FELIX MACCARTHY, J.P., Montenotte House, Cork; son of the late Denis MacCarthy O’Leary, of Coomlagane House, Millstreet; born March, 1829, at Coomlagane; educated at Everton College, Cork.
He was a Justice of the Peace for counties Cork and Clare; Resident Magistrate for seventeen years in Roscommon, Castlerea, Longford, Kilmallock, and Limerick, and for thirteen years in Belfast.
Married, February 15th, Maria, daughter of William Hodnett, and has issue five sons,
- William Serle, born December 5th, 1855, Captain in the Argentine Navy ;
- Felix Denis Francis, born November lIth, 1857, Colonel Commanding Royal Engineers, Dublin;
- Charles, born in November, 1860, electrical engineer;
- Augustus, born June, 1865, Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, India; and
- Morgan John, born November 25th, 1867, Major Royal Field Artillery, who was in the 13th.
Mr. Felix MacCarthy. J.P. Battery during the Boer war, and was in Ladysmith during the selge.
Clubs: County. Cork, and Royal Cork Yacht.
He died at his home Montonette House on 1st July 1914 in the presence of his son Morgan John McCarthy
- Son William Serle McCarthy(1855–1927) – 05 Dec 1855 • Cork, Ireland
- Son Felix Denis Francis McCarthy(1857–1946) – 11 Nov 1857 • Ireland
- Son Charles McCarthy(1860–) – NOV 1860
- Son Augustus Henry Charles McCarthy(1865–1950) – 27 Jun 1865 • Ballynacally, Clare, Ireland
- Son Brigadeer General Morgan John McCarthy(25-11-1867 to 05-02-1939) (born in Roscommon). [Grave]
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[Ref: Biography (top) from Pike Biographies p.238]
[Ref: Death Registration]
[Ref: Biography from Burkes Landed Gentry of Ireland, 1912, pg.543]
[Ref: ancestry 1, 2, ]
[Ref: Will of Felix Joseph McCarthy]
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Felix’ son Morgan (1967-1939) (from Thom’s Who’s Who of Ireland 1923)
MacCARTHY, Brig.-Gen. Morgan World Fair, 1904 ; Dept. Rep. Munster-
John, C.M.G. (1915), R.A. ; served in S. Connacht Exhib , 1906 : Dir. Home Ind.
African War, 1899-1901; Lieut.-Col. R.A. Sect., Irish Intl. Exhib., 1907 ; Dept.
from 1914: European War, 1914-19; Rep. Franco-British Exhib., 1908; Con-
Temp. Brig.-Gen. 1915-16; Hon. Brig.- troller of Equipment Ministry of Munitions
Gen., 1919 (Ireland), 1915-18; Controller (Ireland): son of late Felix Joseph
McCarthy, R.M., of Montenotte House, Raw Material Dept., 1918-20 ; Inspector
Cork for Industries, Dept. of Agriculture and; b. 1867. Res. : Mount Bernard,
Queenstown ; Royal Societies Club, Lon- Technical Instruction for Ireland since
don. 1900. Formerly Member Imp. Museum of Techy., Austria. Has received thanks
and Presentation from President of France
