William Butler: British Soldier, Irish Writer, Global Adventurer
Update: 2025-09-12
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Abie Philbin Bowman and Kate O’Malley learn about the extraordinary Willam Butler. A Catholic from Tipperary, he was held aloft by Daniel O’Connell as a baby, witnessed the famine, fought the Fenians in Canada, served as Queen Victoria's Aide-de-Camp, befriended Parnell, and openly supported Irish Home Rule. He nearly prevented the Boer War.
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