Cormac Mór MacDermot MacCarty

1570 -

• Name	Cormac Mór MacDermot MacCarty
  Birth	cir 1570
  Gender	Male
  Notes	Sir Cormac Mór MacDermot MacCarty, lord of Muskerry, was summoned to Parliament in 1578 as Baron Blarney. He was Sheriff of Cork, and sided with the English against Hugh O'Neill. He was a courtier of Elizabeth I, who famously said "more Blarney!" in response to his constant compliments and fawning. It was this incident that brought "blarney" into the language and in later centuries made the Blarney Stone famous.
  Person ID	I20670	Private
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2008

  
  

  Father	Dermod MacCarty,   b. 1501   d. 1570 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elana Fitzgerald,   b. cir 1502
  Family ID	F7940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Butler,   b. cir 1570
  Children	1. Charles MacCarty, 1st Viscount Muskerry,   b. cir 1600   d. 1640 (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F7936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023