NOTE: The descriptions provided below were almost exclusively penned by Terence McCarthy at the time of publication. They are not included here to reflect their veracity, but rather to show the potential for what could have been, had false information not been interleaved into each title into to support McCarthy’s bogus claims.

• • Historical Essays on the Kingdom of Munster, MacCarthy Mór, Library Binding, January 1994, ISBN ‎ 0940134292
    • • From an (abridged) online review AFTER Terence McCarthy’s exposure as a fraud:

Historical Essays was compiled and written largely by Terence Francis McCarthy. Although Terence’s misdeeds have made him a pariah and have done much damage to the state of Gaelic nobility in Ireland, there is still good to be gleaned from his research. So, I think it is sufficient to say that this book is still relevant and worth a read.

The book is broken into twelve essays, an epilogue and two appendices. The essays deal with matters concerning coronation ceremonies, rites, and a mention of the “Divine Right of Kings.” They also deal with prominent historical events in MacCarthy history such as the clash with the Dal gCais (Brian Boru), Henry II, Richard the II, and Elizabeth I of England. One essay covers the order of the Niadh Nask, and one the lineage of the medieval Crown of Desmond. In the later it is pointed out that although Brehon law allows for an election, and dynastic succession is not performed based on primogeniture, it appears that primogeniture is actually what was occurring in the MacCarthy Mór sept.

There is an essay on the “False MacCarthy Mór, Florence and his successors.” This is a very interesting essay in light of the revelations of Terence’s own misdeeds in falsifying his own genealogy. The light of truth reveals that Florence would indeed have a more legitimate claim to title of MacCarthy Mór than Terence…

The essay on the “Royal House of MacCarthy Mór, International Law, and the Irish constitution” is one of the more important essays for understanding not only the MacCarthy Royal septs familial rights, but all rights of the Gaelic nobility. As mentioned in the essay, “The mere fact that the existence of the Irish royal houses is not well know does not in any way alter their rights or prerogatives. They are entitled to the same courtesies normally extended to any other non-regent sovereign houses. Such rights are not merely allowed as a matter of good manners but unconditionally guaranteed under International Law.”

The epilogue, “The Greening of Irish History” deals with several aspects of Irish history that have been abused and distorted. It deals with why Gaelic Ireland collapsed, the role of the Protestant church, and the role of the Catholic church in destroying the influence of the Irish church. It also deals with the usurping of Gaelic heritage to further the republican cause by the present Irish government.

The appendices are also of note in this volume. The first appendix shows the lineage of the Eóghanacht Kings of Munster and Desmond, whom the MacCarthys are the head of. It starts with Conall Corc who established the line of Cashel kings in 379 A.D.

The last appendix deals with several ancient prophecies concerning the Eóghanachta and the Princedom of Tara. These are interesting but need to be put into their historical context, so it is understood why they were made. Essentially, Ireland was composed of two ruling families, The Eóghanachta and the Uí Neills. These branches originated out of the two sons of King Milesius, Heber and Heremon. Heber’s descendants composed the Eóghanachta in the South and Heremon the Uí Neills in the North. The Princedom of Tara was dominated mostly by the Uí Neills, although the Eóghanachta made some attempts at it. Lining these prophecies up with history one would see there will be yet another successful attempt by a Eóghanacht king to obtain this seemingly extinct Princedom of Tara… but then again, who believes ancient prophecies…

• • Ulster’s Office 1552-1800; A History of the Irish Office of Arms from the Tudor Plantations to the Act of Union, MacCarthy Mór, Library Binding, December 1996, ISBN ‎ 0965422003

    • • From the foreword… “A masterly work… critical, dispassionate, factual… a book of inestimable value…” From the author’s introduction… “Despite the fact that Ulster’s Office, now merged with that of Norroy King of Arms, represents one of the few Irish institutions possessing substantial and important archival material relevant to the social and political history of Ireland nothing approaching a comprehensive administrative history of it has ever been attempted. At best, a few pages, randomly dispersed in general histories of the English College of Arms, have made passing references to Ulster’s Office’s existence, but, with one exception, there has been no concerted attempt to described or categorize its extensive archives or to identify it as an outstanding repository of primary information relevant to the history of Irish society from the sixteenth century onwards. “In addition to presenting a thematic history of Ulster’s Office from its foundation in 1552 until the Act of Union in 1800, following which there was little development in its duties or procedures, it is my intention to demonstrate that, being originally no more than an artificial extension of the English College of Arms in Ireland, Ulster’s Office never developed any local or national characteristics such as mechanisms for the recognition of Gaelic Chiefly titles, unlike the indigenous Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland. Ulster’s Office was not established in response to any real local need or demand but as a deliberate political act of the Edwardian administration in pursuit of its policy of extending the English Crown’s authority in Ireland through the policy of “Surrender and Regrant.” It is true that the Office was created almost a decade after Henry VIII’s assumption of the novel title “King of Ireland” but, nevertheless, it was this act more than any other which dictated the necessity of establishing an heraldic authority in a “kingdom” that was more of a political theory than an administrative reality. “Perhaps the most striking success of the Office was that it survived at all through so many wars and revolutions. That it was finally accepted, albeit reluctantly, as the sole arbitrator on all matters relating to heraldry and genealogy by the Irish nobility, resident, and émigré, was the reward for such tenacity.”

• • Links in a Golden Chain, Collected Essays on the History of The Niadh Nask or the Military Order of the Golden Chain, Count of Clandermond (Editor), Library Binding & Paperback, ISBN 0-9654220-2-X

    • • The task facing those who would reveal the true history of Gaeldom to the Irish people is enormous. “This is the role that the scholars of the Royal Eóghanacht Society might play. Even before the foundation of the Society, the current MacCarthy Mór, Prince of Desmond, set out to publish works not only on his ancestors but the history of the Kingdom of Munster and to reclaim the role of his dynasty in Irish history. He is to be applauded. This endeavour should be emulated by the other Irish princely dynasties. There is much work that ought to be done in restoring a proper perception of Gaelic reality – some projects could be brought to fruition under the collective patronage of all the princely houses. Among many ventures which are easily achievable, for example, is a Biographical Dictionary of Irish Kings, enumerating all the regnant kings of Ireland with their dates and details of their reigns. No such work exists. Yet we have a Biographical Dictionary of Irish Saints, a Biographical Dictionary of Irish Writers, a Biographical Dictionary of Irishmen in France, a Dictionary of Irish Artists and Women of Ireland: A Biographical Dictionary. Of the Irish kings there is no such reference work. It is as if nearly two millennia of Irish history did not exist. The idea for such a body of scholars was first proposed in the 1930s by Thomas Donal XIII MacCarthy Mór (d. 1947), but came into being last year under Tadgh V, the current MacCarthy Mór.

• • The Kings of the Race of Eibhear, by John O’Dugan, Michael Kearney (Translator), MacCarthy Mór (Commentary), Paperback) ISBN 0-9654220-6-2, 120pp.

    • • The Celts had a impressive and impeccable tradition of committing to memory immense amounts of historical and genealogical facts in the form of oral tradition… We can be certain that ancient Gaelic learning was carefully transmitted from generation to generation for many centuries before it was committed to writing in the late fifth century of the Christian era. At that time, when the Senchus Mór was first codified, it was ordered that every Ollamh had to be specifically qualified in history, chronology, synchronism, and genealogy. He or she had to know at least 350 histories or romances by heart and be able to recite them word-perfect at a moment’s notice. An ollamh was obliged to know all the prerogatives, rights, duties, restrictions and obligations not only of the High-King but of the provincial kings and their vassals. The Leabhar na gCeart (Book of Rights) states:  “The learned historian who does not know the prerogatives and prohibitions of these kings, is not entitled to visitations or to sell his composition.” Complete with reproduction of the original text, as well as additional commentary and appendices as listed below: A Successional List of the Kings of Munster; Genealogical Charts of the Eóghanacht and Dál gCais Kings of Munster; The Descent of Conall Corc from Eibhear & Milesius; Notes on John Daly’s Preface to the 1847 Edition.

• • The MacCarthys of Munster, The Story of a Great Irish Sept by Samuel Trant McCarthy, DL, JP, MRIA, by MacCarthy Mór (Library Binding – June 1997) ISBN 0-9654220-1-1, 560pp.

    • • Facsimile edition of rare 1922 book on the MacCarthy Clan A facsimile edition of this rare and much sought after historical and genealogical account of the Royal House of MacCarthy Mór and its many cadet lines. Widely greeted in 1922 as the most extensive history of Clan MacCarthy attempted to that date, this second edition is complemented by the addition of an extensive commentary, correcting errors in the original work, updating pedigrees and incorporating previously unpublished archival material from the family papers. Illustrated with plates of family portraits, castles, and seats, indexed and with an extensive bibliography.

• • A New Book of Rights; Being a complete transcript of the legal verdicts handed down by the courts of the Republic of Italy concerning the heraldic rights, status, and prerogatives of The MacCarthy Mór, Prince of Desmond, Chief of His Name and Arms and Head of the Eóghanacht Royal House of Munster with a translation of Letters Patent confirming the same issued by His Excellency The Marques de la Floresta, Castile & Leon King of Arms, MacCarthy Mór, et al, Paperback – November 1998, ISBN 0-9654220-4-6

    • • The reality of an indigenous Irish nobility is not much understood or accepted inside Ireland itself, much less in the rest of the world. As the victors write the history, too much Irish history has omitted any reference to the fact that Ireland had its own kings and nobles well before the Norman-English intruded on the scene. To this day the claims of persons such as the MacCarthy Mór to royal status are met with skepticism; relevant to this book, one individual expressed this skepticism so openly as to warrant a suit before the Italian courts. This lawsuit offered the MacCarthy Mór to present to a court of experts his credentials as Head of the Royal House of Munster, as Chief of his Name, and as rightful bearer of the coat of arms of the MacCarthy Mór. The Court carefully reviews and expounds on the evidence presented, and the ruling presents in detail the Court’s rationale for fully supporting the MacCarthy Mór’s claims. This book is a must read for any student of Irish history, modern aristocracy, chivalry, or heraldry. A word of warning, though: this is a legal document, and it reads like one — don’t expect light reading but do expect to be educated!

• • An Irish Miscellany, Essays Heraldic, Historical and Genealogical, MacCarthy Mór, Count of Clandermond, Library Binding & Paperback, ISBN 0-9654220-3-8

    • • Contents: – The Greening of Irish History – Saint Patrick’s Crown – Coronation, The Forgotten Sacrament – The High Kingship of Ireland; An Examination of Historical Evidences – The Chief Herald of Ireland and the Nobiliary Status of Irish Arms – Gaelic Heraldry and the Kingdom of Desmond – Shields, Ensigns and Standards; Proto-Heraldry in Gaelic Ireland – Hatchments and Heralds: A Brief Account of Funeral Practices in Ireland, – Irish Heraldic Bookplates – Gaelic Feudalism and the Kingdom of Desmond – The Liberal Policy of Lord Deputy St. Leger and the Foundation of Ulster’s Office – Shame on the Golden Chain – King Donal IX MacCarthy Mór, A Political Portrait – “She Engaged Him to Surrender into Her Hands His Kingdom of Desmond” King Donal IX MacCarthy Mór and Elizabeth Tudor – A Brief Genealogical Account of The Maguires, Princes of Fermanagh and Barons of Enniskillen – A Brief Pedigree of the Chiefly House of the O’Doghertys of Inishowen – The O’Longs of Garranelongy – The McNallys of County Armagh – The Fergusons of Belfast: A Short Account of the Ancestry of H.R.H. The Duchess of York – The Successional Laws of the Eóghanacht Dynasty – A Brief Account of the Eóghanacht Chiefs and Their Clans – “By the Help of Many Lies,” or How Penal Were the Penal Laws? – The Order of St. Patrick – Why It Cannot Be “Restored” by the Irish Republic – The “Auctoritas” and “Potestas” of Princes; Divine Gift or Popular Concession?” – Census, Taxation and Military Record of Genealogical Importance in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland