Butler (Ballycarron)
The Butlers were resident in the parish of Relickmurry and Athassel, barony of Clanwilliam, county Tipperary, for many generations. Pierce Butler of Ballycarron and Kilmoyler married Catherine Bowen of Ballyadams, Queen's County (Laois) and had three sons and a daughter, Helen, who married a Creagh of Cong, county Mayo. Their son, Stephen Creagh Butler, inherited the Butler of Ballycarron estate in county Tipperary from his uncle. This family were Catholic descendants of the Lords Dunboyne. In the early 19th century Thomas Butler of Ballycarron married Margaret, daughter of Standish Barry of Leamlara, county Cork. The Ballycarron and Ballyslatteen properties were both located in the parish of Reclickmurry and Athassel and the Butler estate amounted to 2,335 acres in the 1870s. Lieutenant-General Sir William Francis Butler (1838-1910), a distinguished soldier and writer, was a member of this family. His parents were Richard and Ellen Butler of Ballyslatteen.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballycarron | Ballycarron | Relickmurry & Athassel | Tipperary | Ballycarron | Clanwilliam | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S003 336
OS Sheet: 68 Discovery map: 66 |
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| Ballyslatteen | Ballyslatteen | Relickmurry & Athassel | Tipperary | Ballycarron | Clanwilliam | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S012 335
OS Sheet: 68 Discovery map: 66 |
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| Bansha Castle | Bansha West | Templeneiry | Tipperary | Bansha 146 | Clanwilliam | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R952 331
OS Sheet: 67 Discovery map: 66 |
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| Bansha House | Templenahurney | Clonbullogue | Tipperary | Bansha | Clanwilliam | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: R959 337
OS Sheet: 67 Discovery map: 66 |
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| Suirville | Suirville | Relickmurry & Athassel | Tipperary | Thomastown 165 | Clanwilliam | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S002 339
OS Sheet: 68 Discovery map: 66 |
Archival sources
- Butler (of Ballycarron) Papers. Microfilm P1561; National Library of Ireland
- Notes by Dr. William F. Butler relating to the Butler family, more especially to the Butlers of Ballycarron, Co. Tipperary, 20th c. Microfilm P6016; National Library of Ireland
- Lease of part of the lands of Ballinulty, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Tipperary by Thomas Butler of Ballycarron, Co. Tipperary to James Ryan of Longstone, Co. Tipperary. March 17, 1847. D. 19,835 ; National Library of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey file, early 1940s, South Tipperary No. 19 (Suirville); Tipperary Studies Research Library (Archives), Thurles
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Clanwilliam Barony, 31 (Templenahurney), 130 (Ballycarron), 131 (Ballyslatteen)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 159
- HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. ''The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland''. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 66
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 81 (Ballycarron & Ballyslatteen)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 34 (Ballycarron)
- TAYLOR, George & SKINNER, Andrew. ''Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed in 1777 and corrected down to 1783''. Facsimile of 2nd edition. Shannon: Irish University Press, 1969: 112 (Kilmoylar)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Tipperary: Vol.VIII, Parish of Relickmurry & Athassel, p.35, 37-38
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 79
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 19 (Ballycarron)
- MCGUIRE, James & QUINN, James (eds.) ''Dictionary of Irish Biography''. Cambridge University Press, 2009: Sir William Francis Butler. II, 191-193
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 195-197
- ''Tipperary Historical Journal'': WALSH, Joe. The Butlers of Ballyslatteen: two Famine notebooks. (1997), 166-177
- ''Tipperary Historical Journal'': RYAN, Martin. Sir William Butler and that Famine eviction. (1999), 38-42
- CLESHAM, Brigid. ''George Macnemara of Cong, Folklore and Facts 1722-1760''. Cong, Mayo Historic Estates, 2020.: All