The Gaelic Population, 17th to the 19th Centuries It is estimated that Ireland's population at the end of the reign of Charles II (1685) was about 2,000,000 of whom roughly three-quarters were Catholic. (1) It…
McCarthy Heritage Weekend in Dunmanway, Ireland 26-28 May,…
The weekend has been inspired by the life and work of Daniel MacCarthy Glas (1807, London - 1884, Southampton). The grandson of an emigré from Dunmanway, Daniel devoted many years to research into the genealogy of the…
McCarthy DNA Project Update
Nigel McCarthy has added the R-L21 Group C members to the suite of trees at http://mccarthy.dnagen.org/ You can read the latest McCarthy DNA project recruitment letter from Nigel: Recruitment Letter (McCarthy 2016-04-11)
The Rise of Meic Carthaig and the Political…
A great article from the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. (PDF format) The Rise of Meic Carthaig and the Political Geopgraphy of Desmumu
Florence MacCarthy and the conquest of Gaelic Munster,…
The original document can be found here. This is a republication of John Dorney's excellent dissertation on Florence MacCarthy. You can find his other, and continuing work, on his online publication: The Irish Story at www.theirishstory.com. …
MacCarthy’s Last Stand
Sir Charles MacCarthy inherited a difficult situation as British Colonial Governor of Africa’s Gold Coast. Ongoing disputes with the powerful Ashanti tribe led to war in 1824. Starting with a 6,000-man force, MacCarthy divided it into…
Gaelic-Irish Titles of Nobility
Nobility is a social class that possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than most other classes in a society, and membership is usually hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages relative…
The Ancient Pedigree of the MacCárthaigh Family
Adam Seth Enos Cainan Mahalaleel Jared Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah Shem Arphaxad SHelah Eber Peleg Reu Serug Nahor Terah Abraham Isaac Israel (Jacob) Judah (Genesis 49:10 “The scepter shall not depart from Judah...”) Zerah (Fenius…
IRISH CHIEFLY SUCCESSION: `AD HOC DERBHFINE’ GUIDELINES
IRISH CHIEFLY SUCCESSION: ‘AD HOC DERBHFINE’ GUIDELINES Background The succession to the chiefship of a name in Ireland has been a problem since the destruction of the Gaelic order of things after the Battle of…
Irish Kilts and Tartans?
Are there Irish Kilts and Irish Tartans? After all the Scottish people came to Scotland via Ireland and they descended from the Gaelic people of Ireland. This article describes the details and dress of the…