MacCarthy ( ga, Mac Cárthaigh), also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is an Irish clan originating from Munster, an area they ruled during the Middle Ages. It was divided into several great branches; the

MacCarthy Reagh The Mac Cárthaigh Riabhach (anglicised ''MacCarthy Reagh'') dynasty are a branch of the MacCarthy dynasty, Kings of Desmond, deriving from the Eóganacht Chaisil sept. History The Mac Cárthaigh Riabhach seated themselves as kings of Carbery in ...

MacCarthy of 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, ...

, and MacCarthy of Duhallow dynasties were the three most important of these. Their name, meaning "son of Cárthach" (whose name meant "loving"), is a common surname that originated in Ireland. As a surname, its prevalent spelling in the English language is McCarthy. Several variants are found, such as McCarty (most common in North America) as well as Carthy and Carty (though these latter are also the Anglicization of an unrelated name, ''Ó Cárthaigh''). Sixty percent of people with the surname in Ireland still live in

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...

where the family was very powerful in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

Naming conventions

History

James Barry's The Baptism of King Cashel by St Patrick

The origin of the name begins with Carthach, an

Eóganacht Chaisil Eóganacht Chaisil were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster between the 5th and 10th centuries. They took their name from Cashel (County Tipperary) which was the capital of the early Catholic kingdom of Munster. They were ...

king, who died in 1045 in a house fire deliberately started by one of the Lonergans (who were members of the Eóganacht's arch-enemies, the Dál gCais). Carthach was a contemporary and bitter rival of High King

Brian Boru Brian Boru ( mga, Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern ga, Brian Bóramha; 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill and probably ended Viking invasion/domination of Ireland. Br ...

, and what would become known as the McCarthy Clan was pushed out of its traditional homelands in the Golden Vale of

Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...

by the expansion of the O'Brien sept in the middle of the twelfth century. Carthach's son was known as Muireadhach mac Carthaigh (meaning "Muireadhach, son of Carthach"). Such ephemeral patronymics were common at the time. However, when Muireadhach died in 1092 his sons Tadhg and Cormac adopted ''Mac Carthaigh'' as an actual surname. Following the treaty of Glanmire in 1118, dividing the kingdom of Munster into Desmond and

Thomond Thomond (Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nena ...

, this Tadhg became the first king of Desmond, comprising parts of the modern counties of Cork and

Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in Count ...

. For almost five centuries they dominated much of Munster, with four major branches: those led by the MacCarthy Mór (Great MacCarthy), nominal head of all the MacCarthys, who ruled over much of south Kerry, the Duhallow MacCarthys, who controlled north-west Cork;

or Riabhach ('grey') based in the

Barony of Carbery Carbery, or the Barony of Carbery, was once the largest barony in Ireland, and essentially a small, semi-independent kingdom on the southwestern coast of Munster, in what is now County Cork, from its founding in the 1230s by Donal Gott MacCarthy ...

in south-west Cork; and MacCarthy Muskerry, on the Cork /

border. Each of these families continued resistance to Norman and English encroachment up to the seventeenth century when, like virtually all the Gaelic aristocracy, they lost almost everything. An exception was

Macroom Macroom (; ga, Maigh Chromtha) is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it went through periods of ...

Castle, which passed to the White family of Bantry House, descendants of Cormac Láidir Mac Cárthaigh. This was burnt in 1922 and is part of the local golf club today. The Muskerry McCarthys' historical seat is

Blarney Castle Blarney Castle ( ga, Caisleán na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of th ...

in County Cork. Legend has it that the

Blarney Stone The Blarney Stone ( ga, Cloch na Blarnan) is a block of Carboniferous limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about from Cork (city), Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows th ...

was given as a gift to Cormac MacCarthy,

King of Desmond The following is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of Desmond. Most were of the MacCarthy Mór ("great MacCarthy"), the senior branch of the MacCarthy dynasty. 12th century MacCarthy MacCarthy claimants O'Brien claimants MacCarthy 13th ce ...

, from king

Robert the Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventual ...

of Scotland, who presented the 'magical' stone in gratitude for his assistance in the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The third castle built on the site (the castle which stands to this day) was built by another McCarthy descendant, Dermot McCarthy, in 1446. Dermot was known for his eloquence, hence the Blarney Stone's reputation for imparting the gift of the gab upon those who kiss it. The number of references to the MacCarthys in the annals, especially the "

Annals of Innisfallen Annals ( la, annāles, from , "year") are a concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record. Scope The nature of the distinction between ann ...

", is very great. Carthach was the son of Saoirbhreathach, a Gaelic name which is anglicised as Justin, and in the latter form has been in continuous use among many branches of the McCarthys for centuries. Another male forename similarly associated with them is Finghin, anglice Fineen, but for some centuries past, the name Florence (colloquially Flurry) has been used as its English form. From the thirteenth century, when Fineen MacCarthy decisively defeated the Geraldines in 1261, down to the present day, Fineen or Florence MacCarthys and Justin MacCarthys have been very prominent among the many distinguished men of the name in Irish military, political and cultural history. Until the dissolution of the kingdom in 1596, the crown was vested in the hereditary possession of the Mac Carthy (by the law of

tanistry Tanistry is a Gaelic system for passing on titles and lands. In this system the Tanist ( ga, Tánaiste; gd, Tànaiste; gv, Tanishtey) is the office of heir-apparent, or second-in-command, among the (royal) Gaelic patrilineal dynasties of Ir ...

Septs

Eleven septs of the illustrious McCarthy family in Kerry are given in Kings History of Co. Kerry * (1) Sliocht Owen More of Coshmaing * (2) Sliocht Cormaic of Dunguile * (3) Sliocht Fineen Duff of Ardeanaght * (4) Sliocht Clan Donell Finn * (5) Sliocht nInghean Riddery * (6) Sliocht Donell Brick * (7) Sliocht Nedeen * (8) Sliocht Clan Teige Kittagh * (9) Sliocht Clan Dermod *(10) Sliocht Clan Donell Roe *(11) Sliocht MacFineen The MacCarthys are closely related to a number of other Munster families. These include the

O'Sullivan O'Sullivan ( ga, Ó Súilleabháin, Súileabhánach) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork and County Kerry. The surname is associated with the southwestern part of Ireland, and was originally found in Count ...

s, O'Callaghans,

O'Keeffe O'Keeffe ( ga, Ó Caoimh), also O'Keefe, Keef, Keefe, Keeffe, Keifer or Keever is the name of an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork, particularly around Fermoy and Duhallow. The name comes from ''caomh'', m ...

s, O'Donoghues, and O'Donovans. An early sept of the MacCarthys themselves are the MacAuliffes. Rulers of the

Kingdom of Desmond The Kingdom of Desmond () was a historic kingdom in southwestern Ireland. It was founded in 1118 by Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh, King of Munster when the Treaty of Glanmire formally divided the Kingdom of Munster into Desmond and Thomond (, "Nor ...

, the MacCarthys stood among the greatest Irish dynasties of the last millennium.

Notable people

* Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry, Irish chieftain, 1411–1494 * Cormac Oge Laidir MacCarthy, 10th Lord of Muskerry, Irish noble, d. 1536 * Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy, great-grandson of Cormac MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry, d. 1616 * Cormac (Charles) MacCarthy, 1st Viscount Muskerry and Baron of Blarney, son of Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy, d. 1641 * Florence MacCarthy, Irish prince, 1563–1640 * Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry and

Earl of Clancarty Earl of Clancarty is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. History The title was created for the first time in 1658 in favour of Donough MacCarty, 2nd Viscount Muskerry, of the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty. He had ...

, son of Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy, d. 1665 * Charles MacCarthy, soldier in French and later English service, d. 1665 * Justin MacCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel, younger son of Donough MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry, d. 1694 *

Donough MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarty Donough MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarty (1668–1734) fought for James II in the Williamite War at the Siege of Derry. He was attainted in 1691 after the defeat. MacCarthy went into exile to the Netherlands, where he lived for some time on t ...

, grandson of Donough MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry, 1670–1734 * Nicholas Tuite MacCarthy, renowned Jesuit Preacher, 1769–1833 * Charles MacCarthy, Irish-born soldier who served in the French, Dutch and British armies, 1764–1824 * Robert MacCarty, Viscount Muskerry, Irish Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator, 1685–1769

Kings of Desmond 1118–1596

* Tadhg, eldest son of Muiredach, 1118–1123 *

Cormac Mac Cárthaigh Cormac Mac Cárthaigh (died 1138) was a Gaelic Irish ruler who was King of Munster. A member of the Mac Cárthaigh clan of the Eóganacht Chaisil, he was the final king of the unified Kingdom of Munster before the realm was divided into the K ...

, his brother, 1123–1127 & 1127–1138 * Donogh, his brother, 1127 & 1138–1143 * Dermod, his nephew, 1143–1185 * Donal, his son, 1185–1206 * Fingen, his brother, 1206–1207 * Dermod, son of Donal, 1207–1229 * Cormac, his younger brother, 1229–1247 * Donal Gott MacCarthy, 1247–1252 * Fínghin of the

Battle of Callann The Battle of Callann was fought in August 1261 between the Hiberno-Normans, under John FitzGerald, and three Gaelic clans: MacCarthy, who held the Kingdom of Desmond, under Fínghin Mac Carthaigh, King of Desmond, ancestor of the MacCar ...

, 1252–1261 * Cormac, younger brother, 1261–1262 * Donal, eldest surviving son of Cormac, 1262–1302 * Donal, eldest son of Donal, 1302–1306 * Donogh, brother of Donal, 1306–1310 * Dermod, son of Donal, 1310–1326 * Cormac, brother of Dermod, 1326–1359 * Donal, son of Cormac, 1359–1390 * Tadhg, son of Donal, 1390–1428 * Donal, eldest son of Tadhg, 1428–1469 * Tadhg, brother of Donal, 1469–1503 * Donal, son of Tadhg, 1503–1508 * Cormac, brother of Donal, 1508–1516 & Tadhg IV, son of Donall, 1508–1514 * Donal, son of Cormac, 1516 – ante 1558 * Donal, ante 1558–1596

McCarthy

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model and actress * Joanne McCarthy (disambiguation), several people *

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(born 1962), British boxer * Steve McCarthy (ice hockey) (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player * Thaddeus McCarthy (1455–1492), Irish bishop *

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McCarty

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(born 1984), Canadian football running back * Carolyn A. McCarty ( fl. 2019), American psychologist * Daniel T. McCarty (1912–53), American politician *

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MacCarthy

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Mac Carthaigh's Book ''Mac Carthaigh’s Book'' is a collection of annals of the period AD 1114–1437 inclusive. It was compiled from earlier material by Fínghin Mac Carthaigh Mór (c. 1560–1640) an Irish nobleman who was imprisoned for years in London. He was a ...

, o
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Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) ( ga, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a statutory independent research institute in Ireland. It was established in 1940 on the initiative of the Taoiseach, Éamon de Valera, in Dub ...

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External links

The McCarthy Clan Gathering 2013MacCarthy Mór Pedigree
at Library Ireland
The MacCarthys and the Nine Years War in Munster, 1595-1603
at The Irish Story

at Irish Examiner
McCarthy's Clan History
by Turtle Bunbury
McCarthy
at Araltas {{Royal houses of Britain and Ireland Clíodhna Irish clans Irish royal families MacCarthy dynasty Surnames of Irish origin Anglicised Irish-language surnames Patronymic surnames