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Like the family of O'Neill, that of O'Donnell of Tyrconnell was of the Uí Néill, i.e. descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, High King of Ireland at the beginning of the 5th century; the O'Neill, or Cenél nEógain, tracing their pedigree to Eógan mac Néill, and the O'Donnells, or Cenél Conaill, to Conall Gulban, both sons of Niall. [3]
Donnell Óg O'Donnell (Irish: Domhnall Óg Ó Domhnaill; c. 1242 – 1281), was a medieval Irish king of Tyrconnell and member of the O'Donnell dynasty. He was a leading figure in the resistance to Anglo-Norman rule in the north west and closely related to many of the movement's most prominent figures, such as Hugh McFelim O'Connor , who is ...
Hugh Roe O'Donnell II (Irish: Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill; c. 30 October 1572 – 10 September 1602), [a] also known as Red Hugh O'Donnell, was an Irish clan chief, Lord of Tyrconnell, and senior leader of the Irish confederacy during the Nine Years' War. He was born into the powerful O'Donnell clan of Tyrconnell (present-day County Donegal).
Sir Hugh McManus O'Donnell (Irish: Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill; c. 1520 – 7 December 1600) was an Irish Gaelic lord. He was The O'Donnell of his clan, and king of Tyrconnell in Tudor-era Ireland. In 1561, O'Donnell imprisoned his half-brother and rival Calvagh with the assistance of Shane O'Neill.
O'Donnell: Felim O'Donnell: Turlough-an-Fhina O'Donnell d. 1422: Aonghus O'Donnell: Seaán O'Donnell: Niall Garbh O'Donnell d. 1439: Naughton O'Donnell c. 1392 –1452: Hugh Roe O'Donnell c. 1427 –1505: Donnell O'Donnell fl. 1452: Hugh Dubh O'Donnell d. 1537: Manus O'Donnell 1490–1563: Hugh McHugh Dubh O'Donnell c. 1537 –1618: Calvagh O ...
The event was first named as a "flight" in a book by the Reverend C. P. Meehan that was published in 1868. [7] [a]Historians disagree to what extent the earls wanted to start a war with Spanish help to re-establish their positions, or whether they accepted exile as the best way of coping with their recent loss of status since the Treaty of Mellifont in 1603.
Born in 1575, [3] [4] [5] Rory O'Donnell was the second son of Irish lord Sir Hugh McManus O'Donnell and his second wife Iníon Dubh. [5] Hugh McManus reigned as Chief of the Name and Lord of Tyrconnell from 1566 until his 1592 abdication in favour of Rory's older brother Hugh Roe O'Donnell.
Niall Garve O'Donnell was born c. 1569 into the O'Donnell clan, the ruling Gaelic Irish noble family of Tyrconnell. [ 7 ] [ 5 ] He was the fourth [ 8 ] or eldest [ 9 ] son of Conn O'Donnell , the head of the O'Donnells' Clann-Dalaigh branch, [ 7 ] [ 5 ] and Rose O'Neill, daughter of the late O'Neill clan chief Shane O'Neill . [ 5 ]