The Ormond lordship in County Kilkenny, 1515–1642

The rise and fall of Butler feudal power

David Edwards

‘Scholars of early modern Irish history owe an important debt to author David Edwards. The lecturer at University College Cork, who coedited with Brian Donovan British Sources for Irish History, 1485–1641 (1997), has brought his archival expertise to the study of Ireland’s most powerful dynasty', Jon Crawford, Sixteenth Century Journal.

'This account of the Ormond country and inheritance is unlikely to be bettered …. this is a fine local history which constantly offers new information and insights', Steven G. Ellis, EHR.