Eleanor Butler | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Desmond | |
.png) Detail of monument in Sligo Abbey | |
| Born | c. 1545 Kiltinan Castle |
| Died | 1636 |
| Buried | Sligo Abbey |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue Detail | James FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond & others |
| Father | Edmund Butler, 1st/11th Baron Dunboyne |
| Mother | Cecilia MacCarthy Reagh |
Hon. Eleanor Butler (c. 1545 – c.1636) was countess of Desmond during her marriage to Gerald FitzGerald. She administrated the earldom during her husbands long absence in captivity. She became involved in the conflicts within the Irish aristocracy and the English Crown.