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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]
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 ...
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.
Siobhán O'Neill, Countess of Tyrone [1] (née O'Donnell; Irish: Siobhán Ní Domhnaill; died January 1591), sometimes anglicised Joanna, Joan, or Judith, [2] was a sixteenth-century Irish Gaelic noblewoman of the O'Donnell clan.
Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell (Irish: Rudhraighe [a] Ó Domhnaill, 1d Iarla na Tír Chonaill; 1575 – 28 July 1608), was an Irish Gaelic lord and the last King of Tyrconnell prior to the Plantation of Ulster.
On 10 September 1602, the Prince of Tyrconnell had already died, allegedly assassinated, in Spain, and his brother succeeded him as 25th Chieftain of the O'Donnell clan. He was later granted the Earldom of Tyrconnell by King James I on 4 September 1603 and restored to a somewhat diminished scale of territories in Tyrconnell on 10 February 1604.
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 ...