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 branch of the family originated in County Tipperary, where they lived at Bansha Castle in the 18th century.
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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
edit- ↑ "Player profile: Paget Terence O'Brien-Butler". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- 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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