Donald McCarthy, 1st Earl of Clancare
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Donald McCarthy Mór, 1st Earl of Clancare was the son of Donald MacCormac Ladrach MacCarthy Mor. He married Lady Honora FitzGerald, daughter of James FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond and Móre O'Carroll. Donald MacCarthy was created a Knight on 26 June 1558 in Limerick
, County Limerick, Ireland
. McCarthy was created 1st Earl of Clancare and 1st Baron Valencia Ireland
on 24 June 1565 in Ireland on 24 June 1565. Donald resigned as Earl of Clancare in 1597 and renounced his allegiance to England.
McCarthy died in 1596, without surviving male issue and was buried at Murcuss Abbey.
Children of Donald MacCarthy Mor, 1st Earl of Clancare and Lady Honora FitzGerald:
Teige McCarthy Mór, Lord Valentia,
Lady Ellen McCarthy.
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
, County Limerick, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. McCarthy was created 1st Earl of Clancare and 1st Baron Valencia Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
on 24 June 1565 in Ireland on 24 June 1565. Donald resigned as Earl of Clancare in 1597 and renounced his allegiance to England.
McCarthy died in 1596, without surviving male issue and was buried at Murcuss Abbey.
Children of Donald MacCarthy Mor, 1st Earl of Clancare and Lady Honora FitzGerald:
Teige McCarthy Mór, Lord Valentia,
Lady Ellen McCarthy.