Hugh O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell

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Hugh O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell (October 1606 – August/September 1642) (originally known in Irish as Aodh mac Rudhraighe Ó Domhnaill), was titular King of Tír Conaill, and son of Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell whose title was however attainted.

Aodh (Hugh), was three weeks shy of his first birthday he sailed from Lough Swilly during the Flight of the Earls, and was raised in Louvain. In time he joined the service of the King of Spain, and was killed in action when his ship engaged a French vessel in August or September 1642 and caught fire. He left no immediate heirs, although the Earldom, were it not attainted in 1614, would have passed by remainder to his uncle Cathbharr, whose line was extinct by then, and thence, to his 1st cousin Donal Oge O'Donnell, according to the terms of the letters patent.

Preceded by Rudhraighe Ó Domhnaill	King of Tir Conaill 1608–1642	Succeeded by Vacant
Preceded by Rudhraighe Ó Domhnaill	Earl of Tyrconnell 1608–1642	Succeeded by Vacant

[edit] Sources

• Irish Leaders and Learning, ed. O'Muraile, Dublin, 2004.
• http://www.araltas.com/features/odonnell/