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Blessed Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh (latinised and anglicised Thaddeus McCarthy) c. 1455 – 25 October 1492, was an Irish ecclesiastic. He was a bishop who never ruled his see, even though he was appointed to two of them: Bishop of Ross, Ireland in 1482 and Bishop of Cork and Cloyne in 1490. His feast day is 25 October.

Early life

Mac Cárthaigh was born in 1455 almost certainly at Innishannon, Co. Cork. His father was the lord of Muskerry and his mother was reputedly the daughter of Edmund Fitzmaurice, ninth Lord of Kerry. It is probably the case that he belonged to the sept of the MacCarthy Reagh of Carbery.^[2] Laurence Rehenan, Professor of Ecclesiastical History of Maynooth College, suggests that he was educated by the Franciscan Friars of Timoleague.

Mac Cárthaigh studied for the priesthood under an uncle, Canon Thady Mac Cárthaigh and continued his studies in Paris with another relative, Professor Don Raymond, at Paris University. He was ordained in Cork by Bishop William Roche and travelled to Rome afterwards to continue his studies.^[2] It would appear that Thaddeus, prior to nomination to Ross, occupied a position in one of the Roman tribunals.

Bishop of Ross

While in Rome, his many qualities made a deep impression and although only 27 years old, Pope Sixtus IV appointed him as Bishop of Ross in Cork, which see had become vacant upon the death of Bishop Donald.^[2] On 3 May 1482 Mac Cárthaigh was consecrated archbishop by in the Church of Santo Stefano del Cacco in Rome by Stephen Teglatius (or de Taleazis), Archbishop of Antivari (the modern Bar), assisted by Daniel, Bishop of Rhosus in Cilicia, and by Julianus de Matheis (or de Maffei de Vulterris), Bishop of Bertinori.

When he returned to Munster Mac Cárthaigh discovered that the see was already in the possession of Hugh O'Driscoll, who had been appointed to the see in 1473 by the same Pope Sixtus. At this stage in Irish history there was no single political entity. There were Gaelic kings and Anglo lords. It may have happened that news had reached Rome of the death of Bishop Hugh either innocently or through political intrigue.

A lengthy dispute broke out between the Mac Cárthaigh and O'Driscoll dynasties over who was the rightful bishop of Ross, during which the O'Driscolls made many false accusations against Mac Cárthaigh. Bishop O'Driscoll assumed Thaddeus was an imposter and complained to Rome. In 1485, Henry VII became king of England, Ireland, and Scotland, and his party wanted to have its own representative as bishop of Ross. Mac Cárthaigh was declared an intruder and excommunicated. In 1488 Pope Innocent VIII confirmed the excommunication, at which time Mac Cárthaigh appealed the decision and a commission was set up. The commission found in his favour, and the excommunication was nullified. He was then appointed Bishop of Cork and Cloyne on 21 April 1490.

Bishop of Cork and Cloyne

Returning to Munster, Mac Cárthaigh found that Gerald FitzGerald had usurped the Diocese of Cork and Cloyne with support from local rulers. Opponents of the Mac Cárthaigh dynasty included the corporation of the City of Cork, and the Earl of Desmond. Gerald Fitzgerald had the backing of leading landowners in the county.

Armed men took possession of the cathedral preventing Mac Cárthaigh from entering. For two years, he travelled from town to village armed with the papal documents announcing his rightful appointment and absolution from any criminal charge. Having opposed any retaliation by his own lineage, they too abandoned him. Without dynastic support, status or security, Mac Cárthaigh once again set off for Rome to plead his case to the Pope. Pope Innocent XIII gave him another document dated 18 July 1492. It ordered that Gerald, Earl of Kildare, at that time, one of the most powerful figures in Ireland, should, with his army, protect and restore Mac Cárthaigh to his rightful place as Bishop of Cork and Cloyne.

Fearing danger to his life from his enemies, Mac Cárthaigh set out for Ireland as a pilgrim.^[3]

Death

Fourteen weeks later, Mac Cárthaigh arrived at Ivrea having presumably walked from Rome. On the evening of 24 October 1492, a lone pilgrim arrived on foot at the hostel for pilgrims. Dressed in a coarse habit and hood and wearing the oyster shell emblem that ensured safe passage, he appeared to be very weak and worn out by fatigue. The warden of the hostel gave the exhausted traveler a hospitable welcome and a place to rest for the night. At dawn, a strange and mysterious light was observed coming from his room. On entering, the warden discovered the body of the pilgrim illuminated by a beautiful radiance of light. Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh was 37 years old.^[2]

Mac Cárthaigh would have been buried in a pauper's grave but the Bishop Nicholas Garigliatti was summoned. The bishop is said to have had an extraordinary dream during the night in which he had witnessed a man dressed in bishop's robes ascending in glory to heaven. He immediately recognised the dead man as the person he had seen in the dream. The man's belongings were examined - a wallet, a water container and a pilgrim staff were his sole possessions. However, the wallet contained some papal documents and a bishop's ring. Bishop Garigliatti ordered that the body be clothed in episcopal robes and brought to Ivrea Cathedral for solemn lying in state before burial within the cathedral. When news of the death of bishop Mac Cárthaigh traveling in disguise spread, crowds flocked to the cathedral of Ivrea for his funeral.^[3] He was buried in the Ivrea cathedral and many miracles have been attributed to him there.^{[citation needed]}

Veneration

His tomb became a local shrine. In 1742, when his tomb was opened, the body was found to be perfectly preserved.

During the great famine in 1847, the clergy and people of Ivrea donated a substantial sum of money for the relief of the Irish Famine victims. They also requested any information on Mac Cárthaigh, principally because of the veneration of the people of Ivrea and the many miracles attributed to his intercession. This request aroused great interest in Mac Cárthaigh and, after a long investigation into his life, it was decided to seek his beatification on behalf of the people and clergy of Ivrea and Cork.^[4]

In 1896 Pope Leo XIII confirmed the immemorial cult of the "Blessed Thaddeus". The same year (1896) clerics in Ivrea agreed to donate major relics of Mac Cárthaigh to the dioceses of Cork & Ross and Cloyne. These relics can now be found in The Church of The Immaculate Conception The Lough, Cork North Cathedral, Cobh Cathedral and St Mary's Parish Church in Youghal. His feast day of 25 October is kept in the dioceses of Ross, Cork, and Cloyne, and in Ivrea, where he was buried.

Mac Cárthaigh was honoured with the title of "White Martyr of Munster" principally because of the intense mental and physical anguish.^[4]

References

^ Williams, Jeremy (1994). A Companion Guide to Architecture in Ireland 1837–1921. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. p. 59. ISBN 0-7165-2513-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d O'Callaghan, Arthur. "Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy", Diocese of Cork and Ross Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Stevens, Clifford. The One Year Book of Saints, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Huntington, Indiana
^ ^a ^b "Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy", Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, Cork Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

L. Lainé, Généalogie de la Maison de McCarthy, Paris 1839
M. Brady, Episcopal Succession, Vol. II, Rome 1876
Canon Vaudagnotti,Vita del Cardinale Richelmy, Ivrea 1896
Giovanni Saroglia, Il Beato Taddeo Macar, Vescovo Irlandese, Ivrea
F. Hurley, Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy in Journal of the Cork Archeological and Historical Society, 1897, pp. 94–100
M. Kiely, Episcopal Succession in Cork and Cloyne in the Fifteenth Century, in Irish Ecclesiastical Record, 1932, pp. 124–125
Les Pères Bénédictins de Paris, Vies des Saints et Bienhereux, Paris 1952
A. Tommasini, Irish Saints in Italy, London 1937
Sr. A. Bolster, History of the Diocese of Cork, Cork 1972
J. O'Brien, The Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy, in Pobal Dé: Cloyne Diocesan Magazine, vol. 16 (1992), pp. 14–15
A. O'Callaghan, Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy "White Martyr of Munster", Source

[1] Williams, Jeremy (1994). A Companion Guide to Architecture in Ireland 1837–1921. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. p. 59. ISBN 0-7165-2513-5.

[ocallaghan-2] O'Callaghan, Arthur. "Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy", Diocese of Cork and Ross Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[stevens-3] Stevens, Clifford. The One Year Book of Saints, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Huntington, Indiana

[cork-4] "Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy", Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, Cork Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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 [[File:Cork SS Peter and Paul's Church North Aisle Window Blessed Thaddeus 2017 08 25.jpg|thumb|Stained glass window of Blessed Thaddeus in [[Saints Peter and Paul's Church, Cork]], created by [[Earley and Company]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Williams |first=Jeremy |title=A Companion Guide to Architecture in Ireland 1837–1921 |publisher=Irish Academic Press |date=1994 |location=Dublin |isbn=0-7165-2513-5 |page=59}}</ref>]]
-'''Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy''' ({{lang-ga|Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh}}; c. 1455 &ndash; 25 October 1492) (also spelt ''MacCarthy'' and ''Macarthy'') was an Irish ecclesiastic. He was a bishop who never ruled his see, even though he was appointed to two of them: [[Bishop of Ross, Ireland]] in [[1482 in Ireland|1482]] and [[Bishop of Cork and Cloyne]] in [[1490 in Ireland|1490]].  His [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] is 25 October.
+'''Blessed Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh''' (latinised and anglicised ''Thaddeus McCarthy'') c. 1455 &ndash; 25 October 1492,  was an Irish ecclesiastic. He was a bishop who never ruled his see, even though he was appointed to two of them: [[Bishop of Ross, Ireland]] in [[1482 in Ireland|1482]] and [[Bishop of Cork and Cloyne]] in [[1490 in Ireland|1490]].  His [[Calendar of saints|feast day]] is 25 October.
 == Early life ==
-McCarthy was born in 1455 almost certainly at [[Innishannon]], Co. Cork. His father was the lord of [[Muskerry]] and his mother was reputedly the daughter of [[Edmund Fitzmaurice]], ninth [[Lord of Kerry]]. It is probably the case that he belonged to the sept of the [[MacCarthy Reagh]] of [[Carbery (barony)|Carbery]].<ref name=ocallaghan>[http://www.corkandross.org/html/history/thaddeus.jsp O'Callaghan, Arthur. "Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy", Diocese of Cork and Ross] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116141608/http://www.corkandross.org/html/history/thaddeus.jsp |date=16 November 2011 }}</ref> Laurence Rehenan, Professor of Ecclesiastical History of Maynooth College, suggests that he was educated by the [[Franciscan|Franciscan Friars]] of [[Timoleague]].
+Mac Cárthaigh was born in 1455 almost certainly at [[Innishannon]], Co. Cork. His father was the lord of [[Muskerry]] and his mother was reputedly the daughter of [[Edmund Fitzmaurice]], ninth [[Lord of Kerry]]. It is probably the case that he belonged to the sept of the [[MacCarthy Reagh]] of [[Carbery (barony)|Carbery]].<ref name=ocallaghan>[http://www.corkandross.org/html/history/thaddeus.jsp O'Callaghan, Arthur. "Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy", Diocese of Cork and Ross] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116141608/http://www.corkandross.org/html/history/thaddeus.jsp |date=16 November 2011 }}</ref> Laurence Rehenan, Professor of Ecclesiastical History of Maynooth College, suggests that he was educated by the [[Franciscan|Franciscan Friars]] of [[Timoleague]].
-He studied for the priesthood under an uncle, Canon Thady McCarthy and continued his studies in Paris with another relative, Professor Don Raymond, at Paris University. He was ordained in Cork by Bishop William Roche and travelled to Rome afterwards to continue his studies.<ref name=ocallaghan/> It would appear that Thaddeus, prior to nomination to [[Ross, Scotland|Ross]], occupied a position in one of the Roman tribunals.
+Mac Cárthaigh studied for the priesthood under an uncle, Canon Thady Mac Cárthaigh and continued his studies in Paris with another relative, Professor Don Raymond, at Paris University. He was ordained in Cork by Bishop William Roche and travelled to Rome afterwards to continue his studies.<ref name=ocallaghan/> It would appear that Thaddeus, prior to nomination to [[Ross, Scotland|Ross]], occupied a position in one of the Roman tribunals.
 ==Bishop of Ross ==
-While in Rome, his many qualities made a deep impression and although only 27 years old, [[Pope Sixtus IV]] appointed him as Bishop of Ross in Cork, which see had become vacant upon the death of Bishop Donald.<ref name=ocallaghan/> On 3 May 1482 Thaddeus was consecrated archbishop by in the Church of [[Santo Stefano del Cacco]] in Rome by Stephen Teglatius (or de Taleazis), [[Archbishop of Antivari]] (the modern [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]]), assisted by Daniel, [[Bishop of Rhosus]] in Cilicia, and by Julianus de Matheis (or de Maffei de Vulterris), Bishop of Bertinori.
+While in Rome, his many qualities made a deep impression and although only 27 years old, [[Pope Sixtus IV]] appointed him as Bishop of Ross in Cork, which see had become vacant upon the death of Bishop Donald.<ref name=ocallaghan/> On 3 May 1482 Mac Cárthaigh was consecrated archbishop by in the Church of [[Santo Stefano del Cacco]] in Rome by Stephen Teglatius (or de Taleazis), [[Archbishop of Antivari]] (the modern [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]]), assisted by Daniel, [[Bishop of Rhosus]] in Cilicia, and by Julianus de Matheis (or de Maffei de Vulterris), Bishop of Bertinori.
-When he returned to [[Munster]] he discovered that the [[episcopal see|see]] was already in the possession of Hugh O'Driscoll, who had been appointed to the see in 1473 by the same Pope Sixtus. At this stage in Irish history there was no single political entity. There were Gaelic chieftains, Norman lords, and English Crown ruled the pale. It may have happened that news had reached Rome of the death of Bishop Hugh either innocently or through political intrigue.
+When he returned to [[Munster]] Mac Cárthaigh discovered that the [[episcopal see|see]] was already in the possession of Hugh O'Driscoll, who had been appointed to the see in 1473 by the same Pope Sixtus. At this stage in Irish history there was no single political entity. There were Gaelic kings and Anglo lords. It may have happened that news had reached Rome of the death of Bishop Hugh either innocently or through political intrigue.
-A lengthy dispute broke out between the McCarthy and O'Driscoll clans over who was the rightful bishop of Ross, during which the O'Driscolls made many false accusations against Thaddeus. Bishop O'Driscoll assumed Thaddeus was an imposter and complained to Rome. In 1485, Henry VII became king of England, Ireland, and Scotland, and his party wanted to have its own representative as bishop of Ross. MacCarthy was declared an intruder and excommunicated. In 1488 [[Pope Innocent VIII]] confirmed the excommunication, at which time Thaddeus appealed the decision and a commission was set up.  The commission found in his favour, and the excommunication was nullified. He was then appointed [[Bishop of Cork and Cloyne]] on 21 April 1490.
+A lengthy dispute broke out between the Mac Cárthaigh and O'Driscoll dynasties over who was the rightful bishop of Ross, during which the O'Driscolls made many false accusations against Mac Cárthaigh. Bishop O'Driscoll assumed Thaddeus was an imposter and complained to Rome. In 1485, Henry VII became king of England, Ireland, and Scotland, and his party wanted to have its own representative as bishop of Ross. Mac Cárthaigh was declared an intruder and excommunicated. In 1488 [[Pope Innocent VIII]] confirmed the excommunication, at which time Mac Cárthaigh appealed the decision and a commission was set up.  The commission found in his favour, and the excommunication was nullified. He was then appointed [[Bishop of Cork and Cloyne]] on 21 April 1490.
 == Bishop of Cork and Cloyne ==
 [[File:Cobh Cathedral Blessed Thaddeus Chapel.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Mosaic in the Chapel of Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy, Cobh Cathedral.]]
-Returning to [[Munster]], Thaddeus found that [[Gerald Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare|Gerald FitzGerald]] had usurped the Diocese of Cork and Cloyne with support from local rulers. Opponents of the McCarthy clan included the corporation of the City of Cork, and the Earl of Desmond. Gerald Fitzgerald had the backing of leading landowners in the county.
+Returning to [[Munster]], Mac Cárthaigh found that [[Gerald Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare|Gerald FitzGerald]] had usurped the Diocese of Cork and Cloyne with support from local rulers. Opponents of the Mac Cárthaigh dynasty included the corporation of the City of Cork, and the Earl of Desmond. Gerald Fitzgerald had the backing of leading landowners in the county.
-Armed men took possession of the cathedral preventing Thaddeus from entering. For two years, he travelled from town to village armed with the papal documents announcing his rightful appointment and absolution from any criminal charge. Having opposed any retaliation by his own McCarthy clan, they, too, abandoned him. Without family support, status or security Thaddeus once again set off for Rome to plead his case to the Pope. Pope Innocent XIII gave him another document dated 18 July 1492. It ordered that Gerald, Earl of Kildare, at that time, one of the most powerful figures in Ireland, should, with his army, protect and restore Thaddeus to his rightful place as Bishop of Cork and Cloyne.
+Armed men took possession of the cathedral preventing Mac Cárthaigh from entering. For two years, he travelled from town to village armed with the papal documents announcing his rightful appointment and absolution from any criminal charge. Having opposed any retaliation by his own lineage, they too abandoned him. Without dynastic support, status or security, Mac Cárthaigh once again set off for Rome to plead his case to the Pope. Pope Innocent XIII gave him another document dated 18 July 1492. It ordered that Gerald, Earl of Kildare, at that time, one of the most powerful figures in Ireland, should, with his army, protect and restore Mac Cárthaigh to his rightful place as Bishop of Cork and Cloyne.
-Fearing danger to his life from his enemies, Thaddeus set out for Ireland as a pilgrim.<ref name=stevens>[http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/BLTHAD.HTM Stevens, Clifford. ''The One Year Book of Saints'', Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Huntington, Indiana]</ref>
+Fearing danger to his life from his enemies, Mac Cárthaigh set out for Ireland as a pilgrim.<ref name=stevens>[http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/BLTHAD.HTM Stevens, Clifford. ''The One Year Book of Saints'', Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Huntington, Indiana]</ref>
 ==Death==
-Fourteen weeks later, Thaddeus arrived at [[Ivrea]] having presumably walked from Rome. On the evening of 24 October 1492, a lone pilgrim arrived on foot at the hostel for pilgrims. Dressed in a coarse habit and hood and wearing the oyster shell emblem that ensured safe passage, he appeared to be very weak and worn out by fatigue. The warden of the hostel gave the exhausted traveler a hospitable welcome and a place to rest for the night. At dawn, a strange and mysterious light was observed coming from his room. On entering, the warden discovered the body of the pilgrim illuminated by a beautiful radiance of light. Thaddeus McCarthy was 37 years old.<ref name=ocallaghan/>
+Fourteen weeks later, Mac Cárthaigh arrived at [[Ivrea]] having presumably walked from Rome. On the evening of 24 October 1492, a lone pilgrim arrived on foot at the hostel for pilgrims. Dressed in a coarse habit and hood and wearing the oyster shell emblem that ensured safe passage, he appeared to be very weak and worn out by fatigue. The warden of the hostel gave the exhausted traveler a hospitable welcome and a place to rest for the night. At dawn, a strange and mysterious light was observed coming from his room. On entering, the warden discovered the body of the pilgrim illuminated by a beautiful radiance of light. Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh was 37 years old.<ref name=ocallaghan/>
-Thaddeus would have been buried in a pauper's grave but the Bishop Nicholas Garigliatti was summoned. The bishop is said to have had an extraordinary dream during the night in which he had witnessed a man dressed in bishop's robes ascending in glory to heaven. He immediately recognised the dead man as the person he had seen in the dream. The man's belongings were examined - a wallet, a water container and a pilgrim staff were his sole possessions. However, the wallet contained some papal documents and a bishop's ring. Bishop Garigliatti ordered that the body be clothed in episcopal robes and brought to Ivrea Cathedral for solemn lying in state before burial within the cathedral. When news of the death of the bishop traveling in disguise spread, crowds flocked to the cathedral of Ivrea for his funeral.<ref name=stevens/> He was buried in the Ivrea cathedral and many miracles have been attributed to him there.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
+Mac Cárthaigh would have been buried in a pauper's grave but the Bishop Nicholas Garigliatti was summoned. The bishop is said to have had an extraordinary dream during the night in which he had witnessed a man dressed in bishop's robes ascending in glory to heaven. He immediately recognised the dead man as the person he had seen in the dream. The man's belongings were examined - a wallet, a water container and a pilgrim staff were his sole possessions. However, the wallet contained some papal documents and a bishop's ring. Bishop Garigliatti ordered that the body be clothed in episcopal robes and brought to Ivrea Cathedral for solemn lying in state before burial within the cathedral. When news of the death of bishop Mac Cárthaigh traveling in disguise spread, crowds flocked to the cathedral of Ivrea for his funeral.<ref name=stevens/> He was buried in the Ivrea cathedral and many miracles have been attributed to him there.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
 ==Veneration==
-[[File:Ivrea Duomo Urna Taddeo McCarty.jpg|thumb|250px|Altar with the funeral urn of Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy, Cathedral of Ivrea]]
+[[File:Ivrea Duomo Urna Taddeo McCarty.jpg|thumb|250px|Altar with the funeral urn of Blessed Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh, Cathedral of Ivrea]]
 His tomb became a local shrine. In 1742, when his tomb was opened, the body was found to be perfectly preserved.
-During the great famine in 1847, the clergy and people of Ivrea donated a substantial sum of money for the relief of the Irish Famine victims. They also requested any information on Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy, principally because of the veneration of the people of Ivrea and the many miracles attributed to his intercession. This request aroused great interest in Thaddeus and, after a long investigation into his life, it was decided to seek his beatification on behalf of the people and clergy of Ivrea and Cork.<ref name=cork>[http://www.corkcathedral.ie/History/Blessed%20Thaddeus%20McCarthy.html "Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy", Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, Cork] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192354/http://www.corkcathedral.ie/History/Blessed%20Thaddeus%20McCarthy.html |date=29 October 2013 }}</ref>
+During the great famine in 1847, the clergy and people of Ivrea donated a substantial sum of money for the relief of the Irish Famine victims. They also requested any information on Mac Cárthaigh, principally because of the veneration of the people of Ivrea and the many miracles attributed to his intercession. This request aroused great interest in Mac Cárthaigh and, after a long investigation into his life, it was decided to seek his beatification on behalf of the people and clergy of Ivrea and Cork.<ref name=cork>[http://www.corkcathedral.ie/History/Blessed%20Thaddeus%20McCarthy.html "Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy", Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, Cork] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192354/http://www.corkcathedral.ie/History/Blessed%20Thaddeus%20McCarthy.html |date=29 October 2013 }}</ref>
-In 1896 [[Pope Leo XIII]] confirmed the immemorial cult of the Blessed Thaddeus. The same year (1896) clerics in [[Ivrea]] agreed to donate major relics of Blessed Thaddeus to the dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross|Cork & Ross]] and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne|Cloyne]]. These relics can now be found in The Church of The Immaculate Conception The Lough, [[Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne|Cork North Cathedral]], [[St Colman’s cathedral, Cobh|Cobh Cathedral]] and St Mary's Parish Church in [[Youghal]]. His feast day of 25 October is kept in the dioceses of Ross, Cork, and Cloyne, and in Ivrea, where he was buried.
+In 1896 [[Pope Leo XIII]] confirmed the immemorial cult of the "Blessed Thaddeus". The same year (1896) clerics in [[Ivrea]] agreed to donate major relics of Mac Cárthaigh to the dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross|Cork & Ross]] and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne|Cloyne]]. These relics can now be found in The Church of The Immaculate Conception The Lough, [[Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne|Cork North Cathedral]], [[St Colman’s cathedral, Cobh|Cobh Cathedral]] and St Mary's Parish Church in [[Youghal]]. His feast day of 25 October is kept in the dioceses of Ross, Cork, and Cloyne, and in Ivrea, where he was buried.
-Thaddeus was honoured with the title of "White Martyr of Munster" principally because of the intense mental and physical anguish.<ref name=cork/>
+Mac Cárthaigh was honoured with the title of "White Martyr of Munster" principally because of the intense mental and physical anguish.<ref name=cork/>
 ==References==
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v t e Mac Cárthaigh
General	Eóganachta Eóganacht Chaisil Munster King of Munster Desmond King of Desmond Lord of Kerslawny Lord of Coshmaing Lord of Molahiffe Earl of Clancarty Viscount Muskerry Count of Toulouse Senchas Fagbála Caisil Caithréim Chellacháin Chaisil Mac Carthaigh's Book Book of Lismore Blarney Stone
Early progenitors	Óengus mac Nad Froích Feidlimid mac Óengusa Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind Nad Froích mac Colgú Cellachán Caisil Donnchad mac Cellacháin
Mac Cárthaigh Mór	Cárthach mac Saorbhreathach Muireadach mac Carthaig Tadg Mac Carthaig Cormac Mac Cárthaigh Donnchad Mac Carthaig Dermod Mór na Cill Baghain MacCarthy Donal Mór na Corra MacCarthy Cormac Fionn MacCarthy Donal Roe MacCarthy Mór Donogh Carrthain MacCarthy Tadhg na Mainistreach Mac Carthaigh Mór Domhnall an Dana MacCarthy Tadgh Liath MacCarthy Domhnall an Druiminin MacCarthy Domhnall MacCarthy Charles MacCarthy Liam Trant MacCarthy
Mac Cárthaigh Riabhach	Donal Gott MacCarthy Fínghin Mac Carthaigh Finghin MacCarthy Reagh Donal MacCarthy Reagh Thaddeus McCarthy Florence MacCarthy Owen MacCarthy Reagh Cormac na Haoine MacCarthy Reagh Donal of the Pipes MacCarthy Teige-an-Duna MacCarthy Nicholas Tuite MacCarthy
Mac Cárthaigh Múscraí	Dermod Mór MacCarthy Donough I MacCarty Charles MacCarty Justin MacCarthy Donough II MacCarty Robert MacCarty
Places	Cashel Desmond Carbery Muskerry Duhallow Macroom Mangerton Mountain Bansha Rock of Cashel Blarney Castle
Kinsmen	McAuliffe O'Callaghan O'Sullivan McGillycuddy of the Reeks
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