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Domhnall Óg MacCarthy Mór King of Desmond

d. 1390

Vitals

Died
1390, Castle of Loch Léin (Killarney), Co. Kerry
Buried
Franciscan friary, Cork

Family

Research notes

✓ Domhnall Óg Mac Carthaigh Mór, King of Desmond 1359-1390. AI 1390.1: 'Domnall Óg Mac Carthaig, i.e. his (Cormac's) son, reigned thirty-one years. There was none of his contemporaries, neither foreigner nor Gaedel, more comely, more humane, or more powerful than he ... He died in the castle of Loch Léin, and was buried in the same monastery [the Friars in Cork] after a victory of penance and devotion.' Father of Tadhg na Mainistreach (AI 1428.1 'son of the above Domnall'). Source: Annals of Inisfallen (Mac Airt ed. 1944), CELT T100004, read 26 Oct 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 26 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]

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