Richard Butler of Kilcash (1615 – 1701) was the second son of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles

Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles

Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles was the son of Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond and the Honorable Helen Butler. He resided at Thurles Castle, Thurles, County Tipperary...

 and the grandson of Walter Butler of Kilcash who inherited the earldom of Ormond from his uncle. While his father resided at Thurles Castle, Thurles

Thurles

Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...

, County Tipperary

North Tipperary

North Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-West Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 48% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...

, Richard occupied the family estate of Kilcash Castle

Kilcash Castle

Kilcash Castle is a ruined castle off the N24 road just west of Ballydine in South Tipperary, Ireland. The castle consists of a fortified sixteenth-century tower and an adjoining hall added at a later date.-History:...

, at the foot of Slievenamon

Slievenamon

Slievenamon is a mountain in County Tipperary in the province of Munster in Ireland. It stands at 721 m . It is located in the south of the county, near the town of Clonmel...

 in 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...

. His brother James

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde PC was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the second of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom. He was the friend of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, who appointeed him commander of the Cavalier forces in Ireland. From 1641 to 1647, he...

 would later be created as Duke of Ormonde. Like his father, he was a prominent Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

.

Career

He had a confirmation (by virtue of the commission of grace) 24 June 1639, of the lands of Kilcash, Garryricken, and many others in the counties of Tipperary and Kilkenny; with a limitation thereof to his heirs male; remainder to the respective heirs male of Walter Earl of Ormond. In 1641 he sided with the Irish Confederates and was made Governor of County Waterford

County Waterford

*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

. In January he was commissioned to take the city of Waterford

Waterford

Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...

 but they were prevented by the mayor and council. He reduced Cappoquin

Cappoquin

Cappoquin, also spelt Cappaquin or Capaquin , is a small town in west County Waterford, Ireland. It is on the Blackwater river at the junction of the N72 national secondary road and the R669 regional road. It is positioned on a sharp 90 degree bend in the river and nestles at the foot of the...

 and other places.

Issue

He married the Lady Frances Touchet, youngest daughter of Mervin, Earl of Castlehaven

Earl of Castlehaven

Earl of Castlehaven was a peerage title in the Peerage of Ireland, created on September 6, 1616. It was held in conjunction with the Barony of Audley , the Barony of Audley of Orier , and the Barony of Audley of Hely .Upon...

 and had issue:

• Walter Butler of Garryricken married Lady Mary Plunket, only daughter of Christopher, 2nd Earl of Fingall
  Earl of Fingall
  Baron Killeen and Earl of Fingall were titles in the Peerage of Ireland. Baron Fingall was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom...
  
  . He died the year before his father, leaving three sons and four daughters. Walter's heir was Thomas Butler of Garryricken (Colonel)
  Thomas Butler of Garryricken (Colonel)
  Thomas Butler of Kilcash was the son of Walter Butler of Garryricken and Lady Mary Plunket, only daughter of Christopher, 2nd Earl of Fingall. He succeeded to the estates of his grandfather - Richard Butler of Kilcash...
  
   and his grandson would become the 15th Earl of Ormonde
  John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde
  John Butler, 15th Earl of Ormonde and 8th Earl of Ossory was born before 1744 and died on 24 June 1766. He was the son of Thomas Butler of Garryricken and Lady Margaret Burke who was the daughter of William Burke, the Earl of Clanricarde...
  
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• John Butler (Colonel), (died March 1714), the second son, married Catharine, daughter of James Aylmer, of Cragbryen, County Clare
  County Clare
  -History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
  
  . She was the widow of Sir Nicholas Plunket.
• Lucia Butler (died 7 April 1685), who married Sir Laurence Esmond, of Clonegall, County Carlow
  County Carlow
  County Carlow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow. Carlow County Council is the local authority for the county...
  
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• Mary Butler (died 28 March 1737), who married to Christopher, Lord Delvin.
• Frances Butler, who married Sir Patrick Barnewall, 3rd Baronet M.P., knt, of Crickstown Castle.