Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy, 16th Lord of Muskerry

Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy
Lord of Muskerry
Tenure	1584–1616
Predecessor	Callaghan, 15th Lord of Muskerry
Successor	Charles, 1st Viscount Muskerry
Born	1552
Died	23 February 1616
Buried	Kilcrea Friary
Spouse(s)	Mary Butler
Detail Issue Charles & others
Father	Dermot, 13th Lord Muskerry
Mother	Ellen FitzGerald

Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy, 16th Lord of Muskerry (1564–1641) was an Irish magnate and soldier. He fought at the Siege of Kinsale during Tyrone's Rebellion.

Birth and origins[]

Cormac was born in 1552 as the eldest son of Dermot MacCarthy and Ellen FitzGerald.^[1] His father was the 13th Lord of Muskerry. His father's full name, including his patronymic middle name, was Dermot MacTeige MacCarthy. His own full name was therefore Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy. His father's family were the MacCarthys of Muskerry, a Gaelic Irish dynasty that branched from the MacCarthy-Mor line with Dermot MacCarthy, second son of Cormac MacCarthy-Mor, a medieval Prince of Desmond.^[2] This second son had been granted the Muskerry area as appanage.^[3]

His mother was a daughter of Sir Maurice FitzJohn FitzGerald of Totane, younger brother of James FitzJohn FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond^[4] and third son of the de facto 12th Earl of Desmond

Religion[]

Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy, conformed to the established religion by adhering to the Church of Ireland.^[13] His father had done the same.^[14] His son Charles was educated at Oxford University^[15] where Catholics were not accepted,^[16] but later became a staunch Catholic.^[17]

16th Lord[]

His father died in 1570 when Cormac MacDermot was about 18 years old. According to English Common Law he would have immediately succeeded as 14th Lord of Muskerry but as a minor his estate would be administrated by the crown and he would become a ward. However, Brehon law was applied and his uncle Sir Cormac MacTeige MacCarthy succeeded in his stead, according to tanistry.^[18] When Cormac died in 1583, his brother Callaghan succeeded as the 15th Lord, but resigned in 1584 when Cormac MacDermot eventually succeeded as 16th Lord of Muskerry.^[19]

Marriage and children[]

Cormac MacDermot married Mary Butler, a daughter of Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Cahir.^[20] His wife's family, the Butler Dynasty, was Old English and descended from Theobald Walter, who had been appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177.^[21]

Dermot and Mary had four children, three sons:

1. Charles (died 1641), his successor
2. Donal (or Daniel) who built the castle of Carrignavar.^[22]
3. Teige

—and one daughter:

1. Julia, who married first David Barry of Buttevant, and secondly Dermod O'Shaugnessy of Gort.^[23]

Parliament[]

He sat in the House of Lords of the Parliament 1585–1586.^[24]

Tyrone's Rebellion[]

He fought at the Siege of Kinsale during Tyrone's Rebellion. On the 21 October 1601 he attacked the Spanish positions with his Irish forces.^[25]

Death, succession, and timeline[]

Lord Muskerry, died on 23 February 1616 and was buried in Kilcrea Friary.

Lord Muskerry was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles as the 17th Lord of Muskerry.

showTimeline
As only the year, but not the month and day, of his birth is known, his age could be a year younger than given.
Age	Date	Event
0	1552	Born[26]
1	1553, 6 Jul	Accession of Queen Mary I, succeeding Edward VI of England[27]
6	1558, 17 Nov	Accession of Queen Elizabeth I, succeeding Queen Mary I[28]
11	1563, about	Married Mary Butler[26]
12	1564	Eldest son Cormac born
18	1570	Father died and was succeeded by his tanist, Cormac MacDermot's uncle Cormac MacCarthy
32	1584	Succeeded as the 16th Lord of Muskerry
42	1594	Grandson Donough born[29]
47	1599	Son remarried to Ellen, widow of Donnell MacCarthy Reagh and daughter of the 7th Viscount Fermoy[30]
49	1601, 22 Sep	The Spanish landed at Kinsale[31]
47	1601, 21 Oct	Attacked the Spanish at the siege of Kinsale.
51	1603, 24 Mar	Accession of King James I, succeeding Queen Elizabeth I[32]
64	1616, 23 Feb	Died

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Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Callaghan MacTeighe MacCarthy	Lord of Muskerry 1584–1616	Succeeded by Charles, 1st Viscount Muskerry