# Owen MacCarthy

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**Owen MacCarthy** ([fl.](/source/Fl.) 1692) was an Irish [Jacobite](/source/Jacobitism) politician and soldier.

MacCarthy was a [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Clonakilty](/source/Clonakilty_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) in the short-lived [Patriot Parliament](/source/Patriot_Parliament) called by [James II of England](/source/James_II_of_England) in 1689.[1] During the [Williamite War in Ireland](/source/Williamite_War_in_Ireland), he raised a regiment of foot and was a colonel serving under the [Earl of Tyrconnell](/source/Richard_Talbot%2C_1st_Earl_of_Tyrconnell).[2] He left Ireland for France with James II in 1690, and in 1692 he was a colonel in the [Irish Brigade](/source/Irish_Brigade_(France)) of the [French Royal Army](/source/French_Royal_Army).[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** O'Hart, John, [The Irish Parliament of King James the Second in 1689](https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees2/irish-parliament-king-james.php), *Irish Pedigrees: or the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation* (5th Ed., 1892), Volume 2. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** MacCARTHY, Owen. [Officers of the Jacobite Armies](https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/research/researchcentresandnetworks/robertburnsstudies/ourresearch/jacobiteofficersdatabase/thedatabase/m/), Centre for Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Cork MPs](https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/cork-historical-and-archaeological-society/journal-of-the-cork-historical-and-archaeological-society-kro/page-7-journal-of-the-cork-historical-and-archaeological-society-kro.shtml). *Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society*, p.38.

Parliament of Ireland Preceded by Joshua Boyle Arthur Freke Member of Parliament for Clonakilty 1689 With: Daniel Fionn MacCarthy Succeeded by Francis Bernard Percy Freke

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