Mycologist and plant pathologist Edwin J. Butler FRS 1874 - 1943 born in Kilkee. Imperial Mycologist, India. Founding Director Imperial Bureau of Mycology, Kew

A news story about the plaque unveiling on 29th May 2012 can be found here: http://www.ucc.ie/en/bees/news/newsbody-155352-en.htmlMore about Sir Edwin John Butler on the University College Cork website: http://www.ucc.ie/en/bees/whatwedo/edwinbutler/