Sir Hugh O'Donnell

Sir Hugh McManus O'Donnell Sir Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill
King of Tyrconnell
Reign	1566–1592
Predecessor	Calvagh O'Donnell
Heir	Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Born	c. 1520 Tyrconnell, Ulster, Ireland
Died	1600 (aged 79-80) Tyrconnell, Ulster, Ireland
Spouse	Iníon Dubh
Issue	Numerous, including Donal, Siobhán, Hugh Roe, Rory, Nuala and Cathbarr
House	Uí Dhomhnaill
Father	Manus O'Donnell
Mother	Judith O'Neill

Sir Hugh McManus O'Donnell (Irish: Sir Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill; c. 1520 – 1600) ^[1] was an Irish Gaelic lord. He was The O'Donnell of his clan, and king of Tyrconnell in Tudor-era Ireland.

A "wary politician", ^[2] O'Donnell's lordship was marked by political indecision. He attempted to appease both pro- and anti-English factions in Tyrconnell, and thus alternated between varying alliances. His clan ultimately united with long-time enemies the O'Neills against the English, which led to the Nine Years' War (1592–1603).

O'Donnell's health had heavily declined by the 1580s. His second wife, Scotswoman Iníon Dubh, organised his abdication in 1592, in favour of their eldest son Red Hugh O'Donnell.

Family background

Hugh McManus O'Donnell was born circa 1520. His parents were Manus O'Donnell, King of Tyrconnell, and Judith O'Neill (Irish : Siobhán Ó Néill), daughter of Conn O'Neill. ^{[1] [3]}

Early career

During 1542, he was recorded campaigning for Manus against the lords of north Connacht. ^[1]

Historian Francis Martin O'Donnell has named Sir Hugh's first wife as "Nuala, a daughter of O’Neill". ^[4] Their children include Donal and Siobhán O'Donnell. ^[5]

According to historian Robert Dunlop, "for a long time past there had existed two parties in Tyrconnell" – those who supported an alliance with the English, and those who preferred to side with the O'Neills. ^[2] The O'Neill clan were hereditary rivals to the O'Donnells. ^{[6] [7] [3]}

Around 1557, O'Donnell feuded with his half-brother Calvagh for control of Tyrconnell's lordship. He allied himself with the O’Neill family against Calvagh. ^[3]

Reign

Succession

O'Donnell succeeded to the lordship upon Calvagh's death in 1566. ^{[8] [2]} Later that year, O'Donnell's claim to the lordship was disputed by Calvagh's son Hugh MacEdegany O'Donnell. ^[2]

Politics

O'Donnell's succession to the lordship of Tyrconnell was a triumph for the pro-O'Neill faction. However, O'Donnell attempted to appease both factions by avoiding overt political declarations. This greatly diminished the confidence his own party had in him as leader, and his indecision also failed to satisfy the English government. ^[2] According to historian Emmett O'Byrne, O'Donnell was "always too weak politically and militarily to deal with the combined challenges of the power of the O'Neills in Ulster, the extension of English control into north Connacht, and the strength of his rivals in Tyrconnell". ^[1]

O'Donnell later did an about-face and allied with the English to crush the O’Neills. ^[3] In 1567, he defeated clan chief Shane O’Neill at Letterkenny. Shane lost 1,300 men, and was compelled to seek refuge with the MacDonnells of Antrim, who assassinated him. ^{[9] [8] [3]}

Marriage alliances

O'Donnell's second wife was Scottish aristocrat Iníon Dubh of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg - they married in 1569. ^{[6] [10] [5]} At the time, marriage into the MacDonald family was particularly coveted due to their military might. ^{[11] [5]} It was ultimately the influence of Iníon Dubh that pushed the O'Donnell clan further into opposition with the English – though publicly Sir O'Donnell maintained his loyalty to the Crown. ^[2]

In June 1574, powerful O'Neill clansman Hugh O'Neill, married O'Donnell's daughter Siobhán. ^[12] In 1587, O'Donnell's son (and tanist) Hugh Roe O'Donnell was betrothed to Tyrone's daughter Rose O'Neill. ^{[13] [14]} These dynastic marriages would further cement a growing alliance between two Irish clans who had traditionally been mortal enemies for centuries. ^[6] The Description of Ireland (1598) makes reference to this alliance: "This controversie was taken away by a double marriage, Tyrone having married [Hugh Roe]'s sister, by whom he hath diverse sons, and [Hugh Roe] having married his daughter..." ^[7]

Succession dispute

In the 1580s, a violent succession dispute broke out amongst the O'Donnell family over who would succeed him. ^[1] With the help of her Scottish kinsmen, Iníon Dubh had MacEdegany killed in May 1588, and Donal O'Donnell killed in September 1590. ^[5] When O'Donnell became senile in his old age, Iníon Dubh effectively took over leadership of the territory. ^{[15] [5] [16]} The succession dispute was compounded by Hugh Roe's kidnapping from Tyrconnell in 1587; he eventually returned in 1592. ^[17]

Abdication

In 1592, before an assembly of fellow nobles in Kilmacrennan, ^[18] Sir Hugh O'Donnell abdicated in favour of Hugh Roe. ^{[19] [1] [3]} This was accepted by the nobility. ^[18] Though apparently voluntary, his abdication was largely organised by Iníon Dubh. ^{[18] [20] [14]} Hugh Roe was inaugurated as The O'Donnell on 3 May 1592. ^[1]

Death

Sir Hugh O'Donnell lived in retirement until his death from old age in 1600, by which time Tyrone's Rebellion was in full flight. ^[1]

Family tree

v t e O'Donnell family tree

Issue of Hugh McManus O'Donnell (Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill; c. 1520 - 1600) [lower-roman 1] First marriage: Nuala O'Neill [lower-greek 1] Joanna O'Donnell (Siobhán Ní Domhnaill) [lower-greek 2] Died c. January 1591 [lower-greek 3] [lower-roman 4] [lower-roman 3] [lower-roman 6] [lower-roman 7] [lower-roman 8] Married Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone in June 1574 [lower-roman 6] [lower-roman 4] [lower-roman 5] - marriage repudiated in 1579 [lower-roman 9] - later reconfirmed [lower-roman 10] Margaret O'Neill [lower-roman 11] [lower-roman 8] [lower-roman 5] Married Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret [lower-roman 8] [lower-roman 5] Sarah O'Neill (fl. 1595-1602) [lower-greek 4] [lower-roman 5] [lower-roman 4] Married Sir Arthur Magennis [lower-roman 8] [lower-roman 5] before 4 March 1595 [lower-roman 5] Mary O'Neill (fl. 1608) [lower-roman 4] [lower-roman 5] Married Brian McHugh Og MacMahon [lower-roman 5] Alice O'Neill (1583 - c. 1665) [lower-roman 12] [lower-roman 13] [lower-roman 4] [lower-roman 14] [lower-greek 5] Married Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim [lower-roman 12] [lower-roman 15] [lower-roman 4] [lower-roman 16] Hugh O'Neill (1585 - 24 September 1609) [lower-roman 17] [lower-roman 4] [lower-roman 5] [lower-roman 18] Henry O'Neill (c. 1586 [lower-roman 19] - c. 1620 [lower-greek 6] ) Daughter (name unknown) Married a son of Turlough Lynagh O'Neill Duncan "Scaite" O'Donnell (Donnchadh Ó Domhnaill) [lower-greek 7] Rory O'Donnell (Ruaidhri Ó Domhnaill) Died 1575 Donnell O'Donnell (Domhnall Ó Domhnaill) Died 14 September 1590 [lower-roman 21] Married a daughter of Turlough Lynagh O'Neill around c. 1589 [lower-roman 22] Donnell Oge O'Donnell (died 5 September 1620) [lower-roman 23] Second marriage, 1569: Fiona MacDonald (Fionnghuala Nic Dhomhnaill, also known as Iníon Dubh; fl. 1567–1611), daughter of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg and Agnes Campbell. [lower-roman 24] [lower-roman 25] [lower-roman 26] Hugh Roe O'Donnell (Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill) Born 30 October 1572 [lower-roman 27] [lower-roman 28] Died 10 September 1602 [lower-roman 29] Betrothed to Rose O'Neill in c. 1587 [lower-roman 30] [lower-roman 5] - married in December 1592 [lower-roman 4] - separated in 1595 [lower-roman 30] [lower-roman 5] Rory O'Donnell (Ruaidrí Ó Domhnaill) Born 1575 [lower-roman 31] [lower-roman 32] [lower-roman 33] Died 28 July 1608 [lower-roman 31] [lower-roman 32] [lower-roman 33] Married Bridget FitzGerald of Kildare in c. December 1606 [lower-roman 32] [lower-roman 33] Hugh Albert O'Donnell (October 1606 - 1642) [lower-roman 34] [lower-roman 35] [lower-roman 36] Mary Stuart O'Donnell (c. 1607 - after 1639) [lower-roman 31] [lower-roman 37] [lower-roman 34] Some sources incorrectly suggest that there is an elder daughter named Elizabeth (see Elizabeth_Plunket#Errors in her genealogy) Nuala O'Donnell (Nuala Ní Domhnaill) Born c. 1576 [lower-roman 38] [lower-roman 39] [lower-roman 40] Died c. 1630 [lower-roman 41] [lower-roman 42] Married Niall Garve O'Donnell in 1591 [lower-roman 42] - separated 1600 [lower-roman 43] [lower-roman 42] Naghtan O'Donnell (fl. 1608) [lower-roman 44] [lower-roman 45] [lower-roman 46] A son (c. 1596 - 1600) [lower-roman 47] [lower-greek 8] Grania O'Donnell (fl. 1607 - 1617) [lower-roman 49] [lower-roman 44] George Hill mentions Naghtan having two younger brothers [lower-roman 45] Manus O'Donnell (Maghnus Ó Domhnaill) Born c. 1579 [lower-roman 50] Died 22 October 1600 [lower-roman 51] Margaret O'Donnell (Mairghead Ní Domhnaill) fl. 1608, possibly died 1662 Mary O'Donnell (Máire Ní Domhnaill) Died 1662 Married Donnell Ballagh O'Cahan in c. 1593 [lower-roman 52] [lower-roman 53] Rory Oge O'Cahan [lower-roman 52] A daughter [lower-roman 52] Married Teigue O'Rourke in 1599 [lower-roman 54] Brian O'Rourke (born 1599) [lower-roman 54] [lower-roman 55] Hugh O'Rourke (born c. 1600) [lower-roman 55] Caffar O'Donnell (Cathbarr Ó Domhnaill) Born c. 1583 [lower-roman 56] Died 15 September 1608 [lower-roman 57] Married Rosa O'Doherty [lower-roman 57] Hugh O'Donnell (c. June 1605 - 1625) [lower-roman 57] [lower-roman 58] Relationship with an unmarried woman [lower-roman 57] Conn O'Donnell (fl. 1608-1629) [lower-roman 57] Gráinne O'Donnell (Gráinne Ní Domhnaill) [lower-greek 9] Notes Historian Francis Martin O'Donnell has named Sir Hugh's first wife as "Nuala, a daughter of O’Neill". [lower-roman 2] Concannon believed Siobhán was born c. 1569, and that her mother was Iníon Dubh, [lower-roman 3] who married Sir Hugh around that time. However, Siobhán married Hugh O'Neill in 1574, making that date of birth unlikely. Casway and Walsh believe Siobhán's mother was Sir Hugh's first wife. [lower-roman 4] [lower-roman 5] In a letter dated 31 January 1591, O'Neill references Siobhán's recent death. [lower-roman 5] Her death date has alternately been given as 1639, 26 April 1640, or sometime after 31 March 1642. [lower-roman 5] Walsh believes her birth date was c. 1588. [lower-roman 5] Sources disagree on Henry's date of death: 1610, [lower-roman 4] c. 1620, [lower-roman 19] or c. 1626. [lower-roman 8] It is clear that he died sometime before the publication of Philip O'Sullevan's Historia Catholica in 1621. [lower-roman 5] The historicity of this person is disputed. [lower-roman 20] According to the English officials who wrote the Calendar of State Papers , Hugh Roe personally killed Niall Garve's four-year-old son (also his own nephew) [lower-roman 48] Gráinne is known only as a sister of the Earl (i.e., Rory), with no additional information. [lower-roman 59] References O'Byrne, Emmett (October 2009). "O'Donnell (Ó Domhnaill), Sir Aodh mac Maghnusa". Dictionary of Irish Biography . doi:10.3318/dib.006332.v1. O'Donnell, Francis Martin (15 November 2018). "The O'Donnells of Tyrconnell – A Hidden Legacy (Maunsel Irish Research Series)". Academica Press. Retrieved 20 June 2024. 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