Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and 6th Chief Butler of Ireland (c. 1270 – 13 September 1321) was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland

Peerage of Ireland

The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...

. He was the second son of Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland

Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland

Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland was the son of Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland and Margery de Burgh, daughter of Richard Mor de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connacht. He assisted King Edward I of England in his wars in Scotland...

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Career

Edmund succeeded to his father’s lands upon the death of his elder brother Theobald, the 5th Chief Butler of Ireland, in 1299. He was created Justiciar of Ireland in 1303 with a fee of £500 per annum. In 1309 was knighted by Edward II in London. Three years later he defeated the O'Byrne and O'Toole clans in Glenmalure.

At a great feast at Dublin on Sunday 29 of September 1313, he created 30 Knights, by patent, dated at Langley 4 January 1314.

Having distinguished himself during the Bruce campaign in Ireland alongside John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth

John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth

John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth was an Irish peer. He was the commander of the Anglo-Irish army in the Battle of Faughart, the decisive battle in the Irish Bruce Wars 1315–1318...

 and Roger Mortimer, Edmund was granted a charter of the castle and manor of Karryk Macgryffin

Carrick-on-Suir

Carrick-on-Suir is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. As the name – meaning "the rock of the Suir" – suggests, the town is situated on the River Suir. The of the town gives the population as 5,906 and shows that it has grown by 5.7% since 2002...

 and Roscrea to hold to him and his heirs sub nomine et honore comitis de Karryk. The patent was dated at Lincoln 1 September that year, 1315; on that date, he was given the return of all the King's writs in the cantreds of Oreman (sic Ormond), Elyogerth (sic Eliogarty

Eliogarty

Eliogarty is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Thurles. It is one of 14 baronies in the old county of Tipperary between Ikerrin to the north , Kilnamanagh Upper to the west and Middle Third to the south .The...

), and Elyocarroll in County Tipperary

County Tipperary

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. To these was added, on 12 November 1320, all the lands of William de Carran in Finagh and Favmolin in County Waterford

County Waterford

*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

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However, the charter, while creating an earldom, failed to make Edmund's heir James Earl of Carrick

Earl of Carrick (Ireland)

Earl of Carrick, in the barony of Iffa and Offa East, South Tipperary, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.-First creation:The title was first created in 1315 for Sir Edmund Butler, Justiciar of Ireland, by King Edward II. The title is linked to the manor of Karryk Mac Gryffin in the barony of...

. James was later created Earl of Ormond (Ireland) in his own right in 1328 alongside Roger Mortimer, who was created Earl of March

Earl of March

The title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border...

, and the newly created John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall

John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall

John of Eltham, 1st Earl of Cornwall was the second son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. He was heir to the English throne from the date of the abdication of his father to the birth of his nephew Edward of Woodstock .-Life:John was born in 1316 at Eltham Palace, Kent...

), brother of King Edward III.

Edmund went on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela

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 in 1321 but died in London on 13 September 1321. He was buried at Gowran

Gowran

Gowran is a village and former town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Gowran Park race course is located nearby. Gowran is located on the N9 national primary road where it is crossed by the R702 regional road.-History:...

, County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

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Issue

By his wife Joan FitzGerald

Joan FitzGerald

Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Carrick was an Irish noblewoman, and the wife of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, Justiciar of Ireland . She was the mother of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond.- Family :...

, daughter of the John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare

John FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare

John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare was a Peer in the Peerage of Ireland.The eldest son of Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald and Rohesia de St...

, he had several children, the eldest of whom succeeded him as Chief Butler of Ireland but not as Earl of Carrick.

• James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond (1305–1337)
• John Butler of Clonamicklon
  John Butler of Clonamicklon
  John Butler of Clonamicklon , was the youngest son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick. In 1306 he moved north from Lismalin and established a junior branch of the family in the Slieveardagh Hills at Clonamicklon, County Tipperary....
  
   (or Limallon) (c. 1305–1330) was the ancestor of the later creation of Viscount Ikerrin and Earl of Carrick (Ireland)
  Earl of Carrick (Ireland)
  Earl of Carrick, in the barony of Iffa and Offa East, South Tipperary, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.-First creation:The title was first created in 1315 for Sir Edmund Butler, Justiciar of Ireland, by King Edward II. The title is linked to the manor of Karryk Mac Gryffin in the barony of...
  
  . By his wife Johanna, he had issue, Edmond.
• Lawrence Butler (died 1339?)
• Joan Butler, who was married in 1321 to Roger Mortimer (second son of Roger, brother to Edward, Earl of March
  Earl of March
  The title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border...
  
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• Unknown daughter who was married to Sir Thomas Dillon of Drumrany, ancestor to Viscount Dillon
  Viscount Dillon
  Viscount Dillon, of Costello-Gallen in the County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1622 for Theobald Dillon, Lord President of Connaught. The Dillons were an Hiberno-Norman landlord family from the 13th century in a part of County Westmeath was called 'Dillon's...
  
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