The following is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of Desmond. Retrieved on 13 November 2008. Most were of the MacCarthy Mór ("great MacCarthy"), the senior branch of the MacCarthy dynasty.
12th century MacCarthy Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessorTadhg Mac Carthaighson of Muireadach Mac Carthaigh11181123son of Muiredach mac Carthach, representing the Eóganacht Chaisil
MacCarthy claimants Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessorCormac Mac Carthaighson of Muireadach Mac Carthaigh11231127brother of Tadhg Mac Carthaigh Donogh Mac Carthaighson of Muireadach MacCarthaigh11271127brother of Cormac MacCarthy Cormac Mac Carthaigh(restored)son of Muireadach MacCarthaigh11271138brother of Donogh Mac Carthaigh Donogh Mac Carthaigh(restored)son of Muireadach Mac Carthaigh11381143brother of Cormac Mac Carthaigh Dermot Mór na Cill Baghain Mac Carthaighson of Cormac Mac Carthaigh11431185nephew of Donogh Mac Carthaigh
O'Brien claimants Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessor Tadhg Gláe macDiarmata O'Brienson of Diarmait mac Toirrdelbaig O'Brien11221154son of Diarmait mac Toirrdelbaig O'Brien, claimant to the Kingdom of Munster Muirchertach mac Toirrdelbaig O'Brienson of Toirrdelbach mac Diarmata O'Brien11671168cousin of Tadhg Gláe mac Diarmata O'Brien
MacCarthy Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessor Donal Mór na Corra Mac Carthaighson of Dermod Mór MacCarthy11851206son of Dermod Mór Mac Carthaigh
13th century Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessor Fingen Mac Carthaighson of Dermod Mór Mac Carthaigh12061207brother of Donal Mór Mac Carthaigh Diarmait Duna Droignein Mac Carthaighson of Donal Mór na Corra Mac Carthaigh12071229nephew of Fingen Mac Carthaigh Cormac Fionn Mac Carthaighson of Donal Mór na Corra Mac Carthaigh12291247brother of Diarmait Duna Droignein Mac Carthaigh Domnall Got Mac Carthaigson of Donal Mór na Corra Mac Carthaigh12471251brother of Cormac Fionn Mac Carthaigh Finghin MacCarthyson of Domnall Got Cairprech Mac Carthaigh12511261son of Domnall Got Cairprech Mac Carthaigh Cormac Mac Carthaigson of Domnall Got Cairprech Mac Carthaigh12611262brother of Fingen Mac Carthaigh Domnall Ruad Mac Carthaighson of Cormac Fionn Mac Carthaigh12621302cousin of Cormac Mac Carthaigh
14th century NameParentsFromUntilRelationship with predecessorDonal Oge Mac Carthaighson of Domnall Ruad Mac Carthaigh13021306son of Domnall Ruad Mac CarthaighDonogh Carrthain Mac Carthaighson of Cormac Fionn Mac Carthaigh13061310uncle of Donal Oge Mac CarthaighDiarmait Oge Mac Carthaighson of Donogh Carrthain Mac Carthaigh13101326son of Donogh Carrthain Mac CarthaighCormac Mac Carthaighson of Donogh Carrthain Mac Carthaigh13261359brother of Diarmait Oge Mac CarthaighDonal Oge Mac Carthaighson of Cormac Mac Carthaigh13591390son of Cormac Mac CarthaigTadhg na Mainistreach Mac Carthaigh Mórson of Donal Oge Mac Carthaigh13901428son of Donal Oge Mac Carthaigh
15th century Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessor Domhnall an Dana Mac Carthaighson of Tadhg na Mainstreach Mac Carthaigh hMór14281469son of Tadhg na Mainstreach Mac Carthaigh Mór Tadhg Liath Mac Carthaighson of Domhnall an Dana Mac Carthaigh Mór14691503son of Domhnall an Dana Mac Carthaigh
16th century Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessor Domnall Mac Carthaighson of Tadhg Liath Mac Carthaigh15031508son of Tadhg Liath Mac Carthaigh
Claim I Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessor Cormac Ladhrach Mac Carthaighson of Tadhg Liath Mac Carthaigh15081516brother of Domnall Mac Carthaigh
Claim II Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessor Tadhg na Leamhna Mac Carthaighson of Domnall Mac Carthaigh15081514son of Domnall Mac Carthaigh, nephew of Cormac Ladhrach Mac Carthaigh who he disputed the throne with
Final Name Parents From Until Relationship with predecessor Domhnall an Druiminin Mac Carthaighson of Cormac Ladhrach Mac Carthaigh15161558son of Cormac Ladhrach Mac Carthaig Domhnall Mac Carthaighson of Domhnall an Druiminin Mac Carthaigh15581596son of Domhnall an Druiminin Mac Carthaigh
Later MacCarthy Mór chiefs The title Chief of the Name MacCarthy Mór, heir of the historical chief, was claimed by Terence Francis MacCarthy and recognised in 1992 by the Chief Herald of Ireland. In 1999 recognition was withdrawn after it emerged that evidence for the claim had been fabricated.
In June 2009, Liam Trant MacCarthy (born 27 December 1957) of Southern Rhodesia received recognition from Garter Principal King of Arms at the College of Arms in London as the senior descendant and claimant to the title MacCarthy Mór.Norfolk 51,162. College of Arms London. He is the son of Cormac Trant McCarthy (1931–1999), the son of William, otherwise Liam, Trant McCarthy, Solicitor (1894–1967), the son of William Patrick Trant McCarthy (1853–1901), the son of Daniel McCarthy of Srugrena and his wife Ellen, the daughter of Patrick Trant of Waterford. The top two generations of this pedigree appear on a pedigree in the former Ulster Office of Arms.Irish Recorded Pedigrees Volume 28 pages 77-8. The family pedigree was also published in Burke's Irish Landed Gentry under the heading MacCarthy of Srugrena Abbey Co. Kerry.Burke's Irish Landed Gentry (1912).
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See also Earl of Clancarty Earl of Desmond Eóganachta FitzGerald dynasty Kings of Munster MacCarthy of Muskerry MacCarthy Reagh