Donal is credited with taking the leadership of Clan Cathail following the death of his father .
Donal is was inaugurated and granted the White Rod by the MacCarthy Reagh , his father - in - law Owen MacCarthy Reagh , Prince of Carbery , in 1584 .
Donal is credited with taking the leadership of Clan Cathail following the death of his father , and was inaugurated and granted the White Rod by the MacCarthy Reagh , his father - in - law Owen MacCarthy Reagh , Prince of Carbery , in 1584 .