A Butler Rally is held every three years in Kilkenny, Ireland to co-incide with the Triennial General Meeting (TGM) of The Butler Society.  The last rally was in August 2006.  Almost two hundred attended (including some 75 of the name Butler) coming from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, and the USA. Click here for newspaper reports. .

THE NEXT KILKENNY RALLY

The fifteenth Triennial Rally in Kilkenny will be in 2009.  Details from The Hon. Secretary

OTHER GATHERINGS

It is becoming traditional to hold a lunch every year in Madrid for Spanish members and others.

In August 1998, the German von Buttlar families held a very successful gathering in Berlin and Kassel, which numerous members of the Butler Society attended. Occasional gatherings have also been held in other countries, including USA, Canada, Spain, Argentina and New Zealand.  Two seminar-style genealogical gatherings have also taken place in Cambridge (1979) and Oxford (1986), England. 

WHAT IS A RALLY ?

Rallies and gatherings are arranged by members, for members.  They tend to be social occasions which offer a great opportunity to get to know others with whom one may have corresponded, and who share an interest in the same subject.  Some come to visit their roots, some to exchange information, some to enjoy the party. Tours and speakers are organised as economically as possible, and visits are arranged to places which may not normally be open to the public. The locations usually have strong Butler connections.  Have a look at the schedule of the 1997 Kilkenny rally.