MacCarthy of Muskerry

MacCarthy
Mac Cárthaigh
MacCarthy; Mac Cárthaigh
Parent family	MacCarthy Mor
Founded	1353
Founder	Dermot, 1st Lord of Muskerry
Final ruler	Donogh, 4th Earl of Clancarty
Titles	Lord of Muskerry,Viscount Muskerry,andEarl of Clancarty
Estate(s)	Muskerry

TheMacCarthydynasty ofMuskerryis atacksmanbranch of theMacCarthy Mor dynasty,theKings of Desmond.

Origins and advancement

Family tree

The main line of the MacCarthys of Muskerry.^[a]

Dermot
1st Lord
1310–1367

Cormac
2nd Lord
d. 1374

Teige
6th Lord
1380–1448

Owen
7th Lord

Cormac
8th Lord

Cormac
Laidir
9th Lord
1411–1494

Mary
Fitzmaurice

Owen
MacCarthy
d. 1498

Cormac
Oge Laidir
10th Lord
1447–1536

Catherine
Barry

Teige
11th Lord
1472–1565

Callaghan
12th Lord

Dermot
13th Lord
1501–1570

Ellen
FitzGerald

Cormac
14th Lord
d. 1583
tanist

Callaghan
15th Lord
tanist
resigned 1584

Donogh
O'Brien
4th Earl
Thomond
d. 1624

Cormac
MacDermot
16th Lord
1552–1616

Mary
Butler

Margaret
O'Brien
d. c. 1599

Charles
1st Viscount
Muskerry
d. 1641

Ellen
Roche

Donough
1st Earl
1594–1665

Eleanor
Butler
1612–1682

Charles
Viscount
Muskerry**
c. 1633 – 1665
d.v.p.*

Margaret
Bourke
d. 1698

Callaghan
3rd Earl
d. 1676

Elizabeth
FitzGerald
d. 1698

Justin
Viscount
Mountcashel
c. 1643 – 1694

Charles James
2nd Earl
1663–1666
infant

Donough
4th Earl
1668–1734

Elizabeth
Spencer
1671–1704

Robert
MacCarty
1698–1769

Elizabeth
Farnelly

Legend

XXX

Lords & Viscounts Muskerry,
as well as Earls of Clancarty

XXX

Viscount
Mountcashel

*d.v.p. = predeceased his father (decessit vita patris)

**courtesy title

The MacCarthy of Muskerry are a cadet branch of theMacCarthy Mor,Kings of Desmond. This cadet branch was founded byDermot MacCarthy, 1st Lord of Muskerry,second son ofCormac MacCarthy Mor, King of Desmond,^[10]who was in 1353 createdLord of Muskerryby the English.^[11]This title's position is unclear.Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerrywas called Dominus and F. Dermot's descendant Cormac Oge MacCarthy, 17th Lord of Muskerry, was in 1628 createdCharles MacCarthy, 1st Viscount Muskerry,and his son, the 2ndViscount Muskerry,was in 1658 createdDonough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty.

Lands

The family's ancestral lands of were situated along theRiver Leein the baronies ofMuskerry WestandMuskerry East,in centralCounty Corkwest of theCity of Cork.

Castles

Blarney Castle,enlarged byCormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry
Carrigaphooca Castle,built by Dermot McCarthy ofDrishane Castle.^[12]
Castle Salem, Cork
Kilcrea Castle,built byCormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry
Macroom Castle
Carrigadrohidcastle.
Carrignamuck Tower House

Monasteries

Kilcrea Friary,built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry

Blarney Stone

TheBlarney Stonepassed from MacCarthy hands during the Williamite wars. Following the forfeiture by Donogh McCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarthy, the castle property passed to theHollow Sword Blade Companywho subsequently sold it to Sir James St. John Jefferyes, Governor of Cork in 1688.

Downfall

Donough MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancartyfought in theWilliamite War in IrelandforJames II of EnglandagainstWilliam III of England.He was attainted at the defeat in 1691 and the MacCarthys of Muskerry lost the noble titles of Earl of Clancarty, Viscount Muskerry, and Baron Blarney.^[13]

The titles ofMountcasheland Baron Castleinch, of the (1689 creation, went extinct with the death of Justin MacCarthy in 1694. At that date the MacCarthys of Muskerry had therefore lost all their noble titles in the peerage of Ireland.

Notes and references

Notes

^This family tree is based on a tree of the Lords of Muskerry,^[1]a tree showing Donough and near family around him,^[2]and on genealogies of the Earls of Clancarty,^[3]^[4]^[5]the MacCarthy of Muskerry family,^[6]the Earls of Thomond,^[7]^[8]and the Earls of Ormond.^[9]

Citations

^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 1915,pp.1548–1552Genealogy of the earls of Ormond
^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';"
^"Drishane Castle".millstreet.ie.Retrieved26 February2023.Dermot Mór, the second son of Teige the 3rd Lord of Muskerry [..] is said to have built Kilmeedy and Carrigaphooca in the great period in which his brother, Cormac Láidir, was building Blarney and Kilcrea. Dermot died in 1448
^Cokayne 1913,p.217, line 3:"... his immense estates (worth at theirnowvalue £200 000 a year) having been forfeited, and he himself attainted, when all his honours became forfeited, 11 May 1691. "

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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.
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[10] This family tree is based on a tree of the Lords of Muskerry,^[1]a tree showing Donough and near family around him,^[2]and on genealogies of the Earls of Clancarty,^[3]^[4]^[5]the MacCarthy of Muskerry family,^[6]the Earls of Thomond,^[7]^[8]and the Earls of Ormond.^[9]

[FOOTNOTEGillman1892[httpswwwcorkhistiewp-contentuploadsjfiles1892b1892-175pdf_fold-out]-1] Gillman 1892,fold-out.

[FOOTNOTEButler1925[httpsarchiveorgdetailsirishhistory0000unsepage255_255,_Note_8]-2] Butler 1925,p.255, Note 8The following rough pedigree...

[FOOTNOTEBurke1866[httpsarchiveorgdetailsagenealogicalhi00burkgoogpagen360_344,_left_column]-3] Burke 1866,p.344, left columnGenealogy of the earls of Clancarty

[FOOTNOTECokayne1913[httpsarchiveorgdetailscompletepeerageo03cokapage214_214–217]-4] Cokayne 1913,pp.214–217Genealogy of the earls of Clancarty

[FOOTNOTEKeating1723[httpsarchiveorgdetailsbub_gb_xHZUAAAAYAAJpagen611_2]-5] Keating 1723,p.2.

[FOOTNOTELainé1836[httpsarchiveorgdetailsarchivesgenealog05lainpagen229_74–78]-6] Lainé 1836,pp.74–78Genealogy of the MacCarthy of Muskerry family

[FOOTNOTEBurke1866[httpsarchiveorgdetailsagenealogicalhi00burkgoogpagen414_405–406]-7] Burke 1866,pp.405–406Genealogy of the earls of Thomond

[FOOTNOTECokayne1896[httpsarchiveorgdetailscompletepeerage07cokahrishpagen392_391–395]-8] Cokayne 1896,pp.391–395Genealogy of the earls of Thomond

[FOOTNOTEBurkeBurke1915[httpsarchiveorgdetailsb3136410xpage1548_1548–1552]-9] Burke & Burke 1915,pp.1548–1552Genealogy of the earls of Ormond

[FOOTNOTEO'Hart1892[httpsarchiveorgdetailsirishpedigrees00unkngoogpagen160_122,_top]-11] 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."

[FOOTNOTEO'Hart1892[httpsarchiveorgdetailsirishpedigrees00unkngoogpagen160_122,_left_column,_line_3]-12] O'Hart 1892,p.122, left column, line 3."... created, by the English, in 1353 'Lord of Muskerry';"

[13] "Drishane Castle".millstreet.ie.Retrieved26 February2023.Dermot Mór, the second son of Teige the 3rd Lord of Muskerry [..] is said to have built Kilmeedy and Carrigaphooca in the great period in which his brother, Cormac Láidir, was building Blarney and Kilcrea. Dermot died in 1448

[FOOTNOTECokayne1913[httpsarchiveorgdetailscompletepeerageo03cokapage217_217,_line_3]-14] Cokayne 1913,p.217, line 3:"... his immense estates (worth at theirnowvalue £200 000 a year) having been forfeited, and he himself attainted, when all his honours became forfeited, 11 May 1691. "

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