O'Donoghues, and these two were the only septs who took part in the performance of the MacCarthy inauguration ceremonies – i.e., the bestowal of the White Wand. Also prominent were the O'Callaghans, O'Keeffes, McAuliffes, O'Sheas, [O'Fearris, /O'Fearguis] and others. Within Carbery, aside from the MacCarthy Reaghs, the most prominent Gaelic families were the princely sept of the O'Donovans, the O'Mahonys, O'Driscolls, O'Dalys, and O'Crowleys. Within Muskerry, prominent non-MacCarthy Gaelic families included the MacSweeneys, O'Learys, O'Spaelains, O'Healys, and O'Riordans. See also Sliocht Cormaic of Dunguile Earl of Clancarty Lordship of Ireland Citations General references Butler, W. F. T., Gleaning from Irish History. Longman, Green & Co. 1925. Ellis, Peter Berresford, Erin's Blood Royal: The Gaelic Noble Dynasties of Ireland. Palgrave. Revised edition, 2002. MacCarthy Glas, Daniel, The Life and Letters of Florence MacCarthy. 1867. MacCarthy, Samuel Trant, The MacCarthys of Munster. 1922. O'Donovan, John (ed. and tr.), Annála Ríoghachta Éireann. Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters. 7 vols. Royal Irish Academy. Dublin. 1848–51. 2nd edition, 1856. O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees. Dublin. 5th edition, 1892. Ó hInnse, Séamus (ed. and tr.) and Florence MacCarthy, Mac Carthaigh's Book, or Miscellaneous Irish Annals (A.D. 1114–1437). Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. 1947. O'Keeffe, Eugene (ed. and tr.), Eoganacht Genealogies from the Book of Munster. Cork. 1703. available here Ó Murchadha, Diarmuid, "The Battle of Callan, A.D. 1261", in Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Vol. LXVI, No. 204. July–December 1961. pp. 105–116. Ó Murchadha, Diarmuid, Family Names of County Cork. Cork: The Collins Press. 2nd edition, 1996. External links Kingdom of Desmond Association – An Association Devoted to the Study and Preservation of the History and Legacy of the Kingdom and its Rulers The MacCarthy Clan Foundation The Munster Plantation and the MacCarthys, 1583-1597 at The Irish Story 1596 disestablishments Former counties of Ireland Former kingdoms in Ireland History of County Cork History of County Kerry Kingdoms of medieval Ireland MacCarthy dynasty States and territories established in 1118