1188:. "As the two castles were built by the same lord of Muskerry, who was killed in 1495, and as Carignamuck keep is a finished copy of what the Blarney keep became with its later addition, it may be inferred that the order of building was first the original small keep (a) of Blarney, next the addition (b) bringing this keep to its existing form, and last the smaller copy of this form at Carrignamuck."
891:
which translates as: Here lies Cormac, son of
Thadeus, son of Cormac, son of Dermot the elder, Prince of Muskerry, the initial founder of this friary, anno domini 1494. Interestingly the Latin text uses the Irish word "Flayn", "Prince", in addition to Dominus as his title.
1004:. "There were at this time four distinct chieftainships of the Mac Carthys; the Mac Carthys Mor, or lords of Desmond, and their off-shoots, namely, the Mac Carthys Reagh of Carbery, the Donough Mac Carthys of Duhallow, and the Mac Carthys of Muskerry."
854:
by enlarging its keep. A Latin inscription on the machicolation of the added part reads "Cormac
Macarthy fortis me fieri facit AD 1446", which translates into "Cormac MacCarthy the stout had me built anno domini 1446". He might also have built
882:
Muskerry died in 1494 having been killed by his brother Owen and was buried in the chancel of the church of the
Kilcrea Friary. No epitaph is found there now, but earlier observers have recorded the following Latin inscription:
1052:. "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."
1100:. "MacCarthy, Cormac Laidir Oge: (d. 1536), Irish chieftain, and Lord of Muskerry, was son of Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, lord of Muskerry (d. 1494) by Mary Fitzmaurice, daughter of Edmund, ninth lord of Kerry."
745:
129:
796:
913:
This family tree is based on a tree of the Lords of
Muskerry, and on genealogies of the MacCarthys of Muskerry family. Also see the lists of siblings and children in the text.
810:
436:
118:
64:
887:
Hic Jacet
Cormacus fil. Thadei, fil. Cormaci, fil. Dermatu magni Mc Carthy Dnus de Musgraigh Flayn ac istius conventus primus fondator, an Dom. 1494
676:
1103:
1068:. "Dermod-Môr, Mac-Carthy, fils puiné de Cormac-Môr, prince de Desmond et d'Honoria Fitz-Maurice, eut en apanage la baronnie de Muskery ..."
1191:
1143:
1087:
975:
1159:
843:
His father died in 1448 but MacCarthy did not succeed immediately. Two uncles, Owen the 7th Lord and Cormac the 8th Lord, reigned based on
1236:, p. 159. "Of his tomb nothing but a plain recess is to be found, but its inscribed slab was long legible and a copy is preserved."
1023:
1007:
1020:. "116. Dermod Mór: son of Cormac Mór, Prince of Desmond; b. 1310; created by the English in A.D. 1353, 'Lord of Muskerry' ..."
1224:. "Cormac (i. e. Mac Carthy) the son of Teige, son of Cormac, Lord of Muskerry, was slain by his own brother, Owen, and his sons."
822:
1239:
180:
1211:
1039:
927:
959:
991:
1071:
1175:
1370:
943:
1277:
20:
1055:
1116:. "120. Cormac Oge, lord of Muscry: son of Cormac Laidir; b. A.D. 1447; d. in 1537; buried at Kilcrea ..."
1394:
1140:, 1st paragraph. "He married first Sheila (Gille), sister of Cormac Óg Láidir, who was still living in 1505."
1468:
1421:
1399:
1569:
1530:
1488:
1322:
1185:
937:
1353:] (in French). Vol. Tome cinquième. Paris: Imprimerie de Bethune et Plon. pp. 1–102.
1268:
1249:
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856:
1221:
1201:
1169:
1153:
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1342:
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38:
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8:
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1376:
The
Peerage of Ireland or, A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom
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1439:
859:
unless that was his son. According to the legend
Maccarthy discovered and enshrined the
1441:
Annals of the
Kingdom of Ireland, by the four Masters, from the Earliest Period to 1606
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1128:, 1st paragraph, 3rd sentence. "... who was married to his sister Sheila ..."
1374:
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1445:
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1354:
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723:
1084:. "... Mary, married to Cormac, Mac-Carthy, lord or chief of Muskery ..."
784:
1323:"Historical Pedigree 1380 to 1641 A.D., of MacCarthys, Lord of Muskerry, Co. Cork"
1119:
776:
1458:
871:
867:
851:
757:
145:
141:
91:
1449:
1309:
1553:
1384:
1358:
860:
1521:
1415:
McCormack, Anthony M. (October 2009b). McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.).
1036:. "115. Cormac MacCarthy Mór, Prince of Desmond: his son; b. 1271; d. 1359."
1507:
1475:
1290:
1204:. "This Cormac, in 1465, founded the Franciscan Monastery of Kilkredhe or
1489:"The Monastery of St. Brigid, Kilcrea, and the Castle of the MacCarthys"
1513:
Historical and
Descriptive Notices of the City of Cork and its Vicinity
1272:
1172:. "118. Teige (or Thadeus), Lord of Muscry: his son; b. 1380, d. 1448."
163:
Cormac Laidir MacCarty with wife, father, and other selected relatives.
1156:. "... and a dau. who married Donal MacCarthy-Reagh of Carbery."
1131:
844:
769:
765:
772:. Nothing seems to be known about his mother, not even her name.
1444:. Vol. IV (2nd ed.). Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co.
800:
775:
He had a younger brother Dermod, ancestor of the MacCarthys of
1351:
Genealogical and
Historical Archives of the Nobility of France
1347:
Archives généalogiques et historiques de la noblesse de France
1464:
Irish Pedigrees: Or, the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation
1531:"Blarney Castle, County Cork, Double Structure of its Keep"
1538:
Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaelological Society
1496:
Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society
1330:
Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society
1227:
764:
line in the 14th century when a younger son received
1551:
140:(1411–1494), was an Irish chieftain. He founded
797:Edmond FitzThomas Fitzmaurice, 9th Baron Kerry
1437:
1395:"MacCarthy (Mac Carthaigh), Cormac Óg Láidir"
1217:
956:Genealogy of the MacCarthy of Muskerry family
138:Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry
744:Cormac was born in 1411, the eldest son of
1457:
1414:
1392:
1301:The History of the County and City of Cork
1197:
1165:
1149:
1137:
1125:
1109:
1045:
1029:
1013:
981:
965:
817:—and two daughters (birth order unknown):
988:. "119. Cormac Laidir: his son; b. 1411;"
972:. Genealogy of the MacCarthys of Muskerry
787:, and then secondly Eoghan of Rathduane.
19:For other people with similar names, see
1483:
1304:. Vol. I. London: Thomas C. Newby.
1267:Archbold, William Arthur Jobson (1893).
1266:
1233:
1093:
790:
1506:
1393:McCormack, Anthony M. (October 2009a).
1317:
1245:
933:
895:
823:Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond
1552:
1467:. Vol. I (5th ed.). Dublin:
1297:
997:
806:Cormac and Mary had at least one son:
799:(died 1498), who is also called Baron
1528:
1379:. Vol. II. Dublin: James Moore.
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795:Muskerry married Mary, daughter of
760:dynasty that had branched from the
13:
14:
1581:
1298:Gibson, Charles Bernard (1861).
1278:Dictionary of National Biography
21:Cormac McCarthy (disambiguation)
752:. His father's family were the
1529:Woods, Cecil Crawford (1896).
907:
1:
1438:O'Donovan, John, ed. (1856).
1434:– "The bald", earl of Desmond
1422:Dictionary of Irish Biography
1400:Dictionary of Irish Biography
866:In 1465 he founded and built
838:
1114:122, right column, last line
920:
65:Cormac Oge Laidir, 10th Lord
7:
1389:– Earls (for Earl of Kerry)
1281:. Vol. XXXIV. London:
813:(died 1536), his successor,
111:
16:Irish chieftain (1411–1494)
10:
1586:
1269:"MacCarthy, Cormac Laidir"
1259:
1098:435, right column, line 26
18:
1516:. Cork: Luke H. Bolster.
1208:(now 'Kilcrea') ..."
1202:122, right column, line 6
1154:122, right column, line 4
986:122, right column, line 1
821:Sheila or Julia, married
748:. His father was the 6th
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1485:Westropp, Thomas Johnson
1341:Lainé, P. Louis (1836).
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877:
857:Carrignamuck Tower House
834:, 12th Prince of Carbery
803:instead of Baron Kerry.
1283:Smith, Elder, & Co.
32:Cormac Laidir MacCarthy
1170:122, left column, line
889:
754:MacCarthys of Muskerry
1469:James Duffy & Co.
1319:Gillman, Herbert Webb
885:
832:Donal MacCarthy Reagh
791:Marriage and children
781:Donal MacCarthy Reagh
1417:"FitzGerald, Thomas"
896:Notes and references
850:MacCarthy improved
1285:pp. 435–436.
1570:MacCarthy dynasty
1034:112, right column
870:and built nearby
740:Birth and origins
737:
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56:Cormac, 8th Lord
39:Lord of Muskerry
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1336:(10). fold-out.
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825:as his 1st wife
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746:Teige MacCarthy
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1459:O'Hart, John
1440:
1426:. Retrieved
1420:
1404:. Retrieved
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1343:"Mac-Carthy"
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1565:1494 deaths
1560:1411 births
1406:14 November
1367:Lodge, John
1273:Lee, Sidney
1250:223, line 6
1198:O'Hart 1892
1166:O'Hart 1892
1150:O'Hart 1892
1110:O'Hart 1892
1046:O'Hart 1892
1030:O'Hart 1892
1014:O'Hart 1892
998:Gibson 1861
982:O'Hart 1892
968:, pp.
966:O'Hart 1892
952:, pp.
715:the article
385:Fitzmaurice
53:Predecessor
1554:Categories
1450:1039472242
1428:5 December
1310:1046580159
1248:, p.
1220:, p.
1206:Cillcredhe
1200:, p.
1184:, p.
1182:Woods 1896
1168:, p.
1152:, p.
1112:, p.
1096:, p.
1080:, p.
1078:Lodge 1789
1064:, p.
1062:Lainé 1836
1048:, p.
1032:, p.
1016:, p.
1002:84, line 9
1000:, p.
984:, p.
950:Lainé 1836
839:Later life
811:Cormac Oge
713:Subject of
620:FitzGerald
437:Cormac Oge
144:and built
1385:264906028
1359:865941166
1314:– to 1603
921:Citations
686:1552–1616
682:16th Lord
680:MacDermot
642:15th Lord
639:Callaghan
629:14th Lord
612:1501–1570
609:13th Lord
528:12th Lord
525:Callaghan
520:1472–1565
517:11th Lord
452:Catherine
446:1447–1536
442:10th Lord
394:MacCarthy
377:1411–1494
290:1380–1448
188:1310–1367
99:Spouse(s)
61:Successor
1522:20432940
1510:(1839).
1487:(1908).
1461:(1892).
1369:(1789).
1321:(1892).
1050:122, top
938:fold-out
845:tanistry
777:Drishane
770:appanage
766:Muskerry
374:9th Lord
307:8th Lord
298:7th Lord
287:6th Lord
220:2nd Lord
184:1st Lord
1476:7239210
1373:(ed.).
1291:8544105
1275:(ed.).
1260:Sources
970:122–125
785:Carbery
632:d. 1583
397:d. 1498
223:d. 1374
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801:Lixnaw
698:Legend
678:Cormac
645:tanist
634:tanist
626:Cormac
606:Dermot
439:Laidir
372:Laidir
370:Cormac
305:Cormac
218:Cormac
182:Dermot
126:Father
119:Cormac
112:Detail
87:Buried
45:Tenure
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1271:. In
954:74–78
901:Notes
878:Death
618:Ellen
514:Teige
454:Barry
285:Teige
107:Issue
1518:OCLC
1472:OCLC
1446:OCLC
1430:2021
1408:2021
1381:OCLC
1355:OCLC
1306:OCLC
1287:OCLC
1222:1213
756:, a
392:Owen
383:Mary
296:Owen
82:1494
79:Died
74:1411
71:Born
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