Manus O'Donnell (died 1600)
Manus O'Donnell Maghnus Ó Domhnaill | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1579 Tyrconnell, Ireland |
| Died | 22 October 1600 (aged ~21) Lifford, Tyrconnell, Ireland |
| Buried | Donegal Abbey |
| 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.
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] He was buried in Donegal Abbey.[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c Concannon 1920, p. 232.
- ^ a b O'Clery, O'Clery & Murphy 1895, p. 3.
- ^ McGettigan 2005, p. 36.
- ^ O'Byrne, Emmett (October 2009). "O'Donnell (Ó Domhnall), Ruaidhrí". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.006701.v1. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Clavin, Terry (October 2009). "O'Donnell, Sir Niall Garvach". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.006345.v1. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ O'Sullivan Beare 1903, pp. 136–137.
- ^ Annals of the Four Masters 2008, p. 2215.
Sources
[edit]- Annals of the Four Masters. CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts. 2008 [1636].
- Concannon, Helena (1920). "'The Woman of the Piercing Wail' (The Lady Nuala O'Donnell)". The Irish ecclesiastical record. 16. Dublin: John F. Fowler.
- McGettigan, Darren (2005). Red Hugh O'Donnell and the Nine Years War. Dublin: Four Courts Press. ISBN 978-1-8518-2887-6. OL 11952048M.
- O'Clery, Lughaidh; O'Clery, Cucogry; Murphy, Denis (1895). Beatha Aodha Ruaidh ui Dhomhnaill. The life of Hugh Roe O'Donnell, prince of Tirconnell (1586-1602). Boston College Libraries. Dublin, Fallon.
- O'Sullivan Beare, Philip (1903) [1621]. Chapters towards a History of Ireland in the reign of Elizabeth. Translated by Byrne, Matthew J. CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts.