Daniel MacCarthy

Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) (Irish Dónaill Mac Cárthaigh; 28 June 1807 – 9 April 1884) was a writer of historical fiction, Irish history and biography, born in London of Irish descent. MacCarthy was in correspondence with a large circle of archaeologists, antiquarians, and early pioneers of Irish scholarship during the Irish historical awakening of the 19th century, as evidenced in letters found in collections such as the Royal Irish Academy and Cork City and County Archives.

Life MacCarthy was born into an Irish shipping and coal merchant family of Wellclose Square, East London.

In the course of his genealogical research, MacCarthy established links to his paternal family's homeplace of Dunmanway. He gave generously to many causes in the district, including the education of children. However, the failure of the Overend and Gurney Bank in 1866 reduced MacCarthy's income. His scheme to buy out his ancestral property in the neighbourhood of Dunmanway, including the castle at Togher, was never fulfilled.

The Daniel MacCarthy (Glas) Archive In 2017, approximately 2,000 documents assembled from MacCarthy's research and family memorabilia were donated to the Cork City and County Archive by descendants, Don and Susan, née MacCarthy, of Oregon, USA. These include a 1784 family pedigree compiled by John Collins of Myross, which has been described as of "immense cultural and historical significance", as well as a rare copy of a 1567 map of ‘Hibernia’ by John Goghe.