Donal MacCarthy Reagh ( ga, Domhnall Mac Carthaigh Riabhach) (1450/1460–1531) was the 12th Prince of Carbery from 1505 to his death in 1531. He belonged to the

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dynasty,Irish Pedigrees: MacCarthy Reagh, Prince of Carbery
(#119) and was the son of Finghin MacCarthy Reagh, 10th Prince of Carbery, and Lady Catherine FitzGerald, daughter

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. In some sources and pedigrees he is known as Donal (Donnell) ''MacFineere'' MacCarthy Reagh, although it is not known if this refers to his father or to some other aspect of his upbringing.

Life

Donal's troops, commanded by his son Cormac na Haoine, assisted his kinsman Cormac Laidir Oge MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry in the Battle of

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in 1521 against

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. The MacCarthys were victorious. He was also an enlightened patron of the arts and letters, like his father.

Marriages and issue

Donal first married Lady Ellen

MacCarthy 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, ...

, daughter of Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muscry, and they had issue two sons and one daughter: # Dermod, slain by Walter FitzGerald, son of the

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# Donal, who died without issue # Ellen, married Teige Mor O'Driscoll He married secondly Lady Eleanor FitzGerald, daughter of

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, and they had issue four sons and three daughters: # Cormac na Haoine MacCarthy Reagh, 13th Prince of Carbery # Finghin, married Lady Catherine MacCarthy Mor, daughter of

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, King of Desmond, but they left no issue # Donogh MacCarthy Reagh, 15th Prince of Carbery, father of Florence MacCarthy and Dermot Maol MacCarthy # Owen MacCarthy Reagh, 16th Prince of Carbery # Catherine, married Teige MacCarthy, 6th Lord of Muscry # Shely, married Dermod An-Phudar

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Beare # Ellinor, married Connor-Fin O'Meagher

Notes

References

*MacCarthy, Samuel Trant, ''The MacCarthys of Munster''. 1922. * – Irish stem {{DEFAULTSORT:Maccarthy Reagh, Donal Medieval Gaels from Ireland MacCarthy dynasty Irish lords 15th-century births 1531 deaths 16th-century Irish people Year of birth missing