. ▁He ▁brought ▁that ▁letter ▁in ▁person ▁to ▁the ▁bishop . ▁Here ▁Don ough , ▁at ▁six teen , ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Elizabeth ▁Sp encer , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Robert ▁Sp encer , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁S under land , ▁who ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁younger . ▁The ▁marriage , ▁which ▁went ▁un consum m ated ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁was ▁a ▁failure , ▁and ▁S under land ' s ▁bi ograph er ▁remarked ▁that ▁it ▁left ▁a ▁st ain ▁on ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁all ▁those ▁who ▁ru ined ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁young ▁people , ▁without ▁gain ing ▁anything ▁in ▁return . ▁Gilbert ▁Burn et , ▁however , ▁wrote ▁that ▁in ▁anything ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁directly ▁concern ▁his ▁religion , ▁Mac Car thy ▁was ▁an ▁hon ou rable ▁man . ▁ ▁Under ▁James ▁II ▁Under ▁the ▁Catholic ▁King ▁James ▁II , ▁Mac Car thy ▁became ▁both ▁Major ▁General ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁quar rel led ▁with ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁Henry ▁Hy de , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Clar end on , ▁and ▁probably ▁intr igu ed ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁recall . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 8 ▁or ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 ▁T yr conn ell ▁appointed ▁him ▁M uster - Master ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Army ▁and ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁of ▁County ▁C ork . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 6 8 9 ▁James ▁II ▁created ▁Justin ▁Mc Car thy ▁Vis count