 He is listed as being personally present at the siege of Limerick, the Raid on Newry in Co. Down, as well as the king’s defeat at the Battle of the Boyne.Mac Curtain's rank is listed as “Captain”, in the service of Major General Alexandre de Rainier de Droue, Marquis de Boisseleau’s Infantry division in 1690.His home township is listed twice, once as “Mellyforttown”, and later as “Mallyfanstowne”, both times this township is said to be in northern County Cork.