Mac Carthy Reagh 

Mac Carthy Reagh - A Heberian Eoghanacht Chaisil Sept / Family branch who were the Kings of Carbery in Co. Cork in the Munster  Province.                                  
Ancestors: 111.Donnell Mor na Curra Mac Carthy - of the Planting the Prince of Desmond who ruled from 1205 AD to 1251 AD when he was slain by John Fitz Thomas Fitz Gerald / John of  Callan the Anglo - Norman Baron, and his second son was;

 
112.Donnell Goth / Glas Mac Carthy who dethroned Dermod O Mahony the son of Mahon O Mahony the King of Iveagh after the conflict at Carrig Duirrtheacht in which 3 sons of The O Mahony, and O Coffey / O Cowhig the Chief of Coillsealvy were slain, He left 6 sons, Dermod Don Mac Carthy who succeeded him and whose descendants are known as the Clann Dermod who had their territory in Carbery and castles at Cloghane and Kilcoe, Teague Dall Mac Carthy who became the ancestor of the Clann Teague Dall, Cormac Mac Carthy of Mangerton who defeated the English at the base of that Mountain, Finghin Raghna Roin Mac Carthy who was slain at Raghna Roin by the followers of John de Coursey the Anglo - Norman Baron in 1261 AD, The Aithcleirach and;

113.Donnell Maol Mac Carthy who was the King of Carbery from 1262 - 1310 AD, who was to defeat the de Comyns the Anglo - Norman Barons of Kinsale in several battles and liberated Donnell and Teague Mac Carthy who were being held captive by their cousin Dermod Mac Carthy Mor of Tralee. He left 2 sons, Cormac and;

 
114.Donnell Caomh - the Handsome Mac Carthy who in 1311 AD who on the death of his father became the Tanaiste /  Prince of Carbery and died in 1320 AD leaving among others Cormac Don Mac Carthy the Prince of Carbery who was slain in 1366 AD who is the ancestor of the Mac Carthy Glas, and a daughter who married Dermod the son of Conor O Mahony producing Donogh O Mahony of Iveagh, Donnell Caomh Mac Carthy - the Handsome married the widow of Dermod O Mahon who was the daughter of Robert de Carew the English appointed Marquis of Cork who had been granted territory in Carbery where he had constructed a castle near Bantry Abbey known as Carew / Downimarky Castle. His eldest son was;

115.Donnell Glas Mac Carthy who also became the Prince of Carbery from 1326 - 1366 AD and rebuilt the Timoleague Abbey on the ruins of the ancient ruins of the Abbey of St. Molaga where he was to be interred when he died. He left illegitimate sons who are the ancestors of the Slioght Glas who had their particular territory at Ballinadee and Ballymoney on the River Bandon under the brothers, Donogh, Donnell and Finin Mac Carthy whose main stronghold in 1601 AD was at Phale Castle. Finin went to Spain in 1601 AD and Donogh died soon after, leaving Donnell as the Chief of the Phale Carties. Owen / Eoghan a son of Donnell was Attainted by the English in 1642 AD and his son was Owen Roe Glaughig Mac Carthy and the descendants of this Family were to mainly settle at Kilnacronogh. Donnell Glas Mac Carthy had been married to the daughter of O Cromain and they produced 2 sons, Dermod, and a daughter Mary who married Bernard O Sullivan of Beare and;

116.Donnell Oge Glas Mac Carthy Reagh / Riabach who in 1442 AD became the direct male line ancestor of the Mac Carthy Reaghs who married Joanna Fitz Maurice and produced Donogh Mac Carthy of Iniskean the ancestor of the Slioght Dermod of Iniskean in Carbery in the west of Bandon from his son, Cormac na Coille Reagh who died in 1414 AD who was the father of Finghin, the father of Dermod an Dunaidh Mac Carthy and Eoghan who was slain in 1432 AD;

 
117.Dermod an Dunaidh Mac Carthy Reagh was also to be the Prince of Carbery in 1452 AD who married Ellen the daughter of Teague Mac Carthy the King of Muscry and produced Donnell who was to die before his father, and Dermod who had a son Finghin, His other son was;

118.Finghin Mac Carthy Reagh was also to be the Prince of Carbery who married Catherine the daughter of Thomas Fitz Gerald the English 8th Earl of Desmond, who was to be beheaded at Drogheda. Finghin Mac Carthy Reagh was in favour with Henry V11 the King of England  who had convinced him and Cormac Mac Teague Mac Carthy the King of Muscry to obtain the homage of the other Irish Kings. He was to produce Dermod, Donogh, Cormac and ;

119.Donnell Mac Carthy Reagh who also became the Prince of Carbery who ruled for 26 years and assisted Cormac Laidir - the Strong Mac Carthy the King of Muscry against the English in the Munster Province in 1521 AD. He married twice, first to the daughter of Cormac Laidir Mac Carthy the King of Muscry producing 2 sons, and one daughter. Dermod who was slain by Walter Fitz Gerald the son of the English Earl of Kildare. while Ellen their daughter married Teague Mor O Driscoll. His second wife was Eleanor Fitz Gerald the daughter of Gerald Fitz Gerald the English 8th Earl of Kildare, whose sister Alice was the wife of Conn O Niall the Prince of Ulster. They produced 4 sons, who were all to be Princes, Cormac na Haoine Mac Carthy, Finghin who married Catherine the daughter of Donnell an Drumin Mac Carthy the Prince of Desmond, Donogh who died in 1576 AD who had married Joanna the daughter of Maurice Fitz Gerald and produced Florence / Finghin Mac Carthy who married Elaine / Elana the Princess of Desmond, and was to be created The Mac Carthy Mor by Aodh O Niall the King of Ulster. Donogh was also the father of Dermod Maol Mac Carthy who married Ellen the daughter of Teague O Donoghue of Glenflesk, and Julia who married Owen O Sullivan Mor. Donogh Mac Carthy also married the daughter of John Power and produced Donogh Oge Mac Carthy who married Grainne the daughter of Dermod Mac Carthy the King of Muscry and when he died was interred at Timoleague, and Owen Mac Carthy - of the Parliament who died in 1593 AD who had married Ellen the daughter of Dermod O Callaghan and produced 2 sons and 6 daughters, Finghin who married Eleanor the daughter of Edmond Fitz Gibbon the White Knight who was the widow of his cousin, Cormac and they produced Catherine who married Dermod Mac Carthy the younger son of Teague an Duna Mac Carthy, Ellen who married Finghin O Driscoll, Julia who married Dermod the son of Donnell O Sullivan Mor, Eleanor who married Finghin Mac Owen Carragh Mac Carthy of Kilbrittain, Joanna who married Donnell O Donovan, Honoria who married Edmond Fitz Gerald - the Knight of the Valley, Grainne who married twice, first to Barry Oge of Buttevant, and secondly to Cormac Mac Teague of Muscry.

 
120.Cormac na Haoine Mac Carthy Reagh was also to become the Prince of Carbery and married Julia the daughter of Cormac Mac Carthy the King of Muscry and produced;

 
121.Donnell na Pipi Mac Carthy Reagh who also became the Prince of Carberry on the death of his uncle Owen / Eoghan, and was to die in 1612. He was married to Margaret Fitz Gerald the daughter of Thomas Roe Fitz Gerald and produced Donogh Mac Carthy of Kilbrittain, Teague who was the Chief of KIlgobane, Donnell, Owen, Julia who married Edmond Lord Barry, Ellen who married Teague Mac Carthy of Ballikay in Co. Cork, Finghin of Bandubh whose son Donnell married Honoria the daughter of Owen O Sullivan of Beare and produced Finghin of Bandubh who was a Lieutenant in Donnell Mac Cormac Mac Carthy's Regiment under James 11. Another of his sons was;

 
122.Owen Mac Carthy who married Honoria the daughter of Teague an Duna Mac Carthy of Dunmanway and produced;

 
123.Donnell Mac Carthy of Knocknahinsy who married Honoria the daughter of John O Hea of Corbally in Co. Cork and died in 1666 AD, and was the father of;

 
124.Donogh Mac Carthy of Spring House in Co. Tipperary, which he was able to purchase during his father's lifetime, and in 1660 AD married Elizabeth the daughter of Edmond Hackett of Ballyskillen in Co. Tipperary, and died in 1713 AD and was interred at Bansha in Co. Tipperary. His children where Justin Mac Carthy, James, Charles of Laganstown who married Clara O Ferrall, Denis who was born in 1718 AD who married the daughter of Herringman, Alexander, Elizabeth who married Michael Kearney of Fethard and Kilbrogan, Honoria who married James Fox of Kilmalachy in Co. Offaly. Joanna who  married John Therry of Castle Therry in Co. Cork, Margaret, Catherine who married Francis Kearney of Knockinglass in Co. Tipperary, Eleanor who married Jeremiah O Donovan of Kinograny in Co. Cork, Maria who married Daniel O Mahony of Dunloe. Castle in Co. Kerry.

125.Justin Mac Carthy was born in 1685 AD and married Marie the daughter of John O Shee of Ballylogue in Co. Tipperary and died in 1756 AD and was also interred at Bansha, while his wife had died in 1744 AD, and their daughters were Maria who married James Mandeville of Ballydine. Elizabeth who married Daniel Ryan of Inch in Co. Tipperary, Margaret and;

126.Denis of Spring House who was born in 1718 AD who in 1743 AD married Christine the daughter of Robert French of Rahasane near Craughwell  in Co. Galway and died in 1761 AD at Argenton Barry in France. 127.Justin of Spring House, his son, who was born in 1744 AD married Maria Winifred in 1765 AD the daughter of Nicholas Tuite of Tuitestown in Co. Westmeath and died in 1812 AD whose son was;

128.Denis Mac Carthy Reagh. 126.John Mac Carthy his second son was born in 1725 AD, who in 1747 AD married Anne the daughter of Thomas Wyse of Waterford and they produced 4 sons, James born 1749 AD, Charles Mac Carthy born 1752 AD, Justin born 1755 AD and Dermod born 1756 AD, and 4 daughters Anne born 1750 AD, Eliza born 1757 AD, Maria born 1754 AD, Christine born 1755 AD. 
127. Charles Mac Carthy married the daughter of Morogh of Co. Cork who produced Joseph born 1777 AD, Charles Mac Carthy Oge  born 1778 AD, Robert born 1780 AD, Anne born 1779 AD among others, 128.Charles Mac Carthy Oge who was born in 1778 AD and died in 1846 AD was married to a daughter of Tuite and produced;  129.Charles F. Mac Carthy who was born in 1818 AD and died in 1877 AD in Dublin.

121.Donnell na Pipi Mac Carthy Reagh's other son was;

122.Cormac Mac Carthy Reagh who married Eleanor the daughter of Edmund Fitz Gibbon the White Knight, who later married Finghin Mac Carthy of Iniskean, and produced Cormac who died before his father and;

 
123.Donnell Mac Carthy Reagh who was also the Prince of Carberry who married Ellen the daughter of David Roche / Lord Fermoy and produced;

124.Cormac Mac Carthy Reagh 1667 AD the Prince of Carbery who married Eleanor the daughter of Cormac Oge Mac Carthy the Lord of Muscry and Chief of the Muintir Clans in 1641 AD who had Teague an Duna Mac Carthy as his Lieutenant. He produced Donnell who raised a Regiment of foot for James 11 who was married to Maria the daughter of Col. Richard Townsend of Castletown, and died in 1691 AD and was interred at Timoleague, Donogh who married Margaret de Courcy who produced Alexander who fought for James 11 at the Boyne and Aughrim, Donnell who died in the service of France, and Eleanor who married Baron de Hooke from the French Service, Ellen who married John / Lord Kinsale, Catherine who married Pierre St. John of Macroom and produced a son and 3 daughters. His Estates were also confiscated by the English and he only received a portion back after the Restoration of Charles 11 in 1652 AD, and after the loss of Kilbrittain Castle he led a type of meandering lifesty;e living in Carbery, Bere and Bantry. His other son was;

125.Finghin Mac Carthy Reagh who was the Prince of Carbery who had been born in 1625 AD who went to France in 1647 AD were he married the daughter of a French Count and produced 2 sons and a daughter, Dermot who was born in 1658 AD who married in France and died in 1728 AD whose son, Donnell who was also born in France in 1690 AD, came to Ireland and resided near Dunmanway and married Kate O Driscoll, Margaret who married Richard O Neill a Prince of Ulster, Cormac, Donnell and Eoghan and another son and daughter.

126.Cormac Mac Carthy Reagh who was to be the Prince of Carberry returned to Ireland also, and married and left one son, 127.Eoghan who became the hereditary Prince of Carbery who married and died in 1775 AD also leaving one son, 128.Cormac Mac Carthy Reagh Oge who was born in 1721 AD who married Catherine the daughter of Charles Bernard of Palace Anne near Iniskean and was the Seneschal of Macroom, whose wife died at 104 years of age whose son was; 129.Francis Bernard Mac Carthy Reagh the hereditary Prince of Carbery in 1793 AD  who married Elizabeth in 1844 AD the daughter of William Daunt of Kilcascan and whose mother was Jane Gumbleton of Castle Rickard and they produced 5 sons and 4 daughters including 130.William Mac Carthy Reagh the hereditary Prince of Carbery who was born in 1801 AD and migrated to America, the father of 131.Carbery Mac Carthy Reagh the hereditary Prince of Carbery who had one son.

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