was active in the war that took place when Rory O'Connor attempted to regain his throne after retiring to the monastery of Cong, as Theobald's men were involved in the death of Donal Mor McCarthy during a parley in 1185 near Cork. In 1194 Theobald supported his brother during Hubert's actions against Prince John, with Theobald receiving the surrender of John's supporters in Lancaster. Theobald was rewarded with the office of sheriff of Lancaster, which he held until Christmas of 1198. He was again sheriff after John took the throne in 1199. In early 1200, however, John deprived Theobald of all his offices and lands because of his irregularities as sheriff. His lands were not restored until January 1202. A manuscript in the National Library of Ireland points to William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber as the agent of his restoration:"Grant by William de Braosa, (senior) to Theobald Walter (le Botiller) the burgh of Kildelon (Killaloe) ... the cantred of Elykaruel (the baronies of Clonlisk and Ballybrit, Co. Offaly), Eliogarty, Ormond, Ara and Oioney, etc. 1201.""Elykaruel" refers to the Gaelic tuath of "Ely O'Carroll", which straddled the southern part of County Offaly and the northern part of Tipperary (at Ikerrin). The other cantreds named are probably the modern baronies of Eliogarty, Ormond Upper, Ormond Lower and Owney and Arra in County Tipperary. Theobald founded the Abbey of Woney, in the townland of Abington (, meaning "the monastery of Uaithne"), of which nothing now remains, near the modern village of Murroe in County Limerick Ireland around 1200. He also founded the Cockersand Abbey in Lancaster, Abbey of Nenagh in County Tipperary, and a monastic house at Arklow in County Wicklow. Marriage and Children Theobald married Maud le Vavasour (1176–1226), heiress of Robert le Vavasour, a baron of Yorkshire, John Lodge in the Peerage of Ireland in 1789 gave the year as 1189, but on no apparent authority, as no other author follows him on this. He died on 4 February 1206 at Arklow Castle and was buried at Wotheney Abbey. Their children were Theobald le Botiller, 2nd Chief Butler of Ireland Maud (1192–1244) marries three times yet only has two surviving children Ralph and Marie References Theobald People from County Tipperary Normans in Ireland 12th-century Irish people 13th-century Irish people High Sheriffs of Lancashire 1165 births 1206 deaths