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Cormac MacCarthy Mor, King of Desmond

Cormac MacCarthy Mor (1271–1359) was a King of Desmond.

Cormac MacCarthy Mor
King of Desmond
Reign1326–1359
PredecessorDermot MacCarthy Mor
SuccessorDonal Og MacCarthy Mor
Born1271
Died1359
Issue
Detail		Donal Og; Dermot MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry; & others
FatherDonal MacCarthy

Birth and origins

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Cormac was born in 1271,[1] probably the third son of Donal Og MacCarthy who died in 1306.[2]

Family tree
Cormac MacCarty Mor with father, some sons, and other selected relatives.[a]
Donal
d. 1302
Donal Og
d. 1306		Donogh
d. 1310
Dermot
d. 1326		Cormac
1271–1359
Donal Og
d. 1391		Dermot
1st Lord
1340–1381
Tadh na
Mainistreach
1340–1413		Cormac
2nd Lord
d. 1374
Legend
XXXSubject of
the article		XXXKings of
Desmond		XXXLords of
Muskerry

Children

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MacCarthy had at least three sons. Two of them are quite well known:

Notes, citations, and sources

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Notes

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  1. ^ This family tree is based on the genealogies of the MacCarthy Mor[3] and the MacCarthys of Muskerry.[4] Also see the list of children in the text.

Citations

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  1. ^ O'Hart 1892, p. 112, right column. "115. Cormac MacCarthy Mór, Prince of Desmond: his son; b. 1271; d. 1359."
  2. ^ O'Byrne 2009a, 1st paragraph, 1st sentence. "MacCarthy Mór (Mac Carthaigh Mór), Cormac (d. 1359), king of Desmond, probably the third son of Domnall Óc MacCarthy (d. 1306) ..."
  3. ^ O'Hart 1892, p. 107–117.
  4. ^ O'Hart 1892, p. 122–125.
  5. ^ O'Byrne 2009b, 1st paragraph, 1st sentence. "MacCarthy Mór (Mac Carthaigh Mór), Domhnail Mór, eldest of the three recorded sons of Cormac MacCarthy Mór (d. 1359) ..."
  6. ^ O'Byrne 2009b, 1st paragraph, 4th sentence. "A little more is known of Domhnall Óg's brother Diarmait (1340–81), lord of Múscraige (Muskerry), ..."

Sources

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  • O'Byrne, Emmett (October 2009a). McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). "MacCarthy Mór (Mac Carthaig Mór), Cormac". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  • O'Byrne, Emmett (October 2009b). McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). "MacCarthy Mór (Mac Carthaig Mór), Domhnail Óg". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  • O'Hart, John (1892). Irish Pedigrees: Or, the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation. Vol. I (5th ed.). Dublin: James Duffy & Co. OCLC 7239210. – Irish stem
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