Butler's of
Ireland
Original information
supplied by Helen Butler.
Coolreidy
Butlers and Shanbally Butlers
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William Butler
was born in Ireland Abt. 1804 and died in
Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Ireland in 1850. William married Bridget Gleeson
in Ireland. William arrived in Castleconnell about 1830 possible from
Co. Tipperary after his marriage to Bridget.
Children of William and Bridget Butler nee Gleeson:-
i) James Butler, born
in
Ireland.
ii) Michael Butler, born
in Ireland.
iii)
Patrick Butler, born in Ireland.
iv) others children unknown.
2nd Generation
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James Butler,
son of William and Bridget Butler nee Gleeson, born
in
Ireland and died c1866 in Ireland. James married Mary (Meaney??).
Children of James and Mary Butler nee
(Meaney??):-
i)
Michael James Butler, born
in Ireland.
ii) other children unknown possibly the
Shanbally Butlers.
iii) James Butler
iv) Patrick
Butler
-
Michael William Butler,
son of William and Bridget Butler nee Gleeson, born
in Ireland and died c1898 in Ireland. [aka "Big Mickey"]
Michael married Bridget Ryan in Ireland.
Children of Michael and
Bridget Butler nee Ryan:-
i) Mary Butler, born 19th March
1858 in Ireland.
ii) William Butler, born 7th October 1859
in Ireland.
iii)
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Patrick Butler,
son of William and Bridget Butler nee
Gleeson, was born Abt. 1838 in Castleconnell, Co. Limerick Ireland and died
19th July 1904 in Swan Bay, Richmond River NSW. Patrick emigrated from
Ireland, arrived in Brisbane Queensland, aboard the "Mangerton", on the 7th
August 1861.
He married Margaret Bolton, daughter of John Bolton and Mary Skehan, on the
17th May 1866 in St. Mary's Cathedral.
Margaret was born Abt. 1839 in Ennis, Co. Clare Ireland and died on the 27th
November 1926 in Swan Bay, Richmond River NSW. Both Patrick and Margaret are
buried in the Catholic Section of the Casino Cemetery.
Margaret arrived 8th April 1862 aboard the "Annie
Wilson".
Children of Patrick and Margaret Butler nee Bolton
3rd Generation
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Michael James Butler,
[Little Mickey] son of
James and Mary Butler nee (Meaney??),
born Co. Limerick Ireland and married Mary Binn in Ireland.
Michael died 8th November 1914 in Ireland.
Children of Michael and Mary Butler nee
Binn:-
i)
James Butler, born 1865 in Ireland.
ii) John Butler, born 1st
November 1867 and died 2nd July 1907 in Ireland.
iii)
Patrick Butler, born 1875 in Ireland.
iv) Thomas Butler, born
7th January 1878 in Ireland.
v) Michel Butler, born 1880 in
Ireland.
vi) George
Butler, born 1883 in Ireland.
vii) Mary Butler, born 1887 and died 1889
in Ireland.
viii) Joseph Butler, born 1890 and died 1910 in
Ireland.
ix) William Butler, born in Ireland
and died 1956 in Ireland.
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William Butler,
son of James and Mary Butler nee (Meaney??),
born 7th October 1859 in Ireland. Williams first wife is unknown.
William married a second time in Limerick and had 7 children [unknown].
Children of [1] William and ?? Butler nee ??:-
i)
Michael Butler, born
<1900 in Ireland.
ii) Mary Butler, born in
Ireland.
4th Generation
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James Butler, son
of Michael and Mary Butler nee Binn, born 26th January 1865 in
Coolreidy, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick Ireland. James, age 18 years, emigrated to
Australia on the 30th November 1883 [R2675].
Information in the Lismore "Northern Star" Newspaper:
"10th March 1897 - Page 2 - James Butler, Road Contractor - Coraki to Swan Bay
Road - £20/10/6".
"10th February 1898 - Page 2 - James Butler, Road
Contractor - Coraki to Wyrallah Road - £54/6/8".
James, age 53, died the 27th December 1918 as a result of a river
steamer accident at Ballina
NSW.
Information in the Lismore "Northern Star" Newspaper on Saturday the 28th
December 1918:
"Death came in an extraordinary manner to two men, and other persons had
narrow escapes, with the foundering of the steamer "Ballina". Moored to the
Ballina wharf in the early hours of yesterday morning, the victims of the
disaster were James Butler, contractor, of Woodburn and Arthur Thurgood of
Coraki. Being holiday time, accommodation was most difficult, and it is
averred impossible to secure at the popular seaside resort and some people, it
appears, went on board without authority to sleep. The men, it was said, of
these. There were also on the vessel the engineer Percy Legge, his wife and
three children and deckhand named Felsh. About 3:30AM the catastrophe occurred
and in what manner it came about is a mystery. The "Ballina" arrived at the
owners wharf at 11:30 AM in the morning and remained there all day, being
viewed by a great number of people on holidays. At 10:30 or 11:30 at night the
boat appeared to be all right - there was nothing whatever to cause the
slightest apprehension. But there to all human intent and purposes, safely
moored to the jetty by the broad expanse of the Richmond river - something -
the unexplained, so far undiscovered something - went amiss, and in the early
moonlight hours, peaceful sleepers were rudely awaken to find a watery grave
threatening them, and alas for two, a darkness of the water to encompass them
forever. The "Ballina" was a vessel well known for many years to all
acquainted with the river trade and was one of the fleet of Davis Brothers and
Burgess Ltd."
"James Butler was, as stated, a contractor and at one time had a mill in the
vicinity of Woodburn. He was consequently a well known resident and was a
middle age man and was held in the highest respect."
Information in the Lismore "Northern Star" Newspaper on Saturday the 28th
December 1918:
"The Funeral of James Butler will leave the Roman Catholic Church at Swan Bay
at 11AM today for the Coraki cemetery - J. McMullen undertaker."
[inquest 13th January 1919, reel 2765, entry no. 41].
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Patrick Butler,
son
of Michael and Mary Butler nee Binn, born 1875 in Ireland and married Margaret Begley. Patrick died 1947 in
Ireland.
Children of Patrick and
Margaret Butler nee Begley:-
i)
Margaret Butler, born in Ireland.
ii) James Butler, born in Ireland and
died young.
iii) Michael Butler, born in Ireland and
remained a bachelor.
iv) Mary Butler, born
c1907 in Ireland.
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Thomas Butler,
son of
Michael and Mary
Butler nee Binn, born 7th January 1878 in Ireland and emigrated to Australia.
-
George Butler,
son
of Michael and Mary Butler nee Binn, born 1883 in Ireland and emigrated to the USA. George married ? Larkin.
George died in the USA in 1970.
-
Michael Butler,
son of William and ?
Butler nee ?, born c1900 in Ireland and emigrated to the USA. He visited
Ireland in 1969.
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Mary Butler,
daughter of William and ? Butler nee ?, born in Ireland and married ? Rourke.
Children of ? and
Mary Rourke nee Butler:-
i) Lena Rourke, born in Ireland.
5th Generation
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Margaret Butler,
daughter of Patrick and Margaret Butler nee Begley, born in Ireland
and married ? Keogh.
Children of ? and Margaret Keogh nee Butler:-
i) James Keogh, born in Ireland and married
Ann Ryan. [living 1985 in Killu, Co. Clare]
ii) Other children unknown.
-
Mary Butler,
daughter of Patrick and Margaret Butler nee Begley, born
c1907 and died 1971 in Ireland. Mary married Tim O'Connell and lived on the
original family property in Castleconnell.
Children of Tim and Mary O'Connell nee Butler:-
i) John "Noel" O'Connell [living
on original farm in Castleconnell].
- Lena Rourke, born in Ireland
and married Michael Ryan.
Son Michael Ryan living in Knockaunbann, Castleconnell in 1985.
Shanbally Butlers
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James Butler, born in Ireland and married
Bridget Casey. James died c1903.
Children of James and Bridget Butler nee Casey:-
i) Patrick Butler, born in
Ireland.
ii) Jamsey Butler, born in
Ireland.
iii) William Butler, born in
Ireland.
iv) Thomas Butler, born in
Ireland.
v) others unknown.
-
Patrick Butler, born in Ireland. Patrick
married ??.
Children of Patrick and ? Butler nee ?:-
i) John Butler, born in
Ireland. John sold his farm in 1939 and went to Cork.
3rd Generation
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Patrick Butler, son of James and Bridget
Butler nee Casey, born in Ireland and died
c1916 in Ireland. Patrick married Ellen Fitzgerald.
Children of Patrick and Ellen Butler nee Fitzgerald:-
i)
Mary Ann Butler, born c1871 in Ireland.
ii)
James
Steven Butler, born
25th December 1873 in
Ireland.
iii) Thomas Butler,
born in Ireland.
iv) Ellen Butler,
born in Ireland.
4th Generation
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Mary Ann Butler, daughter of Patrick and
Ellen Butler nee Fitzgerald, born c1871 in Ireland.
Mary married Maurice Quilty and had 4 Children. Mary died 30th September
1939 and Maurice died 30th May 1946.
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James Stephen Butler,
son of Patrick and Ellen Butler nee Fitzgerald,
born
25th December 1873 in
Ireland. James married Nora Ryan in Ireland. James died 12th July 1950. Nora
died 14th April 1959
Children of James and Nora Butler nee Ryan:-
i) Ann Butler, born in
Ireland and married Michael Lawlor.
ii) Bridgett
Butler, born in
Ireland.
iii) Patrick
Butler, born 16th
November 1910 in
Ireland.
-
Thomas Butler, son of Patrick and Ellen
Butler nee Fitzgerald, born in Ireland. Thomas
married Helen Kellagher and had 9 children.
Thomas emigrated to the USA in 1912. He visited Ireland in 1950.
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Ellen Butler, daughter of Patrick and
Ellen Butler nee Fitzgerald, born in Ireland and married
Patrick Hickey.
Children of Patrick and Ellen Hickey nee Butler:-
i) Eileen Butler, born in
Ireland.
ii) Patrick
Butler, born in
Ireland.
iii) Ann
Butler, born in
Ireland and married Pat Sheady.
iv) Cornelius
Butler, born in
Ireland and married Delia Larkin.
4th Generation
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Patrick Butler,
son of James and Nora Butler nee Ryan, born
16th November 1910 in
Ireland. Patrick married Theresa McCarthy in 1951.
Patrick died 12 July 1982.
Children of Patrick and Theresa Butler nee McCarthy:-
i) James
Butler, born in
Ireland.
ii) Mary
Butler, born in
Ireland and married Peter Tinelly.
iii) Thomas
Butler, born in
Ireland.
iv) John
Butler, born in
Ireland and married Christine O'Brien.
Marriages at St. Patrick's Church, Limerick
DATE
Groom & Bride
Witnesses
- 24th January 1845
John Gleeson & Ellen Butler
John & Patrick Butler
- 12th February 1854
James Butler & Bridget Leonard
Patrick Butler & Michael Fitzgerald
- 19th January 1858
Pierce Butler & Margaret Fitzgerald
- 24th April 1859
William Butler & Mary Fitzgerald
Pierce Butler & John Fitzgerald
- 29th July 1860
John Butler & Mary Walsh
Pat Lynch & Catherine Butler
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