Richard Butler

1395 - 1452  (57 years)

• Name	Richard Butler
  Birth	13 Apr 1395	Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Aug 1452	Killamery, County Killkenny, Ireland   [1]
  Findagrave.com	08 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland   [1]
  	Saint Mary's Church of Ireland Cemetery
  Person ID	I3059	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James Butler,   b. 1359, Ireland d. 06 Sep 1405, Ireland (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Welles,   b. 1360, Grainsby, Lincolnshire, England d. 13 Nov 1397, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 17 Jun 1386
  Family ID	F227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine O'Reilly-xx,   b. 1395   d. 1425 (Age 30 years)
  Notes	Children: son Edmund Butler 1420 - 1464
  Family ID	F1039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Apr 1395 - Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland Death - 22 Aug 1452 - Killamery, County Killkenny, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 7/8/2023 Richard "of Polestown" Butler Birth: 13 Apr 1395 Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland Death: 22 Aug 1452 (aged 57) Killamery, County Kilkenny, Ireland Burial: Saint Mary's Church of Ireland Cemetery, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland Memorial #: 155751489 Bio: Sir Richard "of Polestown" Butler, KG was and Irish Knight and the second son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde (1359-1405) and Anne Welles (1360-1397). He Married Catherine O'Reilly (1395-1425). Richard lived at Polestown Castle and went against the Statutes of Kilkenny by marrying Catherine O'Reilly, the daughter of an Irish nobleman, Gildas O’Reilly, Lord of East Breifne. Family Members Parents James Butler 1359-1405 Anne Welles Butler 1360-1397 Siblings James le Butler 1393-1452 Children Edmund Butler 1420-1464 Created by: Sigrid Brockenhuus (48673746) Added: 6 Dec 2015 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155751489/richard_%22of_polestown%22-butler Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155751489/richard_%22of_polestown%22-butler: accessed 08 July 2023), memorial page for Richard "of Polestown" Butler (13 Apr 1395-22 Aug 1452), Find a Grave Memorial ID 155751489, citing Saint Mary's Church of Ireland Cemetery, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland; Maintained by Sigrid Brockenhuus (contributor 48673746). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com.