Earl of Clancarty is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland.
Read more about Earl Of Clancarty: First Creation: MacCarty Family of Muskerry, Second Creation: Trench Family of Ballinasloe, Viscounts Muskerry (1628), Earls of Clancarty, First Creation (1658), Earls of Clancarty, Second Creation (1803)
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