Cormac MacCarthy Mor, King of Desmond

Cormac MacCarthy Mor (1271–1359) was a King of Desmond.

Cormac MacCarthy Mor
King of Desmond
Reign	1326–1359
Predecessor	Dermot MacCarthy Mor
Successor	Donal Og MacCarthy Mor
Born	1271
Died	1359
Issue Detail	Donal Og; Dermot MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry; & others
Father	Donal MacCarthy

Birth and origins

Cormac was born in 1271,^[1] probably the third son of Donal Og MacCarthy who died in 1306.^[2]

Family tree
Cormac MacCarty Mor with father, some sons, and other selected relatives.[a] Donal d. 1302 Donal Og d. 1306 Donogh d. 1310 Dermot d. 1326 Cormac 1271–1359 Donal Og d. 1391 Dermot 1st Lord 1340–1381 Tadh na Mainistreach 1340–1413 Cormac 2nd Lord d. 1374 Legend XXX Subject of the article XXX Kings of Desmond XXX Lords of Muskerry

Children

MacCarthy had at least three sons. Two of them are quite well known:

• Donal Og MacCarthy Mor (Domhnall Óg Mac Carthaigh Mór) (died 1391),^[5] his successor
• Dermot MacCarthy (Diarmaid Mac Carthaigh) (1340–1381),^[6] the first Lord of Muskerry