Earl of Glengall
Earl of Glengall was a title in the Peerage of Ireland that was created in 1816 for Richard Butler, 10th Baron Cahir. The subsidiary title of Baron Cahir (also spelt Caher) in the Peerage of Ireland was first created in 1542 for Thomas Butler, who was a descendant of The 3rd Earl of Ormond. James "Gallda" Butler (from Irish gallda 'alien or Englishman') (died 1434) was the son of the 3rd Earl and Catherine FitzGerald of Desmond. "Gallda" Butler married a daughter of MacWalter and together they had one son, Piers (1425-1464). The title was re-created in 1583 with the unusual remainder to heirs general of the first baron, which made his great-nephews, Theobald Butler and Thomas Prendergast, co-heirs. Prendergast ceded the title to Theobald Butler, preferring that the title should follow the strict male line.
| Earldom of Glengall | |
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Quarterly: first, or, a chief indented azure, in a canton argent, a cross, on three grieces, gules, thereon the crucification of the first: second, gules, three covered cups, or; third, ermine, a saltier gules; fourth, per pale indented, or and gules | |
| Creation date | 22 January 1816 |
| Created by | The Prince Regent (acting on behalf of his father King George III) |
| Peerage | Peerage of Ireland |
| First holder | Richard Butler, 10th Baron Cahir |
| Last holder | Richard Butler, 2nd Earl of Glengall |
| Remainder to | Heirs male of the first earl's body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Viscount Cahir Baron Cahir (Caher) |
| Extinction date | 22 June 1858 |
| Former seat(s) | Cahir Castle Cahir House |
| Motto | "God be my guide" |
The 10th Baron was created Viscount Cahir and Earl of Glengall. The titles of Viscount and Earl became extinct on the death of the second Earl in June 1858. The title of Baron Cahir, which was created with remainder to heirs general, became abeyant and could potentially be claimed by descendants of Thomas Prendergast.
Cahir is a town in the barony of Iffa and Offa West, County Tipperary. It is famous for Cahir Castle.