Earl of Carrick (Ireland)
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Earl of Carrick, in the barony
of Iffa and Offa East
, South Tipperary
, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
.
, Justiciar of Ireland, by King Edward II. The title is linked to the manor of Karryk Mac Gryffin (the modern town of Carrick-on-Suir
) in the barony of Iffa and Offa East
, South Tipperary
. Edmund was the father of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond and John Butler of Clonamicklon
. However, upon his death in 1321 the earldom was not inherited by his son and heir.
Later, with the second creation of the title, it was bestowed on the descendants of his second son, John, who became Viscounts Ikerrin and Earls of Carrick. Sir Edmund Butler had distinguished himself in the fight against the Bruce invasion of Ireland.
, the second son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick
. The Viscount's great-great-grandson, the 4th Viscount, sat in the Irish Parliament of James II
and was outlawed in 1689 after the accession of William III
and Mary II
. However, the outlawry was annulled in 1698 and he was able to take his seat in the Irish House of Lords
. Lord Ikerrin later achieved the military rank of Brigadier-General.
His son, the 5th Viscount, died at an early age and was succeeded by his uncle, the 6th Viscount. He was a Protestant clergyman. His eldest son, the 7th Viscount, died as a child and was succeeded by his younger brother, Somerset Hamilton Butler. In 1748, the 8th Viscount Ikerrin was made Earl of Carrick in the Peerage of Ireland in memorial of his remote ancestor, John Butler, mentioned above.
His eldest son, the 2nd Earl, represented Killyleagh
in the Irish House of Commons
. He then was succeeded by his eldest son, the 3rd Earl. He sat in the British House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer
between 1819 and 1838. His second son, the fifth Earl (who succeeded his elder brother), was a Captain in the Grenadier Guards
and fought in the Crimean War
.
He died unmarried and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the sixth Earl. He was the grandson of Lieutenant-General the Hon. Henry Edward Butler, second son of the second Earl. Lord Carrick was a Major in the Welsh Regiment. His son, the seventh Earl, was Comptroller of the Household to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
from 1913 to 1915 and fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches. Lord Carrick had already in 1912 been created Baron Butler of Mount Juliet, in the County of Kilkenny, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the eleventh Earl, who succeeded his father in 2008.
Viscount Ikerrin is used as the courtesy title
for the Earl's eldest son.
Barony (Ireland)
In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county. They were created, like the counties, in the centuries after the Norman invasion, and were analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. In early use they were also called cantreds...
of Iffa and Offa East
Iffa and Offa East
Iffa and Offa East is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Clonmel...
, South Tipperary
South Tipperary
South Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 52% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...
, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
.
First creation
The title was first created in 1315 for Sir Edmund ButlerEdmund Butler, Earl of Carrick
Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and 6th Chief Butler of Ireland was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was the second son of Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland.-Career:...
, Justiciar of Ireland, by King Edward II. The title is linked to the manor of Karryk Mac Gryffin (the modern town of Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. As the name – meaning "the rock of the Suir" – suggests, the town is situated on the River Suir. The of the town gives the population as 5,906 and shows that it has grown by 5.7% since 2002...
) in the barony of Iffa and Offa East
Iffa and Offa East
Iffa and Offa East is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Clonmel...
, South Tipperary
South Tipperary
South Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 52% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...
. Edmund was the father of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond and John Butler of Clonamicklon
John Butler of Clonamicklon
John Butler of Clonamicklon , was the youngest son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick. In 1306 he moved north from Lismalin and established a junior branch of the family in the Slieveardagh Hills at Clonamicklon, County Tipperary....
. However, upon his death in 1321 the earldom was not inherited by his son and heir.
Later, with the second creation of the title, it was bestowed on the descendants of his second son, John, who became Viscounts Ikerrin and Earls of Carrick. Sir Edmund Butler had distinguished himself in the fight against the Bruce invasion of Ireland.
Second creation
In 1629 Lieutenant-General Sir Pierce Butler was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Ikerrin. He was the descendant of John Butler of ClonamicklonJohn Butler of Clonamicklon
John Butler of Clonamicklon , was the youngest son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick. In 1306 he moved north from Lismalin and established a junior branch of the family in the Slieveardagh Hills at Clonamicklon, County Tipperary....
, the second son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick
Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick
Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and 6th Chief Butler of Ireland was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was the second son of Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland.-Career:...
. The Viscount's great-great-grandson, the 4th Viscount, sat in the Irish Parliament of James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
and was outlawed in 1689 after the accession of William III
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
and Mary II
Mary II of England
Mary II was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband and first cousin, William III and II, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of...
. However, the outlawry was annulled in 1698 and he was able to take his seat in the Irish House of Lords
Irish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from mediaeval times until 1800. It was abolished along with the Irish House of Commons by the Act of Union.-Function:...
. Lord Ikerrin later achieved the military rank of Brigadier-General.
His son, the 5th Viscount, died at an early age and was succeeded by his uncle, the 6th Viscount. He was a Protestant clergyman. His eldest son, the 7th Viscount, died as a child and was succeeded by his younger brother, Somerset Hamilton Butler. In 1748, the 8th Viscount Ikerrin was made Earl of Carrick in the Peerage of Ireland in memorial of his remote ancestor, John Butler, mentioned above.
His eldest son, the 2nd Earl, represented Killyleagh
Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Killyleagh was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Killyleagh was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. He then was succeeded by his eldest son, the 3rd Earl. He sat in the British House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
between 1819 and 1838. His second son, the fifth Earl (who succeeded his elder brother), was a Captain in the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
and fought in the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
.
He died unmarried and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, the sixth Earl. He was the grandson of Lieutenant-General the Hon. Henry Edward Butler, second son of the second Earl. Lord Carrick was a Major in the Welsh Regiment. His son, the seventh Earl, was Comptroller of the Household to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
from 1913 to 1915 and fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches. Lord Carrick had already in 1912 been created Baron Butler of Mount Juliet, in the County of Kilkenny, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the eleventh Earl, who succeeded his father in 2008.
Viscount Ikerrin is used as the courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
for the Earl's eldest son.
Viscounts Ikerrin (1629)
- Pierce Butler, 1st Viscount Ikerrin (d. c. 1674)
- Pierce Butler, 2nd Viscount Ikerrin (1637–c. 1680)
- James Butler, 3rd Viscount Ikerrin (d. 1688)
- Pierce Butler, 4th Viscount Ikerrin (1679–1710/11)
- James Butler, 5th Viscount Ikerrin (1698-1712)
- Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount IkerrinThomas Butler, 6th Viscount IkerrinThomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin was an Irish nobleman, born in Kilkenny, Ireland to James Butler, 3rd Viscount Ikerrin and Eleanor Redman. He was a descendant of John Butler of Clonamicklon. Thomas was a member of the clergy and Chaplain-General to the Army in Flanders...
(1683–1719) - James Butler, 7th Viscount Ikerrin (1714–1721)
- Somerset Butler, 8th Viscount IkerrinSomerset Butler, 1st Earl of CarrickSomerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick, PC , known as The Viscount Ikerrin from 1721 to 1744, was the son of Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin and Margaret Hamilton. He succeeded his brother James Butler as the 8th Viscount Ikerrin on 20 October 1721. Subsequently he was invested as a...
(1719–1774) (created Earl of Carrick in 1748)
Earls of Carrick (1748)
- Somerset Butler, 1st Earl of CarrickSomerset Butler, 1st Earl of CarrickSomerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick, PC , known as The Viscount Ikerrin from 1721 to 1744, was the son of Thomas Butler, 6th Viscount Ikerrin and Margaret Hamilton. He succeeded his brother James Butler as the 8th Viscount Ikerrin on 20 October 1721. Subsequently he was invested as a...
(1719–1774) - Henry Butler, 2nd Earl of CarrickHenry Butler, 2nd Earl of CarrickHenry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick , styled The Honourable from birth to 1748 and then as Viscount Ikerrin between 1748 and 1774 , was an Irish peer and politician....
(1746–1813) - Somerset Butler, 3rd Earl of CarrickSomerset Butler, 3rd Earl of CarrickSomerset Richard Butler, 3rd Earl of Carrick was the son of Henry Thomas Butler, 2nd Earl of Carrick and Sarah Taylor. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Carrick and 10th Viscount Ikerrin upon his father's death on 20 July 1813. He was married twice, first on 1 September 1811 to Anne Wynne,...
(1779–1838) - Henry Butler, 4th Earl of Carrick (1834–1846)
- Somerset Arthur Butler, 5th Earl of Carrick (1835–1901)
- Charles Henry Somerset Butler, 6th Earl of Carrick (1851–1909)
- Charles Ernest Alfred French Somerset Butler, 7th Earl of Carrick (1873–1931)
- Theobald Walter Somerset Henry Butler, 8th Earl of Carrick (1903–1957)
- Brian Stuart Theobald Somerset Caher Butler, 9th Earl of Carrick (1931–1992)
- David James Theobald Somerset Butler, 10th Earl of Carrick (1953-2008)
- (Arion) Thomas Piers Hamilton Butler, 11th Earl of Carrick (b. 1975)