Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh explained

Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh (1691–1756) was an Irish poet and historian. Born in Aherla (in the parish or Kilbonane) in County Cork,^[1] Mac Cárthaigh was a Jacobite who wrote in support of Charles McCarthy (Cormac Spáinneach Mac Cárthaigh) during the Williamite War in Ireland.^[2]

See also

• Diarmuid mac Sheáin Bhuí Mac Cárthaigh, d. 1705
• Dónall na Buile Mac Cárthaigh
• Liam Rua Mac Coitir, 1675/90?–1738.
• Donnchadh Ruadh Mac Conmara, 1715–1810.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography: MAC CÁRTHAIGH, Eoghan (1691–1756) . Dublin City University . Irish . Ainm.ie . 11 December 2017 .
2. Book: Ireland And The Jacobite Cause, 1685–1766: A Fatal Attachment. 50, 254 . Eoghan an Mhéirin [Mac Cárthaigh, the Munster Jacobite poet] rejoiced at Major General [Charles] McCarthy's return to Ireland ('Fáilte is fíche i gcrích Fáil do Major Cormac MacCárthaigh') . Éamonn Ó Ciardha . Éamonn Ó Ciardha . . 2001 . 9781851825349.