James Butler of Dunboyne

✓ James Butler, of Dunboyne, co. Meath, feudal Baron of Dunboyne (9th in descent from Sir Thomas Butler, slain 1329, who acquired Dunboyne by marriage with the le Petit heiress); Seneschal of the liberty of Tipperary until 1505; 'd. 15 Jan. 1538'; m. Joan da. of Piers Butler, Earl of Ossory and Ormond; father of Edmund, cr. Baron of Dunboyne 11 Jun 1541 (CP IV 'Dunboyne' p.516), and of Ellen (I100221) who m. David Lord Roche of Fermoy (CP V 'Fermoy' p.293). His own parents: 'another James, feudal Baron of Dunboyne, by Elinor Taafe or by Catherine McCarthy, both of whom his father married' (CP IV p.516 n.b) - not wired. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd edn vol. IV (1916), 'Dunboyne' p.516, read 26 Oct 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 26 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]