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by Art Kavanagh (Author)
Butler of Maidehall and Butler of Mountgarret are two of the families whose histories are documented in the series The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kilkenny. Both are descended from the first Butler who came to Ireland with the Normans. Both families have representatives living today.
Author Biography
Art Kavanagh, historian, author and publisher, has written ten books in all. In the Shadow of Mount Leinster The Wexford Gentry 1 The Wexford Gentry 2 Ireland 1798 - the Battles O'Nolan - the History of a People The Tipperary Gentry Vol 1 (with Wm Hayes) The Gentry & Aristocracy of Kilkenny The Gentry & Aristocracy of Meath The Kavanaghs Kings of Leinster Lest We Forget ( a book about people from North Wexford and South Carlow) All the books are now out of print but the author hopes to make them available digitally.
