Donald McCarthy, 1st Earl of Clancare

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Who is Donald McCarthy, 1st Earl of Clancare?

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 in the Peerage of Ireland on 24 June 1565. Donald resigned as Earl of Clancare in 1597 and renounced his allegiance to England. McCarthy died 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

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