Daniel MacCarthy Reagh, 20th Chief of the Name MacCarthy Reagh ( – 1691), also called Donal, was an Irish Jacobite politician and soldier. He represented Bandonbridge in the

Patriot Parliament Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish Parliament session called by King James II during the Williamite War in Ireland which lasted from 1688 to 1691. The first since 1666, it held only one session, which lasted from 7 May ...

and fought and died for King James II at the

Battle of Aughrim The Battle of Aughrim () was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the largely Irish Army (Kingdom of Ireland), Irish Jacobitism, Jacobite army loyal to James II of England, James II and the forces of Will ...

. He was succeeded in the Chiefship by his nephew, Alexander, who himself was succeeded by Daniel's father's second-cousin, Finghin of Benduff.

Birth and origins

MacCarthy was the second son of Cormac MacCarthy Reagh and his wife Ellen MacCarty. His father was esquire of Kilbrittain. His paternal grandfather was Donal MacCarthy Reagh of Kilbrittain. His father's family were the

MacCarthy Reagh The MacCarthy Reagh (Irish: ''Mac Cárthaigh Riabhach'') dynasty are a branch of the MacCarthy dynasty, Kings of Desmond, deriving from the Eóganacht Chaisil sept. History The Mac Cárthaigh Riabhach seated themselves as kings of Carbery in ...

, a Gaelic Irish dynasty that branched from the MacCarthy-Mor line with Donal Maol MacCarthy Reagh, the first independent ruler of Carbery. MacCarthy's mother was a daughter of Charles MacCarthy, 1st Viscount Muskerry. His mother's family were the MacCarthys of Muskerry, who also had branched from the MacCarthy-Mor line. His uncle, Finghin, commonly mistaken as being his brother
see no. 125 in O'Hart's ''Pedigrees''
, was friends with John Churchill during the ascendency of King Charles II. It is through Finghin's descendants, that the family survives today.

Raised a regiment for James II

In 1688 MacCarthy raised an Irish regiment of infantry in support of King James II during the

Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution, also known as the Revolution of 1688, was the deposition of James II and VII, James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II, Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange ...

MP

In 1689 he was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament for Bandonbridge in the

called by

James II of England James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II of England, Charles II, on 6 February 1 ...

, which met between May and July 1689.

Marriage

MacCarthy married Maria daughter of Richard Townsend, a Protestant. Daniel and Maria had two daughters who died unmarried.

Later career and death at the Battle of Aughrim

He served in the Jacobite Irish army during the

Williamite War in Ireland The Williamite War in Ireland took place from March 1689 to October 1691. Fought between Jacobitism, Jacobite supporters of James II of England, James II and those of his successor, William III of England, William III, it resulted in a Williamit ...

. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of

County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...

in 1690. He was killed at the

on 12 July 1691.

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* – Infantry * – to 1603 * – Irish stem * – Normans, English, Huguenots etc. (for Patriot Parliament) * – Morres to O'Callaghan {{DEFAULTSORT:MacCarthy, Charles Year of birth unknown 1691 deaths 17th-century Irish people Deputy lieutenants of County Cork Irish Jacobites Irish MPs 1689 Irish soldiers in the army of James II of England Irish soldiers in the French Army Daniel Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies