Sorley Boy MacDonnell
Deceased Person
1505 – 1590
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Who was Sorley Boy MacDonnell?
Somhairle Buidhe Mac Domhnaill, Scoto-Irish prince or flaith and chief, was the son of Alexander MacDonnell, lord of Islay and Kintyre, and Catherine, daughter of the Lord of Ardnamurchan. MacDonnell is best known for establishing the MacDonnell clan in Antrim and resisting the campaign of Shane O'Neill and the English crown to expel the clan from Ireland.
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- 1505
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- Died
- 1590
Dunaneeny Castle
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on July 23, 2013
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