Donald McCarthy Mór, 1st Earl of Clancare (died 1596) was the eldest surviving son of

Donald MacCormac Ladrach MacCarthy Mor Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of th ...

. He was the last King of Desmond. He married Lady Honora FitzGerald, daughter of

James FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond James fitz John FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond (died 1558), also counted as the 14th, ruled 22 years, the first 4 years as ''de facto'' earl until the death of James FitzGerald, de jure 12th Earl of Desmond, called court page, who was murdere ...

and Móre O'Carroll. They had two children, Teige McCarthy Mór, Lord Valentia and Lady Ellen McCarthy. Donald MacCarthy was knighted by Thomas Radcliffe on 26 June 1558 in

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

, County Limerick,

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. McCarthy was created 1st Earl of Clancare and 1st Baron of Valentia in the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

on 24 June 1565. McCarthy renounced his title as Earl of Clancare in 1569, having joined the first

Desmond Rebellion The Desmond Rebellions occurred in 1569–1573 and 1579–1583 in the Irish province of Munster. They were rebellions by the Earl of Desmond, the head of the Fitzmaurice/FitzGerald Dynasty in Munster, and his followers, the Geraldines and ...

with James fitz Maurice Fitzgerald. His son Teige died in 1587, leaving him without a male heir. In 1588 he sold the McCarthy clan estates to

Sir Valentine Browne Sir Valentine Browne (died 1589), of Croft, Lincolnshire, was auditor, treasurer and victualler of Berwick-upon-Tweed. He acquired large estates in Ireland during the Plantation of Munster, in particular the seignory of Molahiffe. He lived at R ...

. He died without surviving male issue and was buried at Murcuss Abbey.

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