Alexander Carragh MacDonnell, also spelt MacDonald, was the 5th lord of

Dunnyveg Dunyvaig Castle, ( gd, Dùn Naomhaig, Anglicised ''Fort of the galleys'', also known as ''Dunnyveg'') is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval bas ...

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, alive c. 1480–1538.

Biography

He was the son of

John Cathanach MacDonald, 4th of Dunnyveg John Cathanach MacDonald, 4th of Dunnyveg (Scottish Gaelic: ''Seán Cathanach Mac Dhòmhnaill''), Scottish-Gaelic lord, killed 1499. Biography MacDonald was a son of John Mor MacDonald, 3rd of Dunnyveg and Sabina, daughter of Felim O'Neill of ...

and Cecillia Savage, daughter of the Lord of the Ardes. After his father and brothers were executed on the Boroughmuir (now

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) in 1499, Alexander fled to

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. In 1532 Alexander and a force of

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fought the English in Ireland. Alexander died at

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while on a visit to King

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in 1538 and is buried there.

Family

By his wife, Catherine, daughter of John Macdonald of Ardnamurchan and Helen Campbell, their children were: * Donald MacDonnell, born blind. *

James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg James MacDonald (Scottish Gaelic: ''Séamus Mac Dhòmhnaill''), alias McDonnell, 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, Scottish-Gaelic lord, died 1565. Biography MacDonald was the son of Alexander MacDonald, lord of Islay and Kintyre (''Can ...

, married Agnes, daughter of

Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (c. 1486 – 9 October 1529) was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. He was also known as "Cailen Malloch". Life Colin Campbell was the son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Stuart ...

, died in May 1565, while imprisoned at Castle Crocke, near Strathbane, Ireland. * Angus MacDonnell, killed during the battle of Glentasie on 2 May 1565. *

Colla MacDonnell Colla MacDonnell was a son of Alexander MacDonnell, Lord of Islay and Kintyre (Cantire), and Catherine, daughter of the Lord of Ardnamurchan. He died at Kinbane Castle in 1558. Biography After the death of his father Alexander MacDonnell in 1539, ...

, married Evelyn MacQuillan and died in 1558 at

Kinbane Castle Kinbane Castle (''Caisleán Ceinn Bán, White Head Castle, Kenbane Castle'') is located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on a headland between Ballycastle and Ballintoy. The name comes from the Irish for "white head", referring to the lime ...

. *

Sorley Boy MacDonnell Sorley Boy MacDonnell ( Scottish Gaelic: ''Somhairle Buidhe Mac Domhnaill''), also spelt as MacDonald (c. 1505 – 1590), Scoto-Irish chief, was the son of Alexander Carragh MacDonnell, 5th of Dunnyveg, of Dunyvaig Castle, lord of Islay and ...

, died in 1590 at

Dunanynie Castle Dunaneeny Castle (or ''Dunineny Castle'', Irish ''Dún an Aonaigh'') is a ruined castle on the outskirts of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle was home to the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg and later the MacDonne ...

, Ballycastle. * Alistair Og MacDonnell, killed in 1566. * Donald Gorm MacDonnell *

Brian Carrach MacDonnell Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word mea ...

, killed in 1568. * Ranold Og MacDonnell *Meve MacDonnell, who married Hector Maclean of Coll. *Mary MacDonnell, who married Hector Mor Maclean of Duart.

References

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Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

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