From: Early Irish History and Antiquities and the History of West Cork By Rev. W. O’Halloran 1916, O’Driscoll Genealogy.

The O’Driscolls of West Cork
The O’Driscolls were not exterminated by the newcomers, and remained independent until the year 1232, when Cormac Goth, third son of McCarthy Mor, acquired dominion over the entire region. To the end of the sixteenth century they still possessed Baltimore, Sherkin and Cape Clear, also the adjoining lands, Kilcoe, Creagh, and Aghdown. Having received little quarter at the hands of Irish chiefs, it is no wonder they became loyal to the English crown.
An English title was bestowed on Fineen O’Driscoll for his loyalty, and he so conformed to English customs, as to take his lands by letter patent from Elizabeth.
The O’Driscolls were almost always engaged in petty warfare, smuggling, pirating, and raiding. It was the custom of the country at the time. During the…