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Nuala O'Donnell (Irish: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill; c. 1575 – c. 1630) was an Irish noblewoman of the O'Donnell dynasty who took part in the Flight of the Earls. [1] She was known as "the Lady of the Piercing Wail". [2] [3] After the death of her sibling Rory, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, she became the key representative of the O'Donnell clan.
Finola O'Donnell (née O'Connor), also known as Nuala O'Donnell, was a 15th-century Irish noblewoman remembered for cofounding the Franciscan Monastery in Donegal. [1] Finola was born to O’Brien (Conor-na-Srona) and later married to Hugh Roe O’Donnell, son of Niall Garve O’Donnell. [1] Sources record her as having been a very charitable ...
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]
Sir Donal Dubh O'Donnell [1] (Irish: Sir Domhnall Ó Domhnaill; died 14 September 1590) was a member of the O'Donnell dynasty of Tyrconnell in modern-day County Donegal. He was the eldest son of Sir Hugh McManus O'Donnell , the Lord of Tyrconnell for much of the reign of Elizabeth I .
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.
Norah O'Donnell got a special sendoff on Thursday night's "CBS Evening News," her final show as anchor before she takes on a new role at the network. Oprah Winfrey took us back through O'Donnell's ...
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Iníon Dubh was the second wife of Irish nobleman Sir Hugh McManus O'Donnell, King of Tyrconnell, and mother of his most significant children, including Hugh Roe, Rory, Nuala and Cathbarr. Her Scottish connections meant she had access to Redshanks , which she regularly used to subjugate her family's rivals.