McCarthy of Muskerry
| MacCarthy Mac Cárthaigh | |
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| Parent family | MacCarthy Mor |
| Founded | 1353 |
| Founder | Dermot, 1st Lord of Muskerry |
| Final ruler | Donogh, 4th Earl of Clancarty |
| Titles | , Viscount Muskerry, and Earl of Clancarty |
| Estate(s) | Muskerry |
The MacCarthy dynasty of Muskerry is a tacksman branch of the MacCarthy Mor dynasty, the Kings of Desmond.
Origins and advancement[]
The MacCarthy of Muskerry are a cadet branch of the MacCarthy Mor, Kings of Desmond. This cadet branch was founded by Dermot MacCarthy, 1st Lord of Muskerry, second son of Cormac MacCarthy Mor, King of Desmond,[1] who was in 1353 created by the English.[2] This title's position is unclear. Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry was called Dominus and F. Dermot's descendant Cormac Oge MacCarthy, 17th Lord of Muskerry, was in 1628 created Charles MacCarthy, 1st Viscount Muskerry, and his son, the 2nd Viscount Muskerry, was in 1658 created Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty.
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Lands[]
The family's ancestral lands of were situated along the River Lee in the baronies of Muskerry West and Muskerry East, in central County Cork west of the City of Cork.
Castles[]
- Blarney Castle, enlarged by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry
- Carrigaphooca Castle, built by Donal McCarthy of Drishane Castle.
- Castle Salem, Cork
- Kilcrea Castle, built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry
- Macroom Castle
- Carrigadrohid castle.
- Carrignamuck Tower House
Monasteries[]
Kilcrea Friary, built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry
Blarney Stone[]
- Blarney Stone, which passed from MacCarthy hands during the Williamite wars. Following the forfeiture by Donogh McCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarthy, the castle property passed to the Hollow Sword Blade Company who subsequently sold it to Sir James St. John Jefferyes, Governor of Cork in 1688.
Legacy[]
The dynasty is still in existence and can be considered to still broadly belong to the Irish nobility, but its leadership is in confusion. There also remains some dispute with their (friendly) rivals and kinsmen the MacCarthys Reagh, concerning the title Prince of Desmond. The main line of the MacCarthy Mor dynasty became extinct in the late 16th century and it has ever since been unclear who inherits the title, because of the advent of the career of Florence MacCarthy. See Kingdom of Desmond. There are also earlier MacCarthy Mor septs in existence who are claimants. The situation was recently thrown into even more exotic confusion by the impostor Terence Francis MacCarthy.
Notes, citations, and sources[]
Notes[]
Citations[]
- ^ O'Hart 1892, p. 122, top: "Cormac MacCarty Mor, Prince of Desmond (see the MacCarty Mór Stem, No. 115,) had a second son, Dermod Mór, of Muscry (now Muskerry) who was the ancestor of MacCarthy, lords of Muscry and earls of Clan Carthy."
- ^ O'Hart 1892, p. 122, left column, line 3: "... created, by the English, in 1353 'Lord of Muskerry';"
- ^ Gillman 1892, fold-out.
- ^ Butler 1925, p. 255, Note 8The following rough pedigree ...
- ^ Burke 1866, p. 344, left columnGenealogy of the earls of Clancarty
- ^ Cokayne 1913, pp. 214–217Genealogy of the earls of Clancarty
- ^ Keating 1723, p. 2.
- ^ Lainé 1836, pp. 74–78Genealogy of the MacCarthy of Muskerry family
- ^ Burke 1866, pp. 405–406Genealogy of the earls of Thomond
- ^ Cokayne 1896, pp. 391–395Genealogy of the earls of Thomond
- ^ Burke & Burke 1909, p. 1400Genealogy of the earls of Ormond
Sources[]
- Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire (New ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 11501348.
- Burke, Bernard; Burke, Ashworth Peter (1909). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (71st ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 28297274.
- Butler, William F. T. (1925). Gleanings from Irish History. London: Longmans, Green and Co. OCLC 557681240.
- Cokayne, George Edward (1896). Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Vol. 7 (1st ed.). London: George Bell and Sons. OCLC 1180891114. – S to T
- Cokayne, George Edward (1913). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). London: St Catherine Press. OCLC 228661424. – Canonteign to Cutts
- Gillman, Herbert Webb (1892). "Historical Pedigree 1380 to 1641 A.D., of MacCarthys, Lord of Muskerry, Co. Cork" (PDF). Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. 1 (10): fold–out.
- Keating, Geoffrey (1723). The General History of Ireland. Translated by O'Çonnor, Dermot. London: J. Bettenham. OCLC 1264766847. (for Clancarty genealogy)
- Lainé, P. Louis (1836). "Mac-Carthy". Archives généalogiques et historiques de la noblesse de France [Genealogical and Historical Archives of the Nobility of France] (in French). Vol. 5. Paris: Imprimerie de Bethune et Plon. pp. 1–102. OCLC 865941166.
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- MacCarthy dynasty