An Chlann Mhic Cárthaigh Riabhaigh
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The MacCarthy Reagh Clan

The Principality of Carbery

An ongoing project is the reconstruction of the Principality and territory of Carbery. In 1280 Carbery was "Desmond south of the Lee" and so encompassed effectively everything south of the city of Cork. But as time went on borders changed and Carbery shrank in size as the MacCarthy lords of Muskerry were ceded territory and the Anglo-Irish persevered in Courceys. Finally, Carbery was surrendered to the Crown in 1606, and after that time the border was largely fixed until today, when we see the territory was divided into the modern baronies of West and East Carbery (and their respective West and East Divisions), and Ibane and Barryroe. 

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The Carbery Mapping Project

Help out the Carbery Mapping Project by submitting places and people associated with Carbery! You can now submit either of the two forms found here to add landmarks or ancestral homes to our interactive map. Building up this database of ancestral locations can help connect the people, pedigrees, and DNA testers to traditional regions in Ireland. This information can help fellow researchers who may find some otherwise unknown clue about thier research. The map is periodically updated, so your responses may not update immediately. 

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To submit an ancestral home or townland, please use this form (responses MUST be in "Townland, County" format, a postal address, or lat, long coordinates).

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To submit a landmark or significant place, please use this form (responses MUST be in "Townland, County" format, a postal address, or lat, long coordinates).

How was this map made?

Today, we have reconstructed the border of Carbery as it was taken in the 1636 Inquisition of The MacCarthy Reagh; the 1618 Inquisition was used to reconstruct the townlands belonging to the territory of The MacCarthy Glas (i.e. Gleannachroim). Using these inquisitions as baselines, the regions which they described were then mapped to the modern townlands and baronies, which are displayed here. So this is a map of Carbery and Gleannachroim as they would look today with the modern administrative boundaries. 

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We want to make this data as freely available as possible, so the KML file(s) for this project will be kept here! 

Carbery's Castles & Northern Land Border: Carbery Castles & Border.kml

Carbery's Townlands: Carbery Townlands.kml

Carbery's Border: Carbery Border.kml

Gleannachroim's Townlands: Townlands of Gleannachroim.kml