Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh (1691–1756) was an Irish poet and historian. Born in Aherla (in the parish or Kilbonane) in County Cork,[1] Mac Cárthaigh was a Jacobite who wrote in support of Charles McCarthy (Cormac Spáinneach Mac Cárthaigh) during the Williamite War in Ireland.[2]
Eoghan an Mhéirin [Mac Cárthaigh, the Munster Jacobite poet] rejoiced at Major General [Charles] McCarthy's return to Ireland ('Fáilte is fíche i gcrích Fáil do Major Cormac MacCárthaigh')