Dermot MacCarthy, 1st Lord of Muskerry

Dermot MacCarthy (1310–1367) was the 1st Lord of Muskerry. He was an Irish magnate who owned extensive lands in central Munster. He was the first of the long line of the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty.

Dermot MacCarthy
Lord of Muskerry
Tenure	1353–1367
Successor	Cormac MacCarthy, 2nd Lord of Muskerry
Born	1310 or 1340
Died	1367, 1368, or 1386
Issue Detail	Cormac, Felim, Donough & others
Father	Cormac MacCarthy Mor, King of Desmond

Birth and origins

Dermot was born in 1310^[1] or 1340,^[2] second^[3] son of Cormac MacCarthy Mor, King of Desmond.

Family tree

Dermot MacCarty with father, son, and other selected relatives.[a] Donal Og d. 1306 Dermot d. 1326 Cormac 1271–1359 Donal Og d. 1391 Dermot 1st Lord 1310–1367 Tadh na Mainistreach 1340–1413 Cormac 2nd Lord d. 1374 Donal Dana d. 1469 Teige 6th Lord 1380–1448 Cormac 7th Lord Owen 8th Lord Teige Liath 1407–1490 Cormac Laidir 9th Lord 1411–1494 Mary Fitzmaurice Legend XXX Subject of the article XXX Lords of Muskerry XXX Kings of Desmond

Children

MacCarthy had at least three sons:

• Cormac (d. 1374), 2nd Lord of Muskerry^[8]
• Felim
• Donough

Later life and death

MacCarthy was granted the Muskerry area as appanage^[9] in 1353 and received the English title Lord of Muskerry.^[10]

He died a violent death in 1367, 1368 or 1381, killed by the O'Mahonys or by his uncle Fitzmaurice. He died in 1381^[2] or in 1367, killed by the O'Mahonys.^[11] Otherwise, he was killed by his maternal uncle Lord Fitzmaurice in 1368.^[12] He is the founder of the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty. He was probably succeeded by his eldest son Cormac as the 2nd Lord. His grandson Teige was the 6th Lord, but the 3rd, 4th and 5th lords are not known by name and might have succeeded by primogeniture or might have been chosen by tanistry.