Domhnall (McCarthy) Mac Cárthaigh Mór (abt. 1518 - abt. 1596)

Born about 1518 in Castlelough, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland

Husband of Honoria (FitzGerald) McCarthy — married [date unknown] in Castlelough, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1596 at about age 78 in Castlelough, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland

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Note: There were many lineages among the MacCarthys of Munster. The 3 most famous were the MacCarthy Mór (senior branch); the Lords of Muskerry; and the MacCarthy Reagh (Princes of Carbery).

• The common ancestor of all 3 branches was Donal Mór Na Curra MacCarthy (1138-1206), King of Desmond
• The Princes of Carbery descended from his son Donal Og Cairprech MacCarthy (d.1251)
• Descended via a different son was Cormac MacCarthy Mór (ca.1271-1359) "Prince of Desmond", who was the father of brothers:
  • Donal MacCarthy Mór (1303-ca.1371) "Prince of Desmond", ancestor of the MacCarthy Mórs
  • Dermot MacCarthy (1310-1368), "1st Lord of Muskerry", ancestor of the Lords of Muskerry

Biography

Domhnall (McCarthy) Mac Cárthaigh Mór is Notable.

Donal IX , King of Desmond from 1558 ^[1]

Donal MacCarthy Mór was the son of Donal an Drumin (Domhnall an Druiminin) MacCarthy; grandson of Cormac Ladhrach MacCarthy and great grandson of Teige. ^[2]

He married Honoria, daughter of his brother in law, James, Earl of Desmond.

Domhnall MacCarthy Mór lord of Desmond, was created Earl of Clancare (sometimes written as Clancarthy or Glencare; Clancare being a corrupted form of "Clan Carthy") in the Kingdom of Kerry and Viscount of Valentia by Queen Elizabeth in 1565, as a check against the powerful Geraldines of Desmond. ^[3]

The Earl of Clancartie was considered a traitor to Queen Elizabeth I in a famous Attainder from 1570, which mentions 15 Irish traitors altogether.^[4]

Domhnall's son and heir,^[5] the baron of Valentia died in 1585; leaving his daughter Ellen, his only surviving legitimate child. Ellen (Elena) in secret married Florence (Finín or Finghin) MacCarthy Riabhach (MacCarthy Reagh), tanist (heir) of Carbery.

In 1596, "Mac Carthy More died, namely, Donnell, the son of Donnell, son of Cormac Ladhrach, son of Teige; and although he was usually styled Mac Carthy More, he had been honourably created Earl by order of the Sovereign of England." ^[6]

Of his illegitimate sons (Donal, Dermod, Eoghan), Donal (Domhnall MacCarthy) was unsuccessfully favoured as heir, in opposition to the ambition of Florence MacCarthy and his English supporters.

Verbatim from History of the City & County of Cork:^[7]

• May 1558: The Earl of Desmond's chaplain writes, from London to the Old Earl and Countess, saying he has presented their letters to the Secretary (of State, William) Petre, but has not been introduced to the Queen, or able to deliver the letters brought to him by Thomas Fanning, the tailor, of Youghal. [The chaplain] then adds, that he is going to Flanders or Brabant, to see Cardinal Caraffa, the Pope’s legate, respecting a dispensation for the marriage of their daughter, Onoria, with MacCarthy More — Cardinal Pole, the Queen’s cousin, not having as yet received his powers.

Sources

1. ↑ The Last King (archived webpage) Donal IX MacCarthy Mór, King of Desmond and the Two Munsters, 1558-1596 by J.J. MacCarthy
2. ↑ Celt: Annuls of the Four Masters: Annal M1596.1 corpus of electronic texts edition
3. ↑ Celt: The Desmond Survey: Historical Background p: 3
4. ↑ Sir Henry Blackall, The Butlers of County Clare, Appendix 2: Attainder of James Butler of Grallagh:
   • "But the wicked, better acquainted with darkenss than lighte, have chosen to wallowe in their own filthe and puddle of tyranny, oppression, rape, rapine and spoile, for as it is manifest and well known to us, the vile and ingrate traytours
     • Mac Cartie, more latelie create earle of Clancartie;
     • Sir Edmond Butler, Knight; Edwarde Butler and Piers Butler his brethern;
     • Piers and James Butler, sonnes to [Richard] the vicounte Mountgarret;
     • James and John Butler, sonnes of Piers Butler of the Grallaghe;
     • Walter Butler, Tibbot Butler, Piers Butler, John Butler, sonnes to Edmond Butler of Pollestone;
       • [Note: The Butlers of Polestown were descended from Sir James Butler (1440-1487), father of Piers, 8th Earl of Ormond, via one of Piers' 2 illegitimate elder brothers (Edmund and Theobald).]
     • James Fitz Geralde, sonne to Sir Morishe Fitz Desmond;
     • the seneschal of Imokillye [John Fitzedmund Fitzgerald];
     • the White Knight;
     • with divers outhers, wicked and disloyall traytours, against whose wicked and tyrannouse course of life the lamentable crie of manye widdowes, innocent orphans and pore oppressed people resounde before the Throne of God his Majestie for vengeaunce."
       • http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/butlers/appendix2.htm)
5. ↑ first name?
6. ↑ Celt: Annuls of the Four Masters: Annal M1596.1 corpus of electronic texts edition
7. ↑ Rev. C.B. Gibson, "History of the City & County of Cork" in 2 volumes (Thomas Newby, London, 1861); Vol.1, p.180

• His profile in the Dictionary of Irish Biography, author Terry Clavin (2009):
  • https://www.dib.ie/biography/maccarthy-mor-donal-a5138

• Wikipedia profile

• Library Ireland: Irish Pedigrees; or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation vol: 1 MacCarthy Mor (No:1) family genealogy by John O'Hart : 122 - Donal MacCarthy Mór, Prince of Desmond