James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He acceded to the title in 1382, and built Gowran Castle three years later in 1385 close to the centre of Gowran, making it his usual residence, whence his common epithet, The Earl of Gowran.
- Position held
- Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
- Citizenship
- Ireland
- Born
- 1359
- Died
- 1405
