Thomas Butler of Cahir
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Thomas Butler of Cahir (died 1476) was the great-grandson of James "Gallda" Butler who was the third son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond.
Marriage and issue
He married Catherine Power. He had two sons:- Thomas ButlerThomas Butler, 1st Baron CahirThomas Butler, 1st Baron Cahir was the son of Thomas Butler of Cahir and Catherine Power. He was elevated to the peerage of Ireland, 10 November 1543, by the title of Baron of Caher. He married Eleanor Butler, fifth daughter of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond...
who was created Baron CahirBaron CahirBaron Cahir is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1542 for Thomas Butler who was a descendant of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond. Descendants later became Viscounts Cahir and Earls Glenarm. Cahir is a town in the barony of Iffa and Offa West, South Tipperary...
in 1543. This title became extinct on the death of his only son Edmond Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir in 1560. - Piers Butler who was the father of Theobald Butler in whose favour the peerage was revived in 1583.