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Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty

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Irish noble

PoliticiansLived 1594 to 1665 · aged 71
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Sir Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty (1594-1665), was an Irish soldier and politician. He succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount Muskerry in 1641.

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Liscarroll Castle, captured by Muskerry the day before the battleLiscarroll Castle, captured by Muskerry the day before the battleGiovanni Battista RinucciniGiovanni Battista RinucciniBunratty Castle, captured by Muskerry in 1646Bunratty Castle, captured by Muskerry in 1646General Edmund LudlowGeneral Edmund Ludlow

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Sir Donough MacCarty, 1st Earl of Clancarty (1594-1665), was an Irish soldier and politician. He succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount Muskerry in 1641. He rebelled against the government and joined the Irish Catholic Confederation, demanding religious freedom as a Catholic and defending the rights of the Gaelic nobility. Later, he supported the King against his Parliamentarian enemies during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.

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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1594 to 1665 · aged 71
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