Peter Butler of Roscrea

Peter Butler of Roscrea, County Tipperary, was a descendant of the Butler family - the Ormond (Ireland)|Earls of Ormond]. He was the second son of Edmond Butler of Polestown. The "Roscrea" cadet branch of the family is in turn descended from the "Polestown" cadet branch.

Ancestry

James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond

Through his ancestor Edmund MacRichard Butler, Peter is related to the Polestown cadet branch of the family. Edmund MacRichard Butler's eldest son, Sir James Butler headed up the Polestown house. This line would go on to produce a series of Earls and Dukes of Ormond. The second son of "The MacRichard", Walter, would go on to produce this "Roscrea" cadet line as well as the minor nobility of Baronets Polestown. Peter's grand-nephew Sir [Walter Butler, 1st Baronet|Sir Walter] was the 1st Baronet.

Marriage and Children

By his wife, Catherine de Burgo, he had three sons, who all died without any children of their own, and were:

Edmond Butler of Roscrea,
Walter Butler of Roscrea, who being a commander under Ferdinand II, [Holy Roman Emperor], had given him the Lordship of Hesberg in Germany, which descended to the House of Polestown;
Theobald Butler of Roscrea, who died in Poland in 1634.