Munster
The Gaelic kingdom of Desmond, or South Munster, was ruled from the Killarney lakes by the MacCarthy Mór. In 1337 Cormac MacCarthy Mor held the western lands, while the FitzGerald earls controlled eastern Desmond.
Cormac reigned until 1359, and the MacCarthy dynasty built Blarney Castle in 1446. Its kings retained their independence until the Nine Years' War; King Donal IX died and the kingdom was dissolved in 1596. Desmond became part of the Kingdom of Ireland and was divided between Cork and Kerry in 1606.
Characters
- Brian Boru
- Cormac MacCarthy Mor
- Diarmait Ua Briain
- Donnchad mac Briain
- Muirchertach Ua Briain
- Tadc mac Briain
- Toirdelbach Ua Briain
- Toirdhealbhach mac Diarmada Ua Briain