| Hugh McManus O'Donnell Aodh mac Maghnusa Ó Domhnaill | |
|---|---|
| King of Tyrconnell | |
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| Reign | October 1566 – April 1592 |
| Predecessor | Calvagh O'Donnell |
| Heir | Hugh Roe O'Donnell |
| Born | c. 1520 Tyrconnell, Ulster, Ireland |
| Died | 1600 (aged 79-80) Tyrconnell, Ulster, Ireland |
| Burial | Donegal Abbey, Ulster |
| Spouse | Nuala O'Neill 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: 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.
In 1561, O'Donnell imprisoned his half-brother and rival Calvagh with the assistance of Shane O'Neill. Under brehon law he succeeded as The O'Donnell upon Calvagh's death in 1566. 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 – this alliance would continue into the Nine Years' War (1593–1603).
O'Donnell's health had heavily declined by the 1580s, leading to a major succession crisis which was compounded by the kidnapping of his eldest son Red Hugh O'Donnell. His second wife, Scotswoman Iníon Dubh, organised his abdication in 1592, in favour of Red Hugh.
- ^ O'Byrne, Emmett (October 2009). "O'Donnell (Ó Domhnaill), Sir Aodh mac Maghnusa". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.006332.v1.
- ^ Dunlop 1894, p. 436.