...

, the eldest son of Sir Richard. **** Sir James Butler, eldest son of Edmund MacRichard. *****

Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Ossory (26 August 1539) also known as Red Piers (Irish language, Irish ''Piers Ruadh''), was from the Polestown branch of the Butler family of Ireland. In the succession crisis at the death of Tho ...

, eldest legitimate son of Sir James. ****

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 Ire ...

(fl. 1483), second son of Edmund MacRichard. ***** Edmond Butler of Polestown, the son of Walter. ****** Sir Richard Butler of Poletown, the son of Edmond. As the great-grandson of

, 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, *

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, ...

. Polestown, also known as Poulstown, is today called

Paulstown Paulstown () (also known as Poulstown or Polestown) 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 ...

and is located in the Barony of Gowran,

County Kilkenny County Kilkenny () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the City status in Ir ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Edmond, Of Polestown Edmond 17th-century Irish people 1590s births 1636 deaths

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