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Henry Butler, Lord of Umallia, founder of Burrishoole, died 1272.
Butler was a descendant of Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler, founder of the Butler dynasty of Ireland.
Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland was a close relation. A later kinsman was James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond.
Butler participated in the invasion of Connacht under either Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Baron of Connaught or his son, Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster. In 1238 his is referred to as lord of Umhall ("the Owles").
In 1272 he and Hosty ap Meurig were slain by Cathal, son of Conor Roe, and by the Clann-Murtough O'Conor. The latter Gaelic family, the Clan Muircheartaigh Uí Conchobhair, then tenants of Butler in Umhaill, had previously been lords over the territories, but their uprising led to their expulsion within two years. In 1281 a John Butler held the manor of Ballycroy in neighbouring Erris also formerly held by the Clan.
In 1333, another John Butler or le Botiller, son of a Peter, held Henry's estates. In 1380 his son Thomas, Lord of Achill and Owles, is attested in a transfer of land in Co. Cork. [1] After this date the family disappears from history. In the late 1500s, however, the then Earl of Ormond obtained the rights to Henry's estates by unknown means.
The Annals of the Four Masters state:
Ruaidri mac Tairdelbach Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, died 1384. The previous king though not listed was slain and defeated by the Ó Cellaigh's of Ui Maine.
James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond, was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland and died in Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Events from the year 1347 in Ireland.
Events from the year 1338 in Ireland.
Events from the year 1337 in Ireland.
Maud 'Matilda' le Vavasour, Baroness Butler was an Anglo-Norman heiress and the wife of Fulk FitzWarin, a medieval landed gentleman who was forced to become an outlaw in the early 13th century, who is allegedly linked to the tale of Robin Hood and its origins.
Joan Butler, 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.
Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connacht, was a Cambro-Norman noblewoman, the wife of Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Baron of Connaught and Strathearn (c.1180–1242), and the mother of his seven children, including Sir William Óg de Burgh, a lord and warrior and Walter de Burgh, the first Earl of Ulster. She was also known as Gille de Lacy. Egidia was the daughter of Walter II de Lacy by his second wife Margaret de Braose.
Margery de Burgh, was a Norman-Irish noblewoman and wife of Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland.
The Clan Murtagh O'Conor were descendants of Irish High-King Toirdelbach Ua Conchobair, through his son, Murtogh Moynagh O'Conor (d.1210), tánaiste of Connacht. They have been defined by Katherine Simms as:
"... the earliest, most aristocratic and best documented example of increasing nomadism in the northern half of Ireland in the late middle ages. ... In spite of the fact that they were a very numerous branch of the O'Conor family, who supplied five kings to the throne of Connacht, they seem to have vanished away in the early fifteenth century, never to be heard of again."
Owen Ó hEidhin was King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne.
Butler is the name of a noble family whose members were, for several centuries, prominent in the administration of the Lordship of Ireland and the Kingdom of Ireland. They rose to their highest prominence as Dukes of Ormonde. The family has produced multiple titles such as Baron Cahir, Baron Dunboyne, Viscount Ikerrin, Viscount Galmoye, Viscount Mountgarret, Viscount Thurles, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Kilkenny, Earl of Ormond, Earl of Ossory, Marquess of Ormonde and Duke of Ormonde. Variant spellings of the name include le Boteler and le Botiller. The Butlers were descendants of Anglo-Norman lords who participated in the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. The surname has its origins in the hereditary office of "Butler (cup-bearer) of Ireland", originating with Theobald Walter, 1st Chief Butler of Ireland. The arms of later family members depicted three cups in recognition of their original office.
Umhaill or Umhall was a Gaelic territory around Clew Bay in the west of what is now County Mayo, Ireland, comprising the baronies of Burrishoole and Murrisk. By the 12th century, its ruling dynasty were known as the Uí Máille (O'Malleys). Originally an autonomous part of the kingdom of Connacht, it later became one of the vassal territories of the Mac William Íochtar. Umhaill's last and most famous ruler was Grace O'Malley, nicknamed "the pirate queen". In 1576, during the Tudor conquest of Ireland, she agreed to the surrender and regrant policy, accepting English inheritance law in return for official title deeds to her lands. On her death the lands were inherited by her son Tibbot "na Long". Umhaill had a strong seafaring culture. Important sites associated with it include Carrickkildavnet Castle, Carrickahowley Castle, Granuaile's Castle and Clare Island Abbey.
Ulick an Fhiona Burke, 3rd Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar was an Irish chieftain and noble who was nicknamed an Fhiona.
Donnell Irrais Ó Conchobair was a Gaelic-Irish lord, fl. 1272–74.
Thomas mac Edmond Albanach de Búrca, 2nd Mac William Íochtar was an Irish chieftain and noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland.
Walter mac Thomas de Búrca, 3rd Mac William Íochtar was an Irish chieftain and noble who was lord of Lower (North) Connacht, Ireland.
Risdeárd de Búrca, 6th Mac William Íochtar was an Irish chieftain and noble.
Tomás Mág Tighearnán was chief of the McKiernan Clan and Baron or Lord of Tullyhunco barony, County Cavan from 1314 until his death in 1358.
Fergal mac Tomás Mág Tighearnán was chief of the McKiernan Clan of Tullyhunco, County Cavan from 1362 until his death in 1383.