James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond

James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond (1331–1382) was the son of the 1st Earl and Eleanor de Bohun, and a great-grandson of Edward I. After his father's death he was given in ward, and in 1346 he married Elizabeth Darcy.

He served repeatedly as Lord Justice of Ireland and from 1364 as deputy to Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence. In 1362 he defeated the MacMurroughs at Teigstaffen, killing six hundred. He died at Knocktopher Castle in October 1382 and was buried in St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny.