Angus MacDonnell ( ga, Aonghas Uaimhreach, en, Angus the Haughty), Scottish-Gaelic lord, died 1565.

Biography

MacDonnell was a son of Alexander MacDonnell, Lord of

Islay Islay ( ; gd, Ìle, sco, Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The isl ...

and Kintyre (Cantire), and Catherine, daughter of the Lord of Ardnamurchan. He was killed during the

battle of Glentasie The Battle of Glentaisie, was an Ireland, Irish battle fought in the north of Ulster on 2 May 1565. The result was a victory for Shane O'Neill (Irish chieftain), Shane O'Neill over the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg. The conflict was a part of the ...

on 2 May 1565. He had the following:A. MacDonald, et al. p.376. *Ranald, died in 1595 at the Route,

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, and was buried at

Bonamargy Friary Bonamargy Friary is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, off the Cushendall Road on the approach to Ballycastle. The name Bonamargy means ‘foot of the Margy River’, the river formed by the joining of the Cary River and Shesk River ...

. *Alexander, who had a son, Ranald Og, who fought with

Alasdair Mac Colla Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich MacDhòmhnaill (c. 1610 – 13 November 1647), also known by the English variant of his name Sir Alexander MacDonald, was a military officer best known for his participation in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, notably ...

during the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Dhòmhnaill, Aonghas Uaimhreach 1565 deaths Aonghas 16th-century Irish people 16th-century Scottish people Year of birth unknown People of Elizabethan Ireland