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Lady Eleanor Butler 1545 – 1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland

Death Date: 5 Sep 1638

Death Location: St. Domminics Abbey Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland

Father: Lord Butler

Mother: Slahila Reagh

Spouse(s): Lord FitzGerald

Children(s): Lady Roche

In 1545, Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond entered the world in Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland, born to Lord Sir Edmond Butler and Slahila (Julia Cecily) MacCarthy Reagh. Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond married Lord Sir Knight Gerald FitzJames 'the Rebel Earl' FitzGerald, and had children including Lady Catherine FitzGerald, Viscountess Roche. Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond passed away in 1638 in St. Domminics Abbey Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond entered the world in Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland, born to Lord Sir Edmond Butler and Slahila (Julia Cecily) MacCarthy Reagh.
  • Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond married Lord Sir Knight Gerald FitzJames 'the Rebel Earl' FitzGerald, and had children including Lady Catherine FitzGerald, Viscountess Roche.
  • Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond passed away in 1638 in St. Domminics Abbey Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland.

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Lady Butler's Ancestors

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Lady Butler
1545 – 1638
Birth Place: Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland
Parents
Lord Sir Edmond Butler
1515 – 1567
Dunboyne Castle, Priestown, County Meath, Ireland
Slahila ((Julia Cecily) MacCarthy) Reagh
1514 – 1585
Muskerry, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
James (Butler 9th Earl) Ormonde
1504 – 1546
Ormond View, Galway, Ireland
Cormac (Oge) MacCarthy
1447 – 1537
Kilcash, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Catharina Barry
1480 – 1506
Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Butler's Descendants

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Lady (Eleanor) Butler (1545 – 5 Sep 1638) m. Lord (Sir Knight Gerald FitzJames 'the Rebel Earl') FitzGerald (1533 – 11 November 1583)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine FitzGerald, Viscountess) Roche (1581 – November 1623) m. Lord (Maurice) Roche (1558 – 1611)
    1. 1. Edward (FitzMaurice) Roche (1588 – 1626) m. Bridget Sullivan (1590 – )
      1. 1. Francis (de la) Roche (1610 – 1669) m. Jane ('Catherine') Coppinger (1618 – Abt. 1675)
        1. 1. Edward (Edmund) Roche (1648 – 1696) m. Catherine Lavallin (1649 – 1703)

Lady Butler's Timeline

6 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond in Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland
Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland
1545
1545
Birth of Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond in Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland
Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland
1545
1545
Birth of Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond in Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland
Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland
1545
1545
Birth of Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond in Fethard, County Tipperary, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Fethard, County Tipperary, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
1545
1545
Birth of Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond in Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland
Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland
1638
5 Sep 1638
Age 93
Death of Lady Eleanor Butler , Lady Butler, Countess of Desmond in St. Domminics Abbey Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland
St. Domminics Abbey Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1153388

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Fethard, County Tipperary, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Dunboyne Meath, of Dunboyne Meath, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1638
    Event Place: St. Domminics Abbey Sligo, Sligo, Connaught, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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