What is recorded here
Thomas Butler died in Carrick-on-Suir on 22 November 1614, ending a life spent balancing English crowns and Irish blades. He had fought Desmond at Affane, treasured Elizabeth I’s favour, and kept the Irish treasury steady for decades. The town still stands where his blood stopped moving, preserving the moment a great political life collapsed into ordinary death.
Why this person is known: Irish Earl
- Place of death
- Carrick-on-Suir
Places near here
Carrick-on-Suir Heritage Centrechurch/chapel · 86 yd
Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas of Myrachurch/chapel · 97 yd
Town WallTown defences · 249 yd
Ormonde CastleHeritage attraction · 408 yd
CastleCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 411 yd
Maurice DavinMonument · 559 yd
CarrigfenoaghMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Coolnamuck Castke (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.1 mi
Coolnamuck Wood WestForest · 2.8 mi
Thomas KielyMemorial · 3.1 mi
Tower HillMountain / peak · 3.2 mi
Tower Hill WoodWood · 3.7 miOther information
Photo: Steven van der Meulen · Public domain