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Birth:          1268 of Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
Death:          13 Sep 1321 London, England
Burial:         9 Nov 1321 St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Butler,_Earl_of_Carrick
Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and 6th Chief Butler of Ireland (1268 – 13 September 
1321) was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was the second son of Theobald 
Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland. Edmund went on pilgrimage to Santiago de 
Compostela in 1321 but died in London on 13 September 1321. He was buried in St. 
Mary's Collegiate Church Gowran, County Kilkenny on the 10th of November 1321.
Career[edit]

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 in Dublin on Sunday 29 of September 1313, he created 30 Knights, by 
patent, dated at Langley 4 January 1314.[1]

Having distinguished himself during the Bruce campaign in Ireland alongside John de 
Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth and Roger Mortimer, Edmund was granted a charter of 
the castle and manor of Karryk Macgryffin 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), and Elyocarroll in County 
Tipperary. To these was added, on 12 November 1320, all the lands of William de 
Carran in Finagh and Favmolin in County Waterford.[2]

However, the charter, while creating an earldom, failed to make Edmund's heir James 
Earl of Carrick. James was later created Earl of Ormond (Ireland) in his own right in 
1328 alongside Roger Mortimer, who was created Earl of March, and the newly 
created John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall), brother of King Edward III.

In 1317, after suffering a military defeat in a rebellion led by Edward Bruce, brother of 
Robert Bruce, he was replaced as Justiciar by Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March.[3]

Marriage and Children[edit]

By his wife Joan FitzGerald whom he married in 1302, daughter of the John FitzGerald, 
1st Earl of Kildare, 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 (or Limallon) (c. 1305–1330) was the ancestor of the later 
creation of Viscount Ikerrin and Earl of Carrick (Ireland). By his wife Johanna, he had 
issue, Edmond.[4]
Lawrence Butler (1306-January 6 1338)
Joan Butler (1309- November 3 1405) who was married in 1321 to Roger Mortimer 
(second son of Roger, brother to Edward, Earl of March.)
Margaret who married Sir Thomas Dillon of Drumrany, ancestor to Viscount Dillon.[5]
Alice (1290-March 15 1356)
William ( September 8 1296-1361)

Parents
BUTLER (LE BOTILLER) (BOTELER) Theobald (1242 - 26 Sep 1285)
FITZ JOHN Joan (ABT 1238 - 4 Apr 1303)

Siblings
BUTLER (LE BOTELER) Edmund (1268 - 13 Sep 1321)

Marriage To FITZ GERALD Joan (1281 - 2 May 1320)
    m. 1302 

Notes

Parents
FITZ GERALD John Fitz Thomas (ABT 1250 - 12 Sep 1316)
DE LA ROCHE Blanche ()

Children by FITZ GERALD Joan 1281 - 2 May 1320
BUTLER (LE BOTILLER) James (1305 - 6 Jan 1338)

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