James Butler of Duiske

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Quick Facts

Gender

Male

Family

Mother:	Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond
Father:	James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
Siblings:	Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond John Butler of Kilcash Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan Walter Butler of Nodstown

The details

Duiske. View from the River Barrow.

James Butler of Duiske (Irish: Séamas de Buitléir an Dubhuisce) was a younger son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and Lady Joan Fitzgerald. In 1576, Queen Elizabeth I of England awarded him the lands of Duiske Abbey which had been confiscated by the Crown.

Married Mary Edwards circa 1540

Had Two Sons,

George Butler of Wexford 1562 - 1626

Walter Butler

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