Manus O'Donnell (died 1600)

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Manus O'Donnell
Maghnus Ó Domhnaill
Bornc.1579
Tyrconnell, Ireland
Died22 October 1600 (aged ~21)
Lifford, Tyrconnell, Ireland
Father Hugh McManus O'Donnell
Mother Iníon Dubh

Manus O'Donnell (Irish : Maghnus Ó Domhnaill; c.1579 – 22 October 1600) [1] was an Irish nobleman and member of the O'Donnell dynasty.

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Manus was the third son of Hugh McManus O'Donnell, the Irish Gaelic Lord of Tyrconnell, and his second wife Iníon Dubh. [1] [2] Manus had two older brothers, Hugh Roe and Rory, and a younger brother Cathbarr. [2] He also had several sisters – Nuala, Mary and Margaret. [3] Manus was killed by his loyalist cousin Niall Garve O'Donnell during the Battle of Lifford. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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  1. 1 2 Concannon 1920, p. 232.
  2. 1 2 O'Clery, O'Clery & Murphy 1895, p. 3.
  3. McGettigan 2005, p. 36.
  4. O'Byrne, Emmett (October 2009). "O'Donnell (Ó Domhnall), Ruaidhrí". Dictionary of Irish Biography . doi:10.3318/dib.006701.v1 . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. Clavin, Terry (October 2009). "O'Donnell, Sir Niall Garvach". Dictionary of Irish Biography . doi:10.3318/dib.006345.v1 . Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. O'Sullivan Beare 1903, pp. 136–137.
  7. Annals of the Four Masters 2008, p. 2215.

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