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Sir Hugh O'Donnell

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Reign
  
1566-1592

Heir
  
Hugh Roe O'Donnell

Father
  
Manus O'Donnell

Spouse
  
Iníon Dubh

House
  
O'Donnell dynasty

Predecessor
  
Calvagh O'Donnell

Issue
  
Numerous

Mother
  
Judith O'Neill

Parents
  
Manus O'Donnell

Died
  
1600, Donegal, Republic of Ireland

Children
  
Hugh Roe O'Donnell, Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, Numerous

Grandchildren
  
Hugh O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell, Mary Stuart O'Donnell

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

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Biography

O'Donnell's second marriage was to Iníon Dubh. 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, 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:

  • Donnchadh (Scaite)
  • Sir Donnell (d. 1590)
  • Ruaidhri (d. 1575)
  • Siobhán, or Joan, (d. January 1591), married Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone in 1574.
  • unknown daughter, married a son of Turlough Luineach O'Neill.

    • His second marriage was to Iníon Dubh, daughter of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg and Agnes Campbell, their children were:

  • Nuala, married Niall Garve O'Donnell
  • Hugh Roe (c. 1572 – 10 September 1602)
  • Rory (c. 1575 – 1 August 1608), later Earl of Tyrconnell, married Brigid FitzGerald
  • Maghnus
  • Mairghead
  • Máire (d. 1662), married firstly Sir Donnell Ó Cathain and later Tadhg O'Rourke.
  • Cathbarr (d. 1608)

    • References

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