Hugh Roe O'Donnell

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Hugh Roe O'Donnell was a late 16th-century Irish chieftain of Tyrconnell and key Gaelic leader who fought English expansion during the Nine Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic lord
Irish chieftain
historical figure
military leader
activeInPeriod Nine Years' War period
linked to: Nine Years' War

late 16th century
ally Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
Spanish Monarchy
linked to: Spanish monarchy
alsoKnownAs Red Hugh O'Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
birthPlace Donegal
linked to: County Donegal

Tyrconnell
burialPlace Spain
conflict Nine Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathCause illness
deathPlace Castile
Simancas
Spain
detainedBy English authorities
detentionPlace Dublin Castle
ethnicGroup Gaelic Irish
familyName O'Donnell
father Hugh mac Manus O'Donnell
givenName Aodh Ruadh
linked to: Ruadhán

Hugh
historicalRegion Ulster
languageSpoken English
Irish
memberOf O'Donnell dynasty
militaryCommand Forces of Tyrconnell
linked to: Tyrconnell
militaryRank chieftain
mother Fionnuala MacDonnell
name Hugh Roe O'Donnell
nativeName Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill
notableBattle Battle of Kinsale
Battle of the Yellow Ford
notableEvent Escape from Dublin Castle
notableWork Leadership in the Nine Years' War
opponent English Crown in Ireland
linked to: Lordship of Ireland
opposedTo English expansion in Ireland
politicalMovement Gaelic resistance to Tudor conquest of Ireland
positionHeld Chief of Tyrconnell
Lord of Tír Chonaill
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Rose O'Doherty
supportedBy Spanish Empire
territoryRuled Tyrconnell
Tír Chonaill

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Tudor conquest of Ireland opposedBy Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Nine Years' War in Ireland belligerent Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Nine Years' War in Ireland commander Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Battle of Kinsale (1601) commander Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Nine Years' War leader Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ally Red Hugh O'Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Hugh Roe O'Donnell name Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Hugh Roe O'Donnell alsoKnownAs Red Hugh O'Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Tyrconnell wasPowerBaseOf Red Hugh O'Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Tyrconnell wasPowerBaseOf Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell sibling Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell father Hugh O'Donnell, Lord of Tyrconnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell successorAsChief Rory's son Hugh O'Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Treaty of Mellifont signatory Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Tyrone's Rebellion leader Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill alsoKnownAs Red Hugh O’Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill alsoKnownAs Hugh Roe O’Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill house O’Donnell of Tyrconnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Battle of the Yellow Ford associatedPerson Hugh Roe O’Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Battle of Curlew Pass commander Red Hugh O'Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
O'Donnell notableBearer Red Hugh O'Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Tír Chonaill keyLeader Red Hugh O'Donnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell
Tír Chonaill keyLeader Hugh Roe O'Donnell
O’Neill of Tyrone traditionalEnemy O’Donnell of Tyrconnell
linked to: Hugh Roe O'Donnell