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Eleanor Butler, of Bansha
- Eleanor Butler, of Bansha
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Connections exist from the 1500s between Butlers and O'Briens.
Helen Butler, dau of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde and Lady Margaret FitzGerald, married Donough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond, son of Conor O'Brien, Prince of Thomond and Annabell de Burgh.
Ref:- Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond.
James Butler, 2nd Baron Dunboyne was born circa 1547. He was the son of Edmund Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne and Julia MacCarthy. He married, secondly, Margaret O'Brien, daughter of Conor O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Thomond.
Murrough (Morgan) O'Brien of Ballyphillip Co Limerick married Eleanor Butler, d of Capt Edward Butler of Bansha, desc of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde. As was often the case Morgan O'Brien took Butler as his surname probably as part of his succession to the lands of Bansha, Co Tipperary in 1690. Morgan and Eleanor's son was William O'Brien Butler of Bansha Co Tipperary d 1773. He married his cousin Catherine Butler who was co-heir to Bansha Co Tipperary and dau of Edmund Butler, 8th lord of Dunboyne, (d 11.1732).
William and Catherine's son was Pierce O'Brien Butler d 1812
His son was Edmund O'Brien Butler d 1877
His son was Murrough (Morgan) O'Brien Butler who came to America and dropped the 'O'Brien' to become Morgan Butler, alive in 1859.
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