Donald McCarthy, 1st Earl of Clancare

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Donald McCarthy Mór, 1st Earl of Clancare was the son of . He married Lady Honora FitzGerald, daughter of James FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond and .

Donald MacCarthy was created a Knight on 26 June 1558 in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland. McCarthy was created 1st Earl of Clancare and 1st Baron of Valentia in the Peerage of Ireland on 24 June 1565.

In 1588 he sold the McCarthy clan estates to Sir Valentine Browne. Donald resigned as Earl of Clancare in 1597 and renounced his allegiance to England. McCarthy died without surviving male issue and was buried at Murcuss Abbey.

Children of Donald MacCarthy Mor, 1st Earl of Clancare and Lady Honora FitzGerald:

• Lady Ellen McCarthy