Donal MacCarthy Reagh (Irish: Domhnall Mac Carthaigh Riabhach) (1450/1460 – 1531) was the 12th Prince of Carbery from 1505 to his death in 1531.[1] He belonged to the MacCarthy Reagh dynasty,[2] and was the son of Finghin MacCarthy Reagh, 10th Prince of Carbery, and Lady Catherine FitzGerald, daughter Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond.
In some sources and pedigrees he is known as Donal (Donnell) MacFineere MacCarthy Reagh, although it is not known if this refers to his father or to some other aspect of his upbringing.
Donal's troops, commanded by his son Cormac na Haoine, assisted his kinsman Cormac Oge Laidir MacCarthy, 10th Lord of Muskerry in the Battle of Mourne Abbey in 1521 against James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond. The MacCarthys were victorious.
He was also an enlightened patron of the arts and letters, like his father.
Donal first married Lady Ellen MacCarthy Muskerry, daughter of Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry, and they had issue two sons and one daughter:
He married secondly Lady Eleanor FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, and they had issue four sons and three daughters: