Pierce O'Brien-Butler
Pierce Edmond O'Brien-Butler (12 January 1877 – 15 January 1902) was an Irish rugby union international player. He won six caps between 1897 and 1900. Pierce was a member of a titled family, the Barons Dunboyne. His own branch of the family originated in County Tipperary, where they lived at Bansha Castle in the 18th century.
Birth name | Pierce Edmond O'Brien-Butler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 January 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 January 1902 (aged 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Wynberg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was killed in action during the Anglo-Boer War in 1902. His nephew was the cricketer Paget O'Brien-Butler.[1]
References
- "Player profile: Paget Terence O'Brien-Butler". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- Pierce O'Brien-Butler at Scrum.com
- IRFU Profile
- Jones, Stephen (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
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