Sir Hugh O'Donnell

Sir Hugh McManus O'Donnell (Irish: Sir Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill; died c. 1600)[1] was an Irish Gaelic lord. He was The O'Donnell of his clan, and king of Tyrconnell in medieval Ireland.

Sir Hugh McManus O'Donnell
Sir Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill
King of Tyrconnell
Reign1566-1592
PredecessorCalvagh O'Donnell
HeirHugh Roe O'Donnell
Bornc. 1540
Tyrconnell, Ulster, Ireland
Diedc. 1600 (aged 59-60)
Donegal, Tyrconnell, Ulster, Ireland
SpouseIneen Dubh
IssueNumerous
HouseUí Dhomhnaill
FatherManus O'Donnell
MotherJudith O'Neill

Biography

O'Donnell's second marriage was to Iníon Dubh.[1] In the 1580s, a violent succession dispute broke out amongst the O'Donnells over who would succeed him. He abdicated in favour of his eldest son by his second wife, Hugh Roe O'Donnell,[1] in 1592. He lived in retirement until his death 1600, by which time Tyrone's Rebellion was in full flight.

Family

From his first marriage, their children were:

His second marriage was to Fionnghuala (Fiona) MacDonald, known by the Irish nickname Iníon Dubh,[1] daughter of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg and Agnes Campbell,[1] their children were:

Family tree

Notes

  1. Burke 1866, p. 409.
  2. The historicity of this person is disputed; Ó Domhnaill, Niall; Na Glúnta Rosannacha (1952), page 87
  3. O'Donnell, Eunan; Reflection on the Flight of the Earls; Donegal Annual, Bliainiris Dhún na nGall, Journal of the County Donegal Historical Society, No. 58 (2006); pp. 31-44. Gráinne is known only as a sister of the Earl (i.e., Rory), with no additional information.

References

  • Burke, Sir Bernard (1866), A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, Harrison, pp. 409–410
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