Mildred Anne Butler (1858 – 1941): A Quiet Observer of Irish Landscape Mildred Anne Butler, born January 11th, 1858, in Kilmurry, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland, emerged as a singular voice within the burgeoning Irish watercolor movement. Her life unfolded amidst the serene beauty of her rural upbringing and was profoundly shaped by her father’s passion for capturing the essence of nature—a fascination that would become inextric…