MacCarthy dynasty

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Gaelic Irish royal dynasty noble family

The MacCarthy dynasty was a powerful Gaelic Irish royal family that ruled the Kingdom of Desmond and other territories in southwestern Ireland from the medieval period onward.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
MacCarthy family	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gaelic Irish royal dynasty ⓘ noble family ⓘ
alliedWith	other Gaelic Irish dynasties ⓘ
associatedWith	County Cork NERFINISHED ⓘ County Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	MacCarthy Mór NERFINISHED ⓘ MacCarthy Reagh NERFINISHED ⓘ MacCarthy of Duhallow NERFINISHED ⓘ MacCarthy of Muskerry NERFINISHED ⓘ
clanNameVariant	Mac Carthaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac Carthy NERFINISHED ⓘ McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ
coatOfArms	argent a stag trippant gules attired and unguled or ⓘ
conflictWith	FitzGerald dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman invaders in Munster ⓘ
country	Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalRole	patrons of Gaelic culture ⓘ patrons of bardic poets ⓘ
ethnicity	Gaelic Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Cormac Mac Cárthaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSeat	Carbery NERFINISHED ⓘ Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Duhallow NERFINISHED ⓘ Muskerry NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Irish language NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember	Cormac Mac Cárthaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Domhnall Mór na Curra Mac Carthaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Donal IX MacCarthy Mór NERFINISHED ⓘ Finghin Mac Carthaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatesFrom	Eóganachta NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentHouse	Eóganachta NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStatus	sovereign Gaelic lordship ⓘ
predecessor	Kings of Cashel NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruled	Kingdom of Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of southwestern Ireland ⓘ
surnamesDerived	Carthy NERFINISHED ⓘ MacCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	early modern period ⓘ late Middle Ages ⓘ medieval period ⓘ
titleHeld	King of Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ MacCarthy Mór NERFINISHED ⓘ MacCarthy Reagh NERFINISHED ⓘ MacCarthy of Muskerry NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Carbery NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalSystem	Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MacCarthy → associatedWithDynasty → MacCarthy dynasty ⓘ

McCarthy → associatedWithDynasty → MacCarthy dynasty ⓘ

Blarney Castle → builder → MacCarthy dynasty ⓘ

Stephen MacCarthy → memberOf → MacCarthy dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: MacCarthy family

Desmond (historical region in Ireland) → ruledByDynasty → MacCarthy dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Desmond